Beschreibung:

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT MONTH-GOING LONGCASE REGULATOR by John Grant , the 12in. diam. silvered engraved regulator dial with outer minute ring, observatory seconds beneath 60 overlaid with an engine-turned gilt seconds disc, hour ring above 30 similarly overlaid with an engine-turned disc, the spandrels applied with a foliate pierced and engraved mask, the counter-poised hands of blued steel, the massive six pillar movement with gilt-metal dust-covers screwed at the sides and with unusual blued steel swivel latches at the top, the fine high-count train having all wheels with six crossings, the 'scape wheel and and anchor with jewelled pivots the rest with plain end-caps, Harrison maintaing power with finely executed collet, unusual stop-work with fine adjustment, jewelled deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets, the crutch-piece with beat adjustment and Holmes-type pivoted forks, mercury jar pendulum with calibrated rating disc and blued beat pointer, indirect wind with original brass-cased oval weight and pulley with six crossings, the breakfront case of pedestal form applied with carved giltwood decoration to the plinth with twisted ribbon and acanthus, the inset panel in the front with foliate banding, similar banding to the glazed pendulum door with baize inner lining and locking device for the hood, the side panels carved with a laurel-entwined palm stem supporting a husk-festooned vase with ram-head handles from which a further laurel-entwined palm stem enclosing medallions hung from bowed ribbons, the frieze above applied with entrelac flowerheads with similar decoration to the shaped panel beneath the hood flanked by two putti supports, the top surmounted by a husk-festooned urn with flame-finial having a gadrooned bowl centered by a medallion of Juno; the backboard later, some giltwood carving and the giltmetal dial-mounts replaced at a later date (see below) 7ft. (214cm. high