Antique American Clocks January 2020
404. $900
Transitional Viennese Regulator, ca. 1870. An impressive 3-weight Grande Sonnerie Vienna signed “W : Popper in Wien” on the two-part porcelain dial. The hardwood (walnut?) case is 59 inches long with ¾ columns on each side of the door, a two-piece crest, and faux burl insets. The three glasses do not look old. The clock is running and striking in the grand sonnerie style – once, twice, thrice, and four times on a wire gong on each quarter hour, each time followed by a strike on a second gong of a different tone to count the hours. So, it tells you the minutes first, and then the hour. $900-$1200.
Thanks to Chuck Campbell for updating me on the type of strike mechanism used here.