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Courtly Carriage Clock

Reiseuhr aus Adelsbesitz

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Vienna, second quarter of the 19th century

Case
engine turned and fire-gilt bronze (ormolu), miniature painting with female portrait
Dial
engine turned and fire-gilt bronze (ormolu),
enameled dial ring
Movement
verge escapement, Viennese grande sonnerie on wire gongs, repeater, turn-off for strike, alarm on bell
Height
8½ in

This beautiful Viennese carriage clock has an elaborate case out of fire-gilt bronze. On a base with bun feet are two ram heads, on which two birds are sitting. Between their wings they hold the finely engine turned case drum. The finial has the shape of a putto who is kneeling on a cushion. He is holding a laurel wreath over a glazed ormolu frame. Inside the frame is a miniature painting with the portrait of a lady. The movement with verge escapement is equipped with a Viennese grande sonnerie on wire gongs and also has an alarm on bell.