Lot Essay
Albrecht Erb (b. 1628 - d. 1714), became master in 1661.
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ALBRECHT ERB. VIENNA, CIRCA 1700
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AN AUSTRIAN GILT-BRASS AND SILVERED GRANDE SONNERIE SQUARE TABLE CLOCK
ALBRECHT ERB. VIENNA, CIRCA 1700
The case with beveled glass sides and raised on lion mask paw feet, the champlevé dial with cherub head spandrels and steel hands, the four-train movement with spring balance, the bottom plate with calibrated countwheel and quarter dial, pierced and engraved ornament overall and signed 'Albrecht Erb In Wien', engraved hammer heads striking three bells
5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square
ALBRECHT ERB. VIENNA, CIRCA 1700
The case with beveled glass sides and raised on lion mask paw feet, the champlevé dial with cherub head spandrels and steel hands, the four-train movement with spring balance, the bottom plate with calibrated countwheel and quarter dial, pierced and engraved ornament overall and signed 'Albrecht Erb In Wien', engraved hammer heads striking three bells
5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) square
Provenance
Galerie Helbring, Uhren-Sammlung aus dem Nachlasse des Kgl. Rats B. Rosenfeld, Wien, Munich, 2 May 1910, lot 248.
Literature
C. Vincent, Northern European Clocks in New York Collections, New York, 1972, p. 18.
K. Maurice, Die deutsche Räderluhr, Band II, Munich, 1976, p. 78, figs. 598 a, b.
F. Kaltenböck, Die Wiener Uhr, Munchen, 1988, p. 11, Fig. 3, 4.
K. Maurice, Die deutsche Räderluhr, Band II, Munich, 1976, p. 78, figs. 598 a, b.
F. Kaltenböck, Die Wiener Uhr, Munchen, 1988, p. 11, Fig. 3, 4.
Exhibited
Northern European Clocks in New York Collections, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 4 January – 28 March 1972, inv. no. 24, inventory label 'L.1971.93.5'.
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