Regulator longcase clock with arched top polished satin wood &…
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Regulator longcase clock with arched top polished satin wood & walnut case plus ormolu mounts. Scottish mid 19th century by R.Crystie of Dumfries. Silvered dial & subsidiary seconds dial. Four pillar movement with George Graham deadbeat escapement. Height 210 cm. Rare

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  • Satinwood - Satinwood is a dense pale gold coloured timber that was imported into Britain in the second half of the 18th century, and early 19th centuries from the East Indies and the West Indies. The name derives from the satin-like surface sheen when the timber is polished.

    It was used in the solid, as a veneer and in inlays. As well as furniture, satinwood was used for making musical instruments, barometers, boxes and clocks.

    It will usually be found on only the very best quality objects, presumably because of of its cost at the time.
  • Ormolu - Ormolu was popular with French craftsmen in the 18th and 19th century for ornamental fittings for furniture, clocks and other decorative items. True ormolu is gilt bronze, that is bronze that has been coated with gold using a mercury amalgam. Due to the health risks associated with using mercury, this method of creating ormolu was discontinued in France in the 1830s. A substitute was developed consisting of about 75% copper and 25% zinc, however it was inferior to the bronze version. It was often lacquered to prevent it tarnishing.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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