VR-213 - Month-duration Floor-Standing Granne-sonnerie Vienna Regulator with case by Anton Weber
This Jugendstil-period Vienna Regulator with its classic, Viennese month-duration granne-sonnerie mechanism is housed in a case made by a famous furniture maker, Anton Weber, in 1896. And, while the mechanism is an example of the Viennese clockmakers art - which is to say, an exquisite mechanism (note too the lovely, matching 5-spoke pulleys), the focus for this clock has to be its case.
The first thing I noticed about the case was the beautiful marquetry to the base. My eyes next focused on the fluted columns to the sides of the door, and the beveled door glass. Then, when I went to open the door I thought it was sticking, perhaps rubbing or jammed. Not hardly. When Anton made the case he was so precise in his cabinetry that the suction created by opening the door keeps the door from opening too quickly. Likewise, when closing the door, you find that you can not easily slam it - it closes on a pillow of air, that escapes slowly around the door.
Simply put, the cabinetry work on this case is phenomenal. Note the stringing, with its own detailed marquetry, the storage compartment to the base (with its own key, which is different from the trunk door locks): And the piece is in exceptional condition.
This piece strikes on two straight steel gong - as opposed to the coiled gongs on the typical wall Vienna Regulator. The hour gong has a truly majestic, deep and resonant tone, one that I am quite taken with.
If you like the look of German furniture from the turn of the century, and appreciate a truly well-made clock, with both a mechanism and a case that are of world-class quality, this clock could be meant for you.
Read MoreThe first thing I noticed about the case was the beautiful marquetry to the base. My eyes next focused on the fluted columns to the sides of the door, and the beveled door glass. Then, when I went to open the door I thought it was sticking, perhaps rubbing or jammed. Not hardly. When Anton made the case he was so precise in his cabinetry that the suction created by opening the door keeps the door from opening too quickly. Likewise, when closing the door, you find that you can not easily slam it - it closes on a pillow of air, that escapes slowly around the door.
Simply put, the cabinetry work on this case is phenomenal. Note the stringing, with its own detailed marquetry, the storage compartment to the base (with its own key, which is different from the trunk door locks): And the piece is in exceptional condition.
This piece strikes on two straight steel gong - as opposed to the coiled gongs on the typical wall Vienna Regulator. The hour gong has a truly majestic, deep and resonant tone, one that I am quite taken with.
If you like the look of German furniture from the turn of the century, and appreciate a truly well-made clock, with both a mechanism and a case that are of world-class quality, this clock could be meant for you.
