$4,920
Joh. Salfer Year Duration Vienna Floor Regulator, Wien, c. 1890, 9 1/2-in. foliate engraved brass dial plate marked Joh. Salfer, Wien , with applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial, blued, pierced steel hands, triple-plate time and strike movement with maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, crutch beat adjustment, great wheels between the front and rear plates and the reminder of the trains between the middle and rear plates, powered by brass cased weights and regulated by a compensated pendulum, in a walnut veneered case with sarcophagus top, turned and carved columns attached to hood door, glazed waist door with pierced wood overlay, front base panel hinged to allow access to interior, ht. 95 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-10-31