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Clock No. 424 - 1 Weight, 2 Spring 2 day near Miniature Biedermeier Vienna Regulator from Steyr. Clock No. 424 Purchase Price $2,205 Weights 1 Springs 2 Length 33 inches Wall Stabilizers Old Brackets, New Screws Case Condition 1 Winding Key No Mechanism Dirty Mechanism Mount Wood Seat board Beat Scale No Pendulum Brass back   Clock 424 Base Dial Interior   Mechanism view 1 Mechanism view 2 Signature Top     This Austrian clock with Granne Sonnerie strike has a case that is in truly beautiful condition. And, at 33 inches, it is very small and very attractive. Best of all this clocks case is complete, right down to original finials and all the bits of trim. And while the side glass is slightly wavy, the door glass appears to be later. This clock maintains the relatively narrow body of earlier clocks, giving it the grace of the Biedermeier and the Transitional clocks, though its size is difficult to grasp from these pictures. I find each time that I receive clocks from Austria that the ones that give the biggest surprises are the miniatures - the pictures never give me a good feeling for how small they really are. I can not make out the name of the maker on the dial, though the town is very clearly Steyr, which is 90 miles west of Vienna. I included a couple of pictures of the mechanism to give some idea of what a beautiful and small mechanism this clock has while the case has been cleaned and waxed, the mechanism could use a good cleaning. It really is a very fine mechanism, and has the kind of attention to detail you come to expect from a provincial clock. Note the separate gong-mount that attaches to the wooden seat board - a sign of an earlier piece. The dial is complete, with no chips, but a number of hair-line cracks. The pendulum bob (brass backed!) and rod are perfect, as is the weight, except it is missing its washer below the hook. Caveats: The mechanism could use cleaned.