DESCRIPTION:
Anton Liszt in Wien, a small Biedermeier hanging timepiece with alarm, the rectilinear, three light case with figured mahogany veneers and contrasting stringing, incurved bottom bracket, and projecting ogee cornice below the incurved, cock beaded top, signed, roman numeral white enamel one piece dial with finely cast gilt bezel, blued steel hands and polished steel alarm indicator, weight driven brass, 8 day movement with dead beat escapement, maintaining power, and spring powered alarm train, wound by pulling a cord at the left side of the bottom bracket, and sounding on a small bell, polished steel pendulum rod with brass bob, brass clad weight, and silvered, bottom mounted beat scale
CONDITION:
minor repairs to veneers, bottom bracket secured to case with screws through the case back and also through the bracket, back board with significant warp, one stabilizer missing, dial with scratches, minute hand with minor bend, movement with minor tarnish and staining, time and alarm trains functional, pendulum bob with minor abrasion, suspension spring short, weight with tarnish and staining
ESTIMATE:
$2000
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$3000
PRICE SOLD:
$2200
CIRCA: 1840
DIMENSIONS: 26.5in x 9.5in x 4.25in
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