95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 205
Leopold Hörrer in Wien (Vienna), Height 170 mm, circa 1830
An ornamental carriage clock with Vienna 4/4 strike "Grande Sonnerie", repeater and alarm
Case: brass, firegilt. Dial: silvered, engine-turned centre Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, chain/fusee, 4 barrels, 3 hammers / 2 gongs, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance.
The drum-shaped engine-turned case with two glass-paned sides is supported by two stylised dolphins resting on a rectangular, slightly concave base plate with chamfered corners.
The design of the Vienna carriage clocks was developed around the mid 18th century; this type of clock proved extremely popular in the whole Austrian empire and was produced until the middle of the 19th century in many different models and forms. In contrast the travel clocks produced in France and Switzerland, the makers in Vienna mainly created movements with 4/4 hour strike with and without alarm function.
An ornamental carriage clock with Vienna 4/4 strike "Grande Sonnerie", repeater and alarm
Case: brass, firegilt. Dial: silvered, engine-turned centre Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, chain/fusee, 4 barrels, 3 hammers / 2 gongs, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance.
The drum-shaped engine-turned case with two glass-paned sides is supported by two stylised dolphins resting on a rectangular, slightly concave base plate with chamfered corners.
The design of the Vienna carriage clocks was developed around the mid 18th century; this type of clock proved extremely popular in the whole Austrian empire and was produced until the middle of the 19th century in many different models and forms. In contrast the travel clocks produced in France and Switzerland, the makers in Vienna mainly created movements with 4/4 hour strike with and without alarm function.
Sold
estimated
1.500—3.000 €
Price realized
3.500 €