T. Cooke & Sons, York & London, Astronomical Regulator with Seven-legged Gravity Escapement and Showing Mean and Sidereal Time
Hammer Price w/ BP
$54,000
| Lot #: 35 T. Cooke & Sons, York & London, Astronomical Regulator with Seven-legged Gravity Escapement and Showing Mean and Sidereal Time |
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19th century, mahogany, brass, glass case. With silvered 13 in. dial, signed T. Cooke & Sons York & London, with subsidiary seconds mean time ring with hour and minute hand, the center sweep hand indicating sidereal minutes, rare seven-legged gravity escapement, great wheel, weight driven movement.
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| Ht. 76 1/2 in. |
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Provenance The Norman Lockyer Observatory Corporation, The Hill Observatory, Salcombe Regis, Sidmouth Devon. Jim Cipra, Horological Consultant, Long Beach, California. The collection of Dr. William Thomas, Naples, Florida. |
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Condition In running condition. |
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Auction Date Mar 31, 2023 |
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