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A late Victorian mahogany cased regulator long case clock with Melbourne relevance
Circa 1880
The fine arched case with carved detail, centred by a silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands, the movement with maintaining power, dual palletes and a mercury compensating pendulum, 180.5 cm high.
Provenance: F.W Forster Jeweller, Collingwood, Melbourne
Thence by descent private collection, Melbourne.
Note: Forster (The Jeweller) was a family owned jewellery business operated in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood from circa 1880 to 1959. The regulator long case clock presented here served as the 'shop clock' at Forster's and may or may not have been part of the stock in trade of the business. It is not known when the clock was acquired by the Forster family, however its current owner is the granddaughter of the late Frederick William Forster.
Reference: K. Cavill et al, Australian Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths - Makers and Marks, C.G.C Gold Pty Limited, 1992, p. 100-101
Sold for $7,000
Lot 150
Circa 1880
The fine arched case with carved detail, centred by a silvered Arabic numeral dial with subsidiary seconds and blued steel hands, the movement with maintaining power, dual palletes and a mercury compensating pendulum, 180.5 cm high.
Provenance: F.W Forster Jeweller, Collingwood, Melbourne
Thence by descent private collection, Melbourne.
Note: Forster (The Jeweller) was a family owned jewellery business operated in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood from circa 1880 to 1959. The regulator long case clock presented here served as the 'shop clock' at Forster's and may or may not have been part of the stock in trade of the business. It is not known when the clock was acquired by the Forster family, however its current owner is the granddaughter of the late Frederick William Forster.
Reference: K. Cavill et al, Australian Jewellers, Gold & Silversmiths - Makers and Marks, C.G.C Gold Pty Limited, 1992, p. 100-101
Estimate $7,000 - $9,000
Dec Arts Sunday Sale
AUCTION
Sale: LJ5516
12:00pm - 5 June 2011
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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