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Lot 126

A VIENNESE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTON RETTICH, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

With an anchor escapement, Viennese grande sonnerie on bells, repeater, and turn off for strike. The circular enamelled dial with Arabic letters, surmounted by a gilded bust, supported by gilded dolphins, above a stepped base with gilded relief panels applied to the front and sides, raised upon four gilded ball and claw feet.
36cm high, 17cm wide, 10cm deep

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000

Sold for $2,000

Not recently timed or tested. Small but noticeable chips to the enamel on the dial primarily associated with the two screws together with chips to the enamel on the lover body. Deterioration and rubbing to gilding in places, consistent with age. Repairs to the hinge of dial door.


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Please note condition reports can be amended during the pre-sale period, so we strongly suggest any interested bidders check the published condition report available on the website before the auction commences. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.


Purchased from D & S Antiques, Vienna, January 2006

Decorative Arts

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8427
6:00pm - 18 October 2021
Online

VIEWING
Viewing Virtually:
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 October, 10am - 4pm
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* Please note all collections for this auction will be from 4 University Place, Clayton VIC

CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au


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