DESCRIPTION:
Ernst Ferdinandi, Vienna, Austria, Dachluhr, 8 days, weight driven timepiece, the mahogany veneered case with light wood banding, glazed sides and front, white enamel Roman numeral dial signed "Ernst Ferdinandi in Wien", gilt, engine turned bezel, finely cut blued steel hands, brass movement with deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, polished brass weight, ebonized wooden pendulum rod with brass ball, c1830
CONDITION:
Case good overall, with dirt and some fading, minor veneer loss at bottom of right side, banding with restoration at top of case, glass early, but replaced, dial very good with minor flakes at winding arbor, signature restored, bezel good, hands reblued, movement very dirty, pendulum hanger replaced, weight may be replaced, pendulum a recent replacement, door rubs right side of bezel when opening and closing the case Ht 36"
ESTIMATE:
$5000
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$6000
PRICE SOLD:
$4500
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