CARRIAGE CLOCK

Date: Vienna ca. 1830
Measurements: H 18 cm

Description: Ormolu case with a base in form of a basket with two birds inside and a drum-shaped top fixed by a handle in the form of a typical Biedermeier loop, two dials on opposite sides, both with enamel chapter ring, on the front with engine turned ormolu centre, on the back with openwork, engraved ormolu elements inside and outside the chapter ring, on both sides blued steel hands, on the front a non-blued steel hand for setting the alarm time, Viennese grand Sonnerie on wire gongs with alarm, chain fuse, repetition and strike off lever.