Vienna Regulator, ca 1886. This
large clock has some unusual fea-
tures, and some problems I chose to
overlook when I bought it about ten
years ago. First and foremost, the
movement and case did not start life
together, it is a marriage. I bought it
because of the religious ornaments
on the dial, pendulum, and weights.
The clock has hung in our home for
ten years and we enjoyed it immensely, and as
usual we were not concerned that the clock was
not completely original. The clocks in our home
are not perfect and we do not worry about minor
problems, i.e. replaced finials, glue showing
where parts were reattached, or things of that
nature. We bought it because of the ornamenta-
tion. The brass dial center features a cast cupid
and the sun; the three weights have cast angels
wrapped around the brass shells; and the brass
pendulum bob features a man standing on two
horses with the sun in the background. The
clock has a porcelain beat scale, door lock and
escutcheon, and three good glasses. The large
walnut case is 60" tall, and has a signed Becker movement with serial num-
ber "604750" that dates the movement 1886. It strikes Grand Sonnerie on
two long iron rods. Similar clocks are pictured in Rich Ortenburger's book,
"Vienna Regulators and Factory Clocks". $2000-$3000.
Favorite", ca 1881. Excellent 32.5" high walnut
case, polished but not cleaned. Retains the original
finish, although it is slightly dark. There are a few
burl walnut trim pieces placed around the case,
carvings on the top, and black paint on some wood
pieces as accent. The top leaf has been separated
and glued back, and one tiny ear was replaced. The
case is complete and all original except where
noted. It has good original dials with slight fading
of names and dates. The nickel pendulum is cor-
rect with the original little hook on the bob. The
paper calendar rolls are old replacements, same
with the glass. The movement is 8 day, signed, run-
ning, and striking correctly. It is signed,
"E.N.Welch MFG Co., Manfd for the Ithaca Cal
Clock Co." Ly-Calendar, page 137. Booked for
$2000 over ten years ago. $1500-$2000.
ca 1880. Rare cherry wood case is 36" high,
and in very nice condition. The original
metal dial is as nice as any you will find,
very good paint that is only slightly faded,
and has no chips or scratches. Three original
hands, and the glasses are original. Polished
brass weight and pendulum bob, correct
wood stick, pulley, and beat scale. Inside is a
good original label. The 8 day movement is
running perfectly. The case has been
cleaned/polished, still a little dark for the
shade of cherry wood we prefer, but can be
improved by applying some furniture polish.
There is a wood split on the top right side,
behind the bezel, where it does not show. We
have sold some outstanding cherry cased
No.2's in the past, some bringing near
$5000. This one is not of that quality, but
could be made nearly that nice. Ly-Seth
Thomas, pages 276-277. $1500-$2500.
Possibly a marriage of the old movement,
porcelain dial, lyre pendulum, and brass
weight, to this Victorian style 69" high, wal-
nut case. Carved and grooved trim pieces on
top, base, all down the sides, and all around
the large full length door. The case is also
very old, appears to be as old as the late
1800's, early 1900's movement. Large
porcelain dial is near perfect, heavy brass
dial ring, three original hands, large lyre pen-
dulum, and a brass weight. The 8 day move-
ment is in an iron box, has no side doors and
not sure it ever did, and mounted to iron
brackets attached to the case. The clock was
running when we removed it from the col-
lectors wall, along with many other large
floor and wall regulator clocks listed in this
catalog. As you collectors know, I could list
the movement and pendulum alone and
obtain at least the minimum we are asking
for the whole clock. $2500-$3500.
copied from the complete paper label
inside this ca 1850, ripple beehive clock.
It is 19" high, very nice, covered with
rosewood veneer, and ripple molding all
around the front. There are no wood
problems and have been no repairs. Both
glasses are very nice, the top glass has
the original putty; the bottom has been in
the door a long time and may be original
as well. The painted zinc dial shows con-
siderable wear, and the numerals are
weak. Hands and pendulum are period
and correct for this model. The move-
ment is 8 day and striking on a coil gong.
Reference: "Jonathan Clark Brown and
the
Snowden Taylor. $1250-$1500.
"Adige" shelf clock, ca 1886.
Collectors tell us this model is
very rare and seldom seen for
sale. This is only the third one
we have seen or sold. The first one sold in
our January 2004 auction for over $1700,
the second one sold in the January 2007
auction for almost $2000. Both of those
clocks were a tad nicer than this one. This
case has been rubbed/polished and general-
ly has an excellent appearance. The dial and
dial board are original to each other, but the
thin dial board has split where the screws
went thru. New holes were made and the
board glued where it split. The other two we
sold had finials on top. There is no evidence
this case ever had finials. Collectors tell us
New Haven made the model with and without finials. The case has carv-
ings all over, plus spindles, turnings, and grooved designs. We believe the
clock is 100% original, including the dial, hands, glass, gong, pendulum,
and the 8 day movement. Ly-New Haven #1245. $1250-$1500.