Lot Essay
A comparable Austrian picture clock is illustrated in: Tardy, Clocks the world over, Vol. IV, Paris, 1985, p. 339
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CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY VIENNA
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AN AUSTRIAN CARVED GILTWOOD AND GILT METAL-MOUNTED GRANDE SONNERIE PICTURE CLOCK
CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY VIENNA
Gilt-metal bezel to the white enamel Arabic dial, steel hands, gilt-metal palmettes to the corners, triple barrel movement, silk suspension, strike on two gongs, trip repeat; Appolo mask pendulum; winding key
45 cm. high x 53.5 cm. wide
CIRCA 1830, PROBABLY VIENNA
Gilt-metal bezel to the white enamel Arabic dial, steel hands, gilt-metal palmettes to the corners, triple barrel movement, silk suspension, strike on two gongs, trip repeat; Appolo mask pendulum; winding key
45 cm. high x 53.5 cm. wide
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