Lot 126
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
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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Purchased from D & S Antiques, Vienna, January 2006
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8427
6:00pm - 18 October 2021
Online
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