Antique American Clocks                      January 2020

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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.

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