2573
A TWO WEEK DURATION TAPER
CASE LATERNDLUHR IN A MAHOGANY CASE OF EXTREMELY ELEGANT
PROPORTIONS. CIRCA 1840.
An extremely elegant and beautifully proportioned taper case Laterndluhr. The mahogany case has an opening front door, although the hood itself is fixed. It has a lift out trunk door with two glass panels divided by a thin carcase rail. The whole case is well strung with maplewood stringing and is slightly longer than some taper cases we have seen which gives added elegance.
This case style is a transition between a full Laterndluhr and a Dachluhr style case. It is only found on a very small percentage of Viennese wall clocks.
The silvered brass dial unusually has engraved numerals. These are normally painted on. It also incorporates a seconds dial which is for display purposes only as the clock is not seconds beating.
