179.           $2800

Boston Clock Co. “Office Regulator”, 1888-1897.  A 40-inch cherry case with a fine old finish.  Both glasses are almost certainly original, the tablet may have been rebacked.  The center horizontal divider has been secured to the case with two poorly placed screws, the only real apology I can find; the left scroll on the crest has been broken and repaired, and the top left finial has had a rough time and is glued together.  The signed dial is clean with craquelure and may be an old repaint; the hands are likely original.  The 8-day, time-only movement is unsigned; it is running without problem, driven by a large iron weight and regulated by a proper and likely original pendulum bob.  There is a weight shield and a tie down.  There’s no two ways around it, this is a gorgeous clock.  Horton’s sold this clock in 2019 for $4000.  $2800–$4000.