AN UNUSUAL CARVED AND INLAID WALNUT LONGCASE REGULATOR OF ONE-MONTH DURATION HUXTABLE, NEWTON ABBOT, WITH MOVEMENT BY LENZKIRCH, 1875-80 The four pillar centre-seconds movement with tapered plates, Harrison's maintaining power, six spoke wheel crossings and all pivots jewelled above the greatwheel, with deadbeat escapement incorporating adjustable jewelled pallets regulated by substantial 'gridiron' compensated disc-bob seconds pendulum suspended from a separate 'A' frame applied to the movement seatboard and incorporating fine beat adjustment to crutch, the backplate stamped with LENZKIRCH, A.U.G. trademark over serial number 446439, the 9.25 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial engraved HUXTABLE, NEWTON ABBOT, GREENWICH MEAN TIME to centre, with steel moon hands within ogee moulded spun copper bezel, the substantial Renaissance revival style case with generous architectural dentil cornice and acanthus scroll carved frieze flanked by grotesque lions masks over square door centred with a circular bevelled glass dial aperture within fan carved quadrants and moulded surround, flanked by squat stop-fluted strip pilasters with Corinthian type capitals, the sides each with conforming carved frieze over panel inlaid with a shield cartouche within foliate borders, the trunk with acanthus carved ogee-shaped dentils to throat over bevel-glazed door and side panels revealing a burr walnut veneered backboard, the base with stepped ogee lip moulding over male mask centred foliate scroll inlaid panel to front and conforming shield cartouche decorated sides, on stepped skirt base with disc feet. 223cm (87.75ins) high, 66cm (26ins) wide, 39.5cm (15.5ins) wide. An E. Huxtable is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working from Newton Abbot, Devon from circa 1820. The Lenzkirch clock factory was founded in 1849 by clockmaker Eduard Hauser and organ maker Ignaz Schpperle who decided to make clock movements and parts of the highest quality using line production in order supply individual clockmakers for finishing and casing. Within a few years the factory was producing complete clocks, however towards the end of the century the factory went into decline due to failure in keeping up with new production techniques. This resulted in the firm being sold to the Junghans brothers who continued it as an off-shoot until its final closure in 1932. The current lot demonstrates the fact that the firm were able to produce clocks of the finest quality; from the serial number the present timepiece can be dated to around 1878.
AN UNUSUAL CARVED AND INLAID WALNUT LONGCASE REGULATOR OF ONE-MONTH DURATION HUXTABLE, NEWTON ABBOT, WITH MOVEMENT BY LENZKIRCH, 1875-80 The four pillar centre-seconds movement with tapered plates, Harrison's maintaining power, six spoke wheel crossings and all pivots jewelled above the greatwheel, with deadbeat escapement incorporating adjustable jewelled pallets regulated by substantial 'gridiron' compensated disc-bob seconds pendulum suspended from a separate 'A' frame applied to the movement seatboard and incorporating fine beat adjustment to crutch, the backplate stamped with LENZKIRCH, A.U.G. trademark over serial number 446439, the 9.25 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial engraved HUXTABLE, NEWTON ABBOT, GREENWICH MEAN TIME to centre, with steel moon hands within ogee moulded spun copper bezel, the substantial Renaissance revival style case with generous architectural dentil cornice and acanthus scroll carved frieze flanked by grotesque lions masks over square door centred with a circular bevelled glass dial aperture within fan carved quadrants and moulded surround, flanked by squat stop-fluted strip pilasters with Corinthian type capitals, the sides each with conforming carved frieze over panel inlaid with a shield cartouche within foliate borders, the trunk with acanthus carved ogee-shaped dentils to throat over bevel-glazed door and side panels revealing a burr walnut veneered backboard, the base with stepped ogee lip moulding over male mask centred foliate scroll inlaid panel to front and conforming shield cartouche decorated sides, on stepped skirt base with disc feet. 223cm (87.75ins) high, 66cm (26ins) wide, 39.5cm (15.5ins) wide. An E. Huxtable is recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as working from Newton Abbot, Devon from circa 1820. The Lenzkirch clock factory was founded in 1849 by clockmaker Eduard Hauser and organ maker Ignaz Schpperle who decided to make clock movements and parts of the highest quality using line production in order supply individual clockmakers for finishing and casing. Within a few years the factory was producing complete clocks, however towards the end of the century the factory went into decline due to failure in keeping up with new production techniques. This resulted in the firm being sold to the Junghans brothers who continued it as an off-shoot until its final closure in 1932. The current lot demonstrates the fact that the firm were able to produce clocks of the finest quality; from the serial number the present timepiece can be dated to around 1878.
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