16th Nov, 2019 10:00 GMT/BST
Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)
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A Rare Mahogany 45 Day Duration Longcase Regulator, Case most Probably made by Gillows of...
A Rare Mahogany 45 Day Duration Longcase Regulator, Case most Probably made by Gillows of Lancaster, signed Richard Brewer, Preston, circa 1775, pediment with blind fret work, fluted columns, well figured trunk door flanked by inset fluted pilasters, moulded quatre form base, 11-1/4-inch circular silvered regulator dial with Arabic five minute markers, large centre minute hand, two dials for hours and seconds, seconds dial signed finely engraved with scroll decoration, four pillar movement with a deadbeat escapement, five wheel train, 213cm high see illustrations
Richard Brewer was born in 1746 and was the apprentice to John Lancaster of Prescot for seven years before moving to Lancaster in 1767 at the age of twenty one to work as a journeyman for Thomas Worswick. In 1781 he was described as "watchmaker of Preston" when he was imprisoned for debt in Lancaster Gaol and was discharged in August 1781. His connections with Lancaster and Thomas Worswick, who was Gillow's son-in-law, would possibly explain the purchase of the Gillows style case for this clock.
Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
09.10.19 Case with good colour, case with small chips and small dents in parts, trunk door and the base with cracks to the flame veneers, trunk door lock is later, base with some beading replaced to the edges, base skirting with scuff marks, dial is slightly discoloured, dial centre with two very small vacant holes, movement is complete, with pendulum and one weight, hour hand is not moving. Later pendulum and rod. Not a mercury pendulum.
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Auction: Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II), 16th Nov, 2019
Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)
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