DESCRIPTION:
Austria, Vienna regulator, Biedermeier style, ebonized case with applied carved composition ornament, the removable, pierced crest with c scrolls and central mask, bottom bracket with gilt ornament, rosewood veneered backboard also with gilt ornament in the baroque style, Roman numeral white enamel dial with cast piecrust bezel, blued steel hands, 8 day timepiece movement, polished brass pendulum and weight, c1860
CONDITION:
case with wear to finish, and minor losses to surface, carved crest with crack, composition ornament not original to clock, backing block for lower leaf ornament also replaced, gilt decoration on bottom bracket with loss, ornament inside case back good, bezel good, dial with minor scratches, hour hand replaced, movement ticks, pendulum polished and with coat of lacquer, weight with minor dents, Ht 43 1/2"
ESTIMATE:
$1200
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$1600
PRICE SOLD:
$500
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