An attractive George IV mahogany regulator by Thwaites and Reed, London, No. 8701, signed on the dial, "Tho. L Taylor, Pontefract," circa 1830
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An early 19th century English precision clock designed for domestic use, perhaps intended as a library timepiece. The elegant case has been applied with a single veneer from base to hood. The arched hood is completed by a conforming paneled cresting between two ebonized ball finials. The finely figured trunk has chamfered corners and rectangular door above a paneled plinth. The clock has a substantial 8-day movement with maintaining power, Graham’s dead beat escapement and spring suspended wooden rod pendulum with fine adjustment weight and large brass bob with rating nut; the circular silvered “Regulator”dial has a prominent minute ring enclosing subsidiary hour and seconds rings. The hands are blued steel.
Thwaites and Reed supplied movements to many of the best London and Provincial clock making establishments. This highly regarded firm was founded by Aynsworth Thwaites about 1740. After 1751, with new partner, George Jeremiah Reed, the company became Thwaites & Reed. It remains in business today. The serial number, 8701, stamped on the front plate of the clock corresponds to a date of about 1830. |
