Lot 303

Johan Delucca in Wienn, (Vienna), 100 mm, 771 g, circa 1740
An important Viennese repeating coach clock with quarter hour / hour strike and alarm
Case: silver, pierced edges, repoussé decoration: chased scene of card-playing lansquenets in period costume, a gun in the background, monogrammed "DW". Dial: silver, champlevé, central alarm disc. Movm.: full plate movement, gilt, chain/fusee and barrel for going train, verge escapement, 3 florally engraved barrels for alarm and striking train, 3 hammers, bell, three-arm brass balance.
Johann Delucca, or De Lucca, Deluca (1697-1753) was an excellent clockmaker in Vienna. He became a master in 1739 and a free citizen in 1749. The clock museum in Vienna holds one of his bracket clocks; a fine carriage clock dating from 1737, which is probably Delucca’s masterpiece, is privately owned. Six other outstanding travel clocks confirmed to be Delucca’s work are described in the book "Die Kutschenuhr" by Lukas Stollberg.
Provenance: Renowned private collection in Vienna

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