Mantle Mantel Table Chiming Clock Paws Feet Empire, Austria, Vienna

Viennese mantle / mantel / table chiming clock Empire style Date of manufacture: circa 1810-1820 Material: The clock's chest is made of stained dark mahogany wood / refurbished and hand-polished ENAMEL CLOCKFACE (Arabic numerals) / BRASS (applied decorations and mechanism) / GLASS (lunette edged by brass border) / INLAYS made of nacre and different woods Technique: Mantel / Table Clock, the clock is striking the quarter and half hour and the hour on two sound spirals, A Pendulum And Feather Lift Work / Key For Winding Up The Clock's Mechanism Existing Detailed informations: Mantel / table clock consists of a threepart stage-like chest with pointed arches at lateral sides and an elevated centerpart. A special feature is the pair of caryatides flanking the middle area that are partly gilt. The surface is partially decorated with brass applications and nacre inlays...

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