DESCRIPTION:
Peter Rau, in Wien, Austria, Rahmenuhr, or picture frame clock, gilt frame behind a glazed door, with carved moldings and applied ornament, signed Arabic numeral white enamel dial, steel moon hands, brass 2 day, three train grand sonnerie striking movement, gilt mask pendulum, c1820
CONDITION:
case good with minor separations and splits, minor losses and touch ups to gilding, exterior of case now painted brown, front door and glass replaced, backboard replaced, bezel and movement mounting screws replaced, dial with scratches, hairlines, and flaking at winding and center arbors, two filled losses at 3:00 and 9:00, movement dirty, ticking, quarter train mainspring broken, movement needs service, pendulum good, Ht 24 1/2"
ESTIMATE:
$900
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$1200
PRICE SOLD:
$700
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