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A FINE ENGRAVED GILT BRASS TRIPOD TABLE REGULATOR WITH BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS COLE FOR RETAIL BY C.F. HANCOCK, LONDON, MID 19th CENTURY The tapered movement comprising two sub plates each with four cylindrical pillars secured with blued screws through the backplate, the lower enclosing spring barrel and the first two wheels of the going train terminating at the centre wheel incorporating rear pivot within the apex of the humped top edge of the lower backplate, the upper section of narrower depth between the plates enclosing the upper three wheels of the train and with arched lower edge to clear the centre wheel pivot, with deadbeat escapement incorporating diamond inserts to the A-shaped pallets pivoted within a separate bridge and regulated by a heavy spherical bob pendulum suspended from the centre of the frame above, the 6 inch silvered brass Roman numeral dial engraved with four circular cartouches with the upper containing the subsidiary seconds dial and the lower three decorated with floral sprays within line-hatched foliate scroll panel infill to centre, with slender outer minute track and geometric engraved border interrupted by retailers signature C.F. HANCOCK LONDON to the upper margin, with blued steel spade hands set behind bevelled glass within moulded gilt bezel, the rear with hand setting screw to the upper sub plate and the lower margin with remote winding square set within a small shaped apron panel, the three-legged case with slender cupola-shaped upstand capped with a ball and spire finial over five downcurved supports enclosing a pendent plumb bob to assist in the levelling of the timepiece set on a swept geometric band engraved stepped cavetto moulded foot, the frame with three down-curved arms forming the dome each of tapered rectangular section engraved with foliate scrolls and terminating with blocks decorated with a large foliate bud to the outer faces and rectangular rosettes to the sides, raised on three corresponding shouldered square section baluster uprights each with line-hatched panel and waisted shoulder over tapered upright engraved with shaped pendant panels enclosing fine symmetrical foliate strapwork into a hatched ground, the bases formed as stepped blocks with conforming leaf-decorated panels and panel-hatched skirts, the circular platform base enclosing an aneroid barometer mechanism to front edge incorporating horizontal demi-lune silvered register calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to margin around a symmetrical scroll engraved panel, with blued steel arrow pointer set beneath a bevelled glass within geometric engraved surround incorporating pivoted gilt recording pointer, with canted horizontal Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer fronting sprung adjustable bridge holdfast for the pendulum to centre, and engraved cartouche to the surface behind, the caddy moulded edge with indents flanking the bases of each upright and bordered with a band engraved with continuous interlocking loops, on canted moulded skirt with projections beneath the supports and set onto a black velvet covered plinth incorporating ebonised cavetto moulded skirt channelled to take the glass dome cover over three adjustable brass disc feet. The timepiece 52cm (20.5ins) high, 24cm (9.5ins) diameter; the clock, stand and dome cover 65cm (25.5ins) high; 35cm (13.75ins) diameter overall. Provenance: The Kingshott Collection. The high-end jewellers, goldsmiths, silversmiths and retailers of luxury goods, C.F. Hancock was founded by Charles Frederick Hancock in 1849. Born in Birmingham in 1807 Hancock worked for (and became a partner of) Hunt and Roskell before leaving to set up on his own at 39 Bruton Street, London advertising as 'successors of Storr and Mortimer'. Soon after C.F. Hancock after obtained the Royal Warrant of Appointment from Queen Victoria and operated a manufacturing workshop adjoining their premises in Little Bruton Street which remained open until 18