Howard & Davis No. 4 Regulator

Description:

Howard & Davis No. 4 Regulator, Boston, c. 1850, with rosewood grain-painted mahogany case, black and gold reverse-painted glasses in throat and lower door, painted iron Roman numeral dial marked Howard & Davis, Boston, unmarked, eight-day time-only movement powered by a cast iron weight and regulated by a pendulum, ht. 32 in.
Estimate $700-900

Dial has been relined. Case bottom replaced. Wooden bezel repairs.


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