Gustav Becker late 19th-century Vienna-style walnut regulator
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th century
This late 19th-century German Vienna-style wall regulator is cased in walnut and measures 136 cm in height. The architectural case features a carved pediment topped with knopped finials and flanked by turned, fluted pilasters.
The white enamel dial is marked with black Roman hour numerals and a subsidiary dial. Power is provided by a twin weight-driven movement stamped with the Gustav Becker anchor trademark. The mechanism incorporates maintaining power, a deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets, and beat adjustment linked to a wooden rod pendulum with a brass bob.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- Late 19th century
- Type
- Wall regulator clock
- Maker
- Gustav Becker
- Height
- 136 cm
- Origin
- Germany
- Pendulum
- Wooden rod pendulum with beat adjustment
- Escapement
- Deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets
- Case material
- Walnut
- Movement stamp
- Anchor Gustav Becker stamp
- Place recorded
- Germany
- Maker / attribution
- Gustav Becker
Design
- Visible features
- • Carved pediment featuring turned knopped finials and relief leaf carving. • Twin brass cylindrical driving weights suspended via pulleys beneath the dial. • White enamel dial displaying Roman hour numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial. • Glazed front door flanked by turned and fluted wooden pilasters. • Lower case terminates in a fluted drop finial base.
- Provenance and Attribution
- The clock is attributed to the maker Gustav Becker. This information and the detailed specifications of the internal mechanism are provided by the auction cataloguing. The current condition of the rear backboard and internal mounting hardware is not recorded in the source material.
- Dial and Timekeeping Mechanism
- The regulator features an enamel dial with Roman numerals. Power is supplied by a twin weight-driven movement that bears the anchor Gustav Becker stamp. Reported technical components of the movement include maintaining power and a deadbeat escapement with adjustable pallets. The timekeeping system utilizes a wooden rod pendulum with beat adjustment.
- Architectural Case Construction
- The clock is described as a walnut regulator in the Vienna style, measuring 136 cm in height. The case features a carved pediment decorated with a pair of knopped finials and is constructed with a pair of pilasters. The case design incorporates a glazed front door. The source description of the case includes elements such as the carved pediment and pilasters.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement stamp and mechanism details are not directly visible in the frontal photograph and rely on auction cataloguing.
- Research required: Rear case backboard and mounting hardware are obscured.