It was listed by FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1890s.
The Lenzkirch factories made the best of the German factory-produced clocks.
The high quality walnut case with moulded caddy top in fine original condition with excellent colour and patination.
The case is glazed to the front with two opening doors, gaining access to the pendulum and dial area independently, the sides of the case have two further bevel edged latched glazed inspection doors to access the movement.
The main door with the original lock brass escutcheon and key.
The upper dial / movement winding door has the original lock and key, with brass escutcheon.
The base with panelled and moulded centre, surmounted on four turned feet.
The interior of the case is finely polished walnut with the original silvered beat scale.
The polished movement bracket with blued steel screws is mounted to the backboard of the case and the substantial pendulum hangs from this.
The heavy gauge silvered and engraved brass dial is 11" in diameter with regulator observatory dial layout, the dial is surrounded by a step moulded polished brass sight ring.
The original blued steel hands.
The 8 day precision regulator movement with adjustable deadbeat escapement and Harrison’s maintaining power and slide beat adjustment crutch.
The movement wheel work is beautifully executed with six spoke gearing.
The A-frame plates united by four turned pillars and secured with knurled thumb-screws, large knurled thumb screws secure the movement to the substantial brass mount bracket in the case.
The seconds beating compensated ebonised wooden rod pendulum has an adjustable crutch slot which exactly matches the crutch pin and therefore minimises energy loss between the mechanism and the pendulum rod.
The 9" diameter brass bob is very substantial, being lead filled with 12 pounds of lead, with a very large calibrated knurled rating nut and blued steel pointer.
The cylindrical polished brass weight and ornate spoked pulley with blued steel screws.
The movement is signed to the backplate Lenzkirch and numbered 917781 dating the clock to circa 1891.
The clock comes with the original brass winding key.
The Lenzkirch factories made the best of the German factory-produced clocks. This piece, being a precision regulator, is an excellent example of the finest mechanism made by this prestigious maker.
Lenzkirch was founded by Eduard Hauser who was trained in France and Switzerland. The influence of his French training is clearly visible in the quality of his work. The mechanism in this clock is serial numbered 917781 and has the classical Lenzkirch trademark.
The authoritative tome - “Lenzkircher Uhren. 1851-2001 (150 Jahre). Aus der Geschichte einer bemerkenswerten Uhrmacherzeit” provides a table of serial numbers (pg 38) suggesting this piece was made in 1891.
The clock is a superb timekeeper, as would be expected for a clock of this quality.
All of our clock movements are restored by our horologist who works exclusively for us. Our horologist is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute (FBHI), having 35 years of full time professional engagement in the repair & restoration of clocks, watches, music boxes & barometers. He was the recipient of the 1977 Worshipful Company of Clockmakers Bronze Medal.
This is a very fine clock in wonderful original condition with the movement fully restored, please contact us for further details.
FJ & RD Story Antique Clocks has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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A Lenzkirch Precision Regulator Longcase / Grandfather Clock, Circa 1891.
