Charles Fasoldt Table Regulator

Description:

Charles Fasoldt Table Regulator, Albany, New York, c. 1870, the brass and beveled glass case with interior mirror, base mounted 5 1/2-in. dia. pierced brass dial with raised Roman numerals, recessed seconds and blued steel hands, the shaped plates with outboard mounted rear plate, maintaining power, Geneva stop work, double wheel dead-beat escapement and top mounted pallet fork providing impulse to two steel rollers at the base of the pendulum, 3-in. long steel mercury vial bob, removable case top for pendulum suspension and regulation, rear suspended lead weight with brass pulley backed by a tin baffle, ht. 23 in.

For the only other known closely related table regulator also attributed to Fasoldt, see, Sotheby's Masterpieces From the Time Museum, part IV, vol. III, October 14-15, 2004, lot 1136. For additional information on Fasoldt and other rare examples of his unique work, see: Derek Roberts, Precision Pendulum Clocks, pp. 208-223.
Estimate $80,000-100,000

Case in probably original lacquered surface, original looking glass, second's hand, pendulum, weight and pulleys, hour and minute hands and roller assembly below pendulum probably restored.

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