VR-338 - Beidermeier period week-running Viennese 3-lite timepiece
You are looking at a very correct, and original example of an Austrian Vienna Regulator from the late Biedermeier period. With its very nicely faux-finished case, and high quality Viennese mechanism, beautifully executed hands, correct key, weight (with dings to one side, but one side is very nice), pulley, wall stabilizers, and bob (in excellent condition with no dings), this is a very untouched piece. And, you find the quality of a Biedermeier mechanism - very fine pivots, pieces finished to perfection: If you have never had the pleasure of working on a Biedermeier mechanism, you really don’t know what you are missing. They are such a pleasure, with everything fitting perfectly, no shortcuts to ease production in a factory, as was necessary in the latter parts of the nineteenth century.
All of the glass is old, wavy and in great condition. And the original beat scale, and the dial are both in perfect condition, with no hairlines or other flaws. Actually, a small point that I find fascinating - the porcelain dial has small dots of black in the porcelain - not a lot, and barely noticeable, but neat none the less. And then there are the hands: while I would date this clock to around 1850, both the single piece dial and the hands are retrospective features that would hark back to around 1830 - perhaps specially ordered by a customer who liked the earlier style, or made by a maker that preferred the simplicity of the earlier period. Either way, the clock is very “of a piece” and in great condition.
The mechanism is dirty, but clearly in very good condition. And the clock comes with a nice old, wood-handled key and a lovely small, machined grommet around the winding hole.
Read MoreAll of the glass is old, wavy and in great condition. And the original beat scale, and the dial are both in perfect condition, with no hairlines or other flaws. Actually, a small point that I find fascinating - the porcelain dial has small dots of black in the porcelain - not a lot, and barely noticeable, but neat none the less. And then there are the hands: while I would date this clock to around 1850, both the single piece dial and the hands are retrospective features that would hark back to around 1830 - perhaps specially ordered by a customer who liked the earlier style, or made by a maker that preferred the simplicity of the earlier period. Either way, the clock is very “of a piece” and in great condition.
The mechanism is dirty, but clearly in very good condition. And the clock comes with a nice old, wood-handled key and a lovely small, machined grommet around the winding hole.
