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2558
WIBRAL
IN WIEN, NO. 21.
A
RARE WEIGHT DRIVEN EIGHT DAY TABLE CLOCK
WITH
PINWHEEL ESCAPEMENT.
CIRCA
1805.
The large enamel dial is signed ‘Wibral in Wien’ and
has fine Roman numerals and minute track.
It has typical Wibral slender and simple blued
steel hands and the dial is surrounded with a fine
engine turned and gilded bezel.
The eight day weight driven movement has fine wheel work
with Harrison’s maintaining power and adjustable
pinwheel escapement.
The backplate is engraved ‘Wibral in Wien, No.
21’ and the brass and steel pendulum is suspended from
a silk cord. It
has a shallow brass cased weight and a pulley with four
tapered crossings.
The movement rests on two alabaster columns with engine
turned and gilded capitals and similar base decoration.
In turn the columns stand on ebonised blocks with
gilt decoration to all sides.
Wibral is well known for his elegant and simple
ebonised cases and this clock is no exception having a
simple ebonised shaped base with three ball feet.
The clock is covered with a glass dome.
Height including glass dome:
22˝" (57 cm.)
Price
band: D |
