Lot No. 44


A rare Empire bronze mantelpiece clock from Vienna, "Master’s Test"


A rare Empire bronze mantelpiece clock from Vienna, "Master’s Test" - Clocks, Vintage, Sculpture, Faience, Folk Art, Fan Collection

reverse side with engraved medal inscribed: "Meisterprobe des Joseph Fleisch in Wien 1827", round movement, spring driven, power reserve: 1-2 days, Viennese 4/4 hour striking mechanism on chime coils, repeater function, enamel dial with repairs, blued steel clock hands, first rate fire-gilt bronze clock case, "Pallas Athena" with owl standing atop a chased base, Roman standard, shield with Gorgon head, inside the base Cupid with lions, 50 cm, Austria 1827, slight traces of wear and tear, fine gilding, no warranty for precision of movement and functioning, 1 pendulum, 1 key, (HP)

Rare and early bronze workmanship from Vienna, Joseph Fleisch: privileged bronze smith, Wien Strozzengrund No. 31.

Specialist: Peter Hüttler Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293

peter.huettler@dorotheum.at

31.03.2016 - 15:00

Realized price: **
EUR 4,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 3,000.-

A rare Empire bronze mantelpiece clock from Vienna, "Master’s Test"


reverse side with engraved medal inscribed: "Meisterprobe des Joseph Fleisch in Wien 1827", round movement, spring driven, power reserve: 1-2 days, Viennese 4/4 hour striking mechanism on chime coils, repeater function, enamel dial with repairs, blued steel clock hands, first rate fire-gilt bronze clock case, "Pallas Athena" with owl standing atop a chased base, Roman standard, shield with Gorgon head, inside the base Cupid with lions, 50 cm, Austria 1827, slight traces of wear and tear, fine gilding, no warranty for precision of movement and functioning, 1 pendulum, 1 key, (HP)

Rare and early bronze workmanship from Vienna, Joseph Fleisch: privileged bronze smith, Wien Strozzengrund No. 31.

Specialist: Peter Hüttler Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293

peter.huettler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Clocks, Vintage, Sculpture, Faience, Folk Art, Fan Collection
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 31.03.2016 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 25.03. - 31.03.2016


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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