A Praque fire-gilt bronze travel clock - image-1

Lot 760 Dα

A Praque fire-gilt bronze travel clock

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
18.11.2016, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.401 € (incl. premium)

A Praque fire-gilt bronze travel clock

30 hour cylinder movement, two-tone coil chime, quarter hour repitition. Engraved to the reverse "Od tvéhò upremného Pritele.", in original leather case. Signed to the dial "LUDWIG HAINZ PRAG". Some wear to the case. H 11.9 cm, case H 15.5 cm.
Made by Ludwig Hainz, ca. 1840 /50.

Provenance

Purchased at the Münchner Kunstmesse 1975

Literature

This clock and clock maker mentioned in: Abeler, Wuppertal 1977, p. 250.