Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Anton Hawelk Year-duration Floor Regulator, Vienna, round two-piece brass dial with fully engraved center marked Anton Hawelk, Wien, triple-plate time-only movement with the great wheel between the front and rear plate, the rest of the train between the middle and rear plate, deadbeat escapement, maintaining power, and crutch beat adjustment, powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by a compensated pendulum with a filled brass bob, all in a stained beech case with pagoda top, barleytwist hood columns, glazed waist door, inset arched panels with applied foliate carving, on mushroom feet, ht. 96 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
Anton Hawelk
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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