An extremely elegant mahogany cased longcase regulator. The case with a shallow breakarch hood and dial has strong mouldings to the top of the hood, conforming to the shape of the brass edged glazing on the front door. The hood also has canted reeded corners with brass inlay to the bottom. It has glazed viewing panels to the side of the hood. It proceeds down into the trunk of the clock via a well shaped moulding. The trunk has a full length door with a shallow breakarch shape to the top of the door. Again the trunk has reeded canted corners with brass inlay at the bottom. It then goes out into a nicely panelled base and stands on a double plinth. The quality of veneers throughout the case and the patination are superb, as are the proportions.

The silvered breakarch dial is signed for the maker ‘James Harding, London’ and has a thin engraved chapter ring with subsidiary dials for the seconds below 60 and for the hours above 30. The fine steel hands are nicely blued.

The eight day regulator movement is of the finest quality and has some unusual features. It has four nicely shaped pillars which are screwed through the front plate. The plates themselves are triangular in form with the top cut off and have cut outs at the bottom to turn them into footed plates. The back cock completely covers the plates and the top of the movement and is a breakarch shape which itself conforms to the top of the dial. The movement has an unusual adjustable and jewelled deadbeat escapement with well fretted wheel work and maintaining power. The clock has a five rod zinc and steel gridiron pendulum which hangs from the back cock of the movement.

Length: 6' 5" (194 cm)