An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780

An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780

Price: € 8500

Offered by Gude & Meis Antique Clocks



An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780 An Austrian engraved 'zappler' wall timepiece, Weltz S. Pölten, circa 1780

2 1/2 day movement with alarm, very fine engraved brass front.

10.7-cm engraved brass chapter ring with Roman numerals and five minute arches, blued steel diamond hands and engraved brass alarm disc, foliate engraved centre with mock pendulum, signed above Weltz S: Pölten,spring-driven movement with verge escapement and alarm on a bell with 2 1/2 day duration, iron case with hind foot and hoop and spurs for mounting on the wall.

The signature is probably of Johann Georg Weltz of Pölten Austria who worked in the last quarter of the 18th C. A number of clocks of his hand are still known. Lit. Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, pp. 591

Signature
Weltz S. Pölten
Reference
500-110
Sizes
17 x 19 x 9.5 cm

Offered by

Gude & Meis Antique Clocks

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 60
1017DH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

+31 (0)20 6129742
http://www.gudemeis.com/

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