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Geneva, Oct 04, 2009
LOT 178
Biedermeier Clock Austrian, movement No. 1412, case No. 1246. Made circa 1830. Very fine, mahogany and gilt brass, 8-day going, quarterstriking mantel clock.
CHF 3,500 - 5,000
USD 3,300 - 5,200 / EUR 2,300 - 3,600
C. Arch-top with cornice, flat sides, lenticle below the dial to view the pendulum with gilt brass frame, stepped base, gilt brass bun feet, engine-turned gilt brass glazed bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic fifteen-minute numerals. Blued steel Biedermier hands. M. 11 cm, circular gilt brass, going barrels for both trains, verge escapement, silk suspension, brass bob pendulum with rating nut, striking the hours and quarters on two coiled gongs, rack strike work and quarter count wheel on the backplate. Dim. 34 x 20.5 x 10.5 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 3-29-01 |
Good Lacking elements HANDS Original |
Notes
The Biedermeier period spanned the years 1815 to 1848. It was a term originally used to describe a specific style of furniture that was popular in 19th century Vienna. Waltraud Heindl writes ?In Schubert?s Vienna, Biedermeier furniture was characterized by simple, graceful, curving lines as opposed to, on the one hand, the straight-line neoclassicism and antique motifs of Empire furniture and, on the other, the baroque or gothic elements found in the historicist style.? In time, Biedermeier developed into a description of art, architecture, and eventually, a social phenomenon centered on the family and private life.