Jewelers hanging regulator, large custom made cherry case with glazed front and sides, molded cornice and scroll carved, oak leaf and acorn decorated top above a frieze with applied turned and carved ornament, the case bottom with leaf carved corbels
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24 October 2024
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case with minor scratches and scrapes, refinished, some of the sharpness of moldings and carvings softened in the process, roughness to corners of corbel moldings, drops broken off but present, some spots of paint, dial with foxing, hands with minor oxide, bezel with spotting, movement will tick, dirty, needs service, weight tarnished, pendulum with tarnish, spotting and minor rust on steel components, 94"h x 32 1/2"w x 12"d
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Jewelers hanging regulator, large custom made cherry case with glazed front and sides, molded cornice and scroll carved, oak leaf and acorn decorated top above a frieze with applied turned and carved ornament, the case bottom with leaf carved corbels flanking a balustrade with scroll and scallop carved drop, Roman numeral paper dial marked "H.J. Hoffman Jeweler Loogootee Indiana", blued steel Breguet style hands and with center seconds hand, Swiss weight driven, 8 day timepiece movement with pinwheel escapement, brass clad weight, gridiron pendulum with lyre ornament and large brass clad ball, interior of case with a photo of the shop of J. Meyer Jeweler, Loogootee, Indiana, and also his trade card, c1880 case with minor scratches and scrapes, refinished, some of the sharpness of moldings and carvings softened in the process, roughness to corners of corbel moldings, drops broken off but present, some spots of paint, dial with foxing, hands with minor oxide, bezel with spotting, movement will tick, dirty, needs service, weight tarnished, pendulum with tarnish, spotting and minor rust on steel components, 94"h x 32 1/2"w x 12"d
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