95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 198
Augustin Steiner in Wien, Height 155 mm, circa 1790
A very fine, important and rare carriage clock with double wheel duplex escapement, Vienna 4/4 strike "Grande Sonnerie" and alarm
Case: brass, facet glazed front and sides, hinged back cover with 2 bells. Dial: applied silver chapter ring. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 barrels, 3 hammers, 2 bells, double wheel duplex escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The curved case with moulded base and cornice has a two-part rococo structure with three-dimensional volutes and rocailles on top. The movement plate on the back bears the lavishly ornamented signature cartouche of Augustin Steiner, a maker of longcase clocks who was born in Vienna in 1714. Steiner died in 1799.
A very fine, important and rare carriage clock with double wheel duplex escapement, Vienna 4/4 strike "Grande Sonnerie" and alarm
Case: brass, facet glazed front and sides, hinged back cover with 2 bells. Dial: applied silver chapter ring. Movm.: full plate movement, 2 barrels, 3 hammers, 2 bells, double wheel duplex escapement, three-arm brass balance.
The curved case with moulded base and cornice has a two-part rococo structure with three-dimensional volutes and rocailles on top. The movement plate on the back bears the lavishly ornamented signature cartouche of Augustin Steiner, a maker of longcase clocks who was born in Vienna in 1714. Steiner died in 1799.
Sold
estimated
3.500—6.000 €
Price realized
6.200 €