Papier mache musical and grande sonnerie automaton table clock with fly-back hours
Papier mache musical and grande sonnerie automaton table clock with fly-back hours
Austria, Vienna
circa 1825
Mathias Razenhofer
Bronze, papier-mâché, gesso, glass, mirror; gilding, silvering, metal carving
54 x 37 x 26 cm
Papier-mache musical and grande sonnerie automaton table clock with fly-back hours. The case naturalistically modelled with painted rockwork and with aperture showing an automaton simulated waterfall feature (with replaced rods) against replaced mirror back, mounted with a figure of Cupid pushing a barrow with chased and engraved decoration, its upper border with silvered oval Arabic numerals and with fly-back hours indication hand, the front mounted with two doves above an oscillating jewelled duplex balance forming the wheel (formerly paste set), short duration movement with three barrels and grande sonnerie strike on two gongs, strike work.
Инв.2080/ММП