Lot 196

Ignatz Jahnn, Tyrnau, Height 110 mm, circa 1775
An extremely rare, early and compact Austrian carriage clock with quarter hour / hour self strike and quarter repeater in its original leather-covered travelling box
Case: brass. Dial: enamel. Movm.: square brass full plate movement, chain/fusee, 3 barrels, 2 hammers / 2 bells, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The dial has been painted with delicate summer flowers and the open-work back is hinged. An unusual feature is the repeater release that sits on the right hand side and comes in the form of a blued strip.

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