8. $750
S.B. Terry wall regulator, ca. 1855. This clock was
the precursor to Seth Thomas’ most popular clock, the Regulator No. 2. Thomas bought out Terry in 1859 and used Terry movements
and cases in early wall regulators, including the Regulator No. 1, which shared the lower tablet and other design features, including
the sliding weight shield. Terry regulators can be distinguished by the slant-base and the decorative gilded design on the tablet. Some have a seconds bit (as found here), and some do not. The 32-inch case is veneered in rosewood with a clean finish on the
front and some roughness on the sides; the veneer on the round bezel is complete and looks original. The dial glass is a replacement,
the lower glass period, but the tablet may be an old repaint. The painted dial holds old paint with some scattered losses; the
hands look to be original. The 8-day, time-only movement is not the later round movement that Terry developed, but this rectangular
movement is found in other examples. It is running, not strongly, and may be due for a cleaning; it is driven by a proper flat
iron weight. The pendulum stick looks period/original, the large bob is old but may not be original. The highlight here
is the label on the front of the weight shield with Terry’s information in gold on a black background, well-retained here. AAC
has not had this model by Terry to offer before, and there are no recent sales on LiveAuctioneers. $750–$1000.
Antique American Clocks january 2025