Important Watches
Geneva, Mar 20, 2010
LOT 314
Laterndluhr Austrian, probably Vienna. Made circa 1830. Fine and rare, 8-day going, rosewood and boxwood inlaid Biedermeier laterndluhr. Accompanied by a brass and wood crank key.
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
USD 14,000 - 18,000 / EUR 10,000 - 14,000
C. Nine-light, the hood with architectural pediment, lift-out door with arch-top panel, glazed body above molded undercut base, boxwood stringing, screw-adjusted wall spikes. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, cast gilt bronze bezel. Blued steel hands. M. Tapered rectangular brass plates, turned cylindrical pillars, four-wheel train, anchor escapement, crutch with micrometer centering adjustment, brass-clad weight, wood rod pendulum with brass bob and screw regulation nut. Dim. 126 x 26 x 15 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good 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. In ?Schubert?s Vienna?, Waltraud Heindl writes ?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 term that evoked art and architecture, and eventually became a social phenomenon centered on the family and private life.