Andre Romain Guilmet, Paris, an unusual crystal regulator with mercury torsion pendulum and helical spring, the gilded and silvered brass case with molded base and top, and frames containing beveled glasses, roman numeral white enamel dial with outer arabic five minute markers and fancy gilt hands, two train pendule de Paris movement with Guilmet's mark, his crank and stirrup escapement, and counting the hours on a bell, the pendulum with cylindrical cage containing three mercury vials, and three polished steel columns with turned brass ornaments, finials and drops, arranged symmetrically around a polished helical spring, and suspended from a bimetallic rod concealing a torsion suspension spring, providing a stable connection and support between the rod and bob

case dirty and with tarnish, lacking most of it's original gilding and silvering, glasses good, dial with a few minor scratches, otherwise very good, hands good, movement good, running and striking, pendulum with good gilding, steel components with minor oxide ACCESSORIES: Torsion Pendulum

14.25 x 7.75 x 5.75 in