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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOT 469)
A REGENCY MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR WITH YEAR CALENDAR
BY JOHN MILLER, BEDFORD, CIRCA 1820
Details
A REGENCY MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR WITH YEAR CALENDAR
BY JOHN MILLER, BEDFORD, CIRCA 1820
The case with shallow-arched hood with paneled sides, the conforming shallow-arched trunk door with moulded edge, plinth with raised molded panel; the 12 in. wide engraved and silvered regulator dial with subsidiary minute ring above hour sector to the center, outer concentric year calendar showing the signs of the Zodiac, the shallow arch signed 'John Millar Bedford; the eight day movement with five ringed pillars, high count pinions and Harrison-type dead beat escapement; wood rod pendulum with substantial brass bob, with calibrated regulation nut and further fine adjustment via a calibrated brass sphere below, brass weight
79½ in. (202 cm.) high
BY JOHN MILLER, BEDFORD, CIRCA 1820
The case with shallow-arched hood with paneled sides, the conforming shallow-arched trunk door with moulded edge, plinth with raised molded panel; the 12 in. wide engraved and silvered regulator dial with subsidiary minute ring above hour sector to the center, outer concentric year calendar showing the signs of the Zodiac, the shallow arch signed 'John Millar Bedford; the eight day movement with five ringed pillars, high count pinions and Harrison-type dead beat escapement; wood rod pendulum with substantial brass bob, with calibrated regulation nut and further fine adjustment via a calibrated brass sphere below, brass weight
79½ in. (202 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from John Carlton-Smith, London, 1999.
Sale room notice
Please note the correct description for this lot is A REGENCY MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR WITH YEAR CALENDAR, BY JOHN MILLER, BEDFORD, CIRCA 1820 and not as stated in the catalogue.
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