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SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH SMALL MAHOGANY ELECTRIC WALL REGULATOR
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
CASE: of rectangular form, green velvet-lined interior, with glazed front door and moulded foot, above replaced tapering wall bracket DIAL: white enamel, blued steel Breguet hands MOVEMENT: the hands driven by a steel rod extending into the base and terminating with a brass ratchet wheel acted upon by a steel lever interconnected to twin coils receiving impulse from an electrical assembly above the dial, with make/break system activated and de-activated by the action of the grid-iron pendulum; restorations and replacements; case key
22½ in. (57 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
CASE: of rectangular form, green velvet-lined interior, with glazed front door and moulded foot, above replaced tapering wall bracket DIAL: white enamel, blued steel Breguet hands MOVEMENT: the hands driven by a steel rod extending into the base and terminating with a brass ratchet wheel acted upon by a steel lever interconnected to twin coils receiving impulse from an electrical assembly above the dial, with make/break system activated and de-activated by the action of the grid-iron pendulum; restorations and replacements; case key
22½ in. (57 cm.) high; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's London, 12 June 1996, lot 290.
Brought to you by
Anne Qaimmaqami
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