Lot 145 | Johann Eberhard Castens | EXCEPTIONAL WOODEN BRACKET CLOCK WTH AUTOMATON AND MUSICAL MOVEMENT
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EXCEPTIONAL WOODEN BRACKET CLOCK WTH AUTOMATON AND MUSICAL MOVEMENT.
Castens, Johann Eberhard. Bremen
Date: Ca. 1780.
Technique: Wooden case with marbled frame. Reverse glass painting in eglomisé technique. Gilt dial with silver-plated chapter ring. Colour-painted figurine automaton.
Description: Rectangular case with curved gable end. Antique-style muses in gold on a black background
on the glazed pediment and sides. The front plate with florally engraved centre, the ring
dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute track. The spandrels with applied and open-worked
ornaments. Above, in the arched field, the figure automaton with two dancing couples in a
ballroom with a view of a park. The four melodies are engraved on the band above: 'Retreta
/ Menuet / Ach gott uo herr / Nun dancket alle G', selectable via large hands. Large
rectangular movement with verge escapement, three barrels and pear pendulum. Hourly strike
on bell and hourly movement on nine bells with four melodies. Repetition.
Measurement: 59,5x35x18cm.
Mark: Adhesive label on the back cover: 'Alle Sorten Uhren macht und verkauft J.E. Castens wohnt auf der Fuullen (Faulen) Straße in Bremen (Abeler p.97).
Enclosed: Pendulum & key.
Castens, Johann Eberhard. Bremen
Date: Ca. 1780.
Technique: Wooden case with marbled frame. Reverse glass painting in eglomisé technique. Gilt dial with silver-plated chapter ring. Colour-painted figurine automaton.
Description: Rectangular case with curved gable end. Antique-style muses in gold on a black background
on the glazed pediment and sides. The front plate with florally engraved centre, the ring
dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute track. The spandrels with applied and open-worked
ornaments. Above, in the arched field, the figure automaton with two dancing couples in a
ballroom with a view of a park. The four melodies are engraved on the band above: 'Retreta
/ Menuet / Ach gott uo herr / Nun dancket alle G', selectable via large hands. Large
rectangular movement with verge escapement, three barrels and pear pendulum. Hourly strike
on bell and hourly movement on nine bells with four melodies. Repetition.
Measurement: 59,5x35x18cm.
Mark: Adhesive label on the back cover: 'Alle Sorten Uhren macht und verkauft J.E. Castens wohnt auf der Fuullen (Faulen) Straße in Bremen (Abeler p.97).
Enclosed: Pendulum & key.
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Stock Id: 80892-1