F.X. Schmidt

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Clockmaker: Franz Xaver SchmidtDate: ca 1800Height: 14 cmSignature: Franz Schmidt in Gratz (dial)Duration: 30 hours Brass case with glazed front door, enamel dial, brass subsidiary dials, blued steel hands, date display, Viennese grand sonnerie and alarm striking on bells, strike silent, repeat silent

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M. Böck

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Clockmaker: Martin BöckDate: ca 1830Height: 21,5 cmSignature: Martin Boeck in Wien (dial)Duration: 30 hours Ormolu brass case, engine turned ormolu dial with enamel chapter ring, blued steel hands, verge escapement with chain fusee, grande sonnerie on wire gongs, alarm on bell, repetition; repair stamp on the plate: “Hoser Budan” Compare: Peter Fritsch, Wiener Reiseuhren, Vienna…

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J. Rau

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Clockmaker: Josef RauDate: ca 1835Height: 143 cmSignature: “Rau in Wien”, engraved on the backplate. Description: duration 1 month, mahogany veneered case with tapering side parts ending in volutes, silvered dial, wide ormolu engine turned centre and gilded bezel, canning plant, dust covers on the pivot holes, round movement support with long pillars, oval and eccentric…

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J. Neumayer

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Clockmaker: Johann NeumayerDate: ca 1830Height: 151 cmSignature: JOHANN NEUMAYER IN WIEN Description: duration 3 months, mahogany veneered case with maple stringing, enamel dial with engine turned ormolu bezel, blued steel hands with centre sweep seconds hand, a compound compensated pendulum with knife edge suspension. (this allows a seconds beating pendulum to be much shorter than…

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J. Rauschmann

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Clockmaker: Joseph RauschmannHeight: 142 cmSignature: Rauschmann in Wien (dial)Duration: 8 days Cherry veneered case with ebonised stringing, engine turned ormolu bezel integrated in the hood, silvered dial, blued steel hands, tapered movement plates, deadbeat escapement, petite sonnerie on two bells with moving hammer, weight runs behind the pendulum, steel rod seconds pendulum

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M. F. Brezmann

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Clockmaker: Mathias Franz Xaver BrezmannDate: ca 1830Height: 110 cmSignature: BREZMANN IN WIEN (dial)Duration: 1 month Mahogany veneered case with maple stringing, engine turned and ormolu gilded bezel, enamel dial with engine turned and ormolu gilded centre, blued hands, Viennese grand sonnerie on two wire gongs, Graham escapement, strike off lever, steel pendulum

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M. Glückstein

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Clockmaker: Michael GlücksteinDate: ca 1830Height: 147 cmSignature: Michael Glückstein in Wien (dial)Duration: 1 month Mahogany veneered case with maple stringing, enamel dial, wide gilded engine turned bezel, blued steel hands, three plate movement, Graham escapement, Viennese Grande Sonnerie on wire gongs, knife edge suspension, steel and brass five rod gridiron second pendulum

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J. Hitzinger

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Clockmaker: Jacob HitzingerDate: ca 1835Height: 180 cmSignature: JACOB HITZINGER IN WIEN (dial)Duration: 1 year Mahogany veneered case with maple stringing,lift out front door, enamel dial with blued steel hands, centre sweap second hand, wide engine turned gilded bezel, three plate movement (with window in the backplate to see the escape wheel), Graham escapement, oval weight,…

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