Viennas                                                            JULY 2019

325.           $250

Lenzkirch 2 weight Vienna Regulator, serial number #385939, which dates the clock in the 1870-1880 era. Their reputation was that of excellence in all aspects of clockmaking, precision machine finished movements made of only the finest steel and brass, but they priced themselves out of the market and in 1901 the company sold to Junghans. This early Vienna is of the traditional style, slim case, straight sides, elegant top with finials, and slim tail section with finials. There was never a top on this case, only two finials, and the base had 3 finials. All finials were missing, and this clock dealer had 5 made. You will need to stain the finials. There are three good glasses, wall levelers, two door hooks, beat scale, a wind crank, and the back of the wood case is signed. The two brass weights are very nice, good brass pendulum and wood stick, and a very nice two-piece porcelain dial and a pair of nice Vienna hands. The 8-day movement is signed by the Lenzkirch company, it is clean and probably running, and striking a coil gong, however as with all of this German collection I did not wind the movement or hang the weights. This movement slides into the metal back plate and the gong is attached to the back plate. $300-$500.