DESCRIPTION:
PW mvt only - Charles Fasoldt, Albany NY, unfinished late series OF model mvt, Fasoldt's co-axial double wheel escapement lever chronometer, 18S, mvt held within purpose-made OF display case of the type seen on a number of mvts from the Chamberlain collection, SW, 16J, gold jewel settings on escape wheel, fourth wheel and third wheel, gold Fasoldt patent regulator, nickel mvt finish, mvt is largely complete with the only visibly missing items being the center arbor, motion works, two barrel bridge screws, and winding arbor. The only movement marking is a partial serial number on the dial plate adjacent to a dial foot recess with the final digit being a clearly visible 8 while the preceding digit is largely obliterated by the dial foot recess, but what remains is consistent with its being a 3. Inferring from the serials of other similar open face stemwind Fasoldt movements, this suggests a possible intended serial for this piece of 538 that would fall in the final portion of Fasoldt production and suggests a likelihood that this movement was in its present nearly, but not quite, finished state in Fasoldt's workshop at the time of his passing in 1889. A great piece for the advanced collector of Charles Fasoldt.
CONDITION:
Mvt: NR, incomplete with items missing as noted above, balance is overbanked, excellent-plus cosmetic mvt condition overall, unfinished plate surfaces with ultra-fine scratch striations, some micro-fine scratches; display case shows very little wear, an attractive patina, few micro-fine scratches, no dents or dings; good glass crystals.
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
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