Musical hour striking and quarter chiming wall clock
Musical hour striking and quarter chiming wall clock
Austro-Hungarian Empire, Prague
The 1850s
F. Rzebitschek Musikwerk Fabrik in Prag
Wood, metal, enamel, glass, steel, brass, gold; leaf gilding, wood carving, casting, mechanical work, polishing, joinery
50 x 42 x 17.5 cm
On the musical movement mounting plate: “RZEBITSCHEK PRAG”, “2258. / 27+57”; on the musical comb: “RZEBITSCHEK IN PRAG”; a handwritten inscription on removable panel: “Z. 8992”
Picture-style clock in wooden frame with a relief ionic and corner foliate ornament, covered in gold leaf. It is closed by a hinged glazed door in a narrow frame with a hook catch, connected to a wooden case that houses the clock and musical movement. The musical movement, featuring a two-melody cylinder, an eighty-four steel tooth musical comb, and a spring motor, is located on the removable rear panel inner side. It is activated automatically every hour or on demand via a small lever on the case bottom panel.
1970ММП/ДПИ