Antique Austrian or Austria Skeleton Shelf Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: 1/1/2003
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Rare, early Austrian musical skeleton clock, ca1820-1835. Movement runs about 3 days which is typical of the early Austrian clocks. Silk thread suspension, skeleton dial and matching pendulum in silver, and identical rings of bronze around both. The dial ring is silver and the dial surround matches the designs in the rings. The little finials on the columns match the designs of the dial and pendulum. Strikes hours and half hours on a coil gong attached to the lyre stand. It repeats the number of hours, on the half hours, and plays music about 1 minute on hours and half hours. Rack and snail strike.The music box is in the base of the case and is activated by a long wire from a lifting arm on top of the movement. Music box signed, "Rzernnsshek Prag". The spring in the music box is very large, comb is 4 inches with 81 teeth, reversed with treble on the left, bass on the right. Plays a very delightful melody. It will play about 1 day without winding.The clock case, with the original dome, is 18 inches high and is very similar to the clock pictured on page 114 of Roy Ehrhardt's book, "Foreign Clocks", book 3. The case was regilded some time ago, is all original, and has been well maintained. Generally everything works as it should. Occasionally the lifting arm to start the music will catch and must be touched with your finger to get it going. Probably a simple fix, but way out of my league.

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