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Clock No. 136 - Six-lite Viennese week-running timepiece. This clock is sold. Clock No. 136   Clock 136 Backboard Base Door key Interior Key Weight     The six-lite Vienna Regulators are particularly desirable both because of their age, as well as their aesthetically pure style. This rather large and very attractive clock with its rounded door edges and simple yet elegant stringing would be considered a late six-lite, dating to around 1835. This clocks case came to me from Europe already cleaned and polished. And what a beautiful job. The finish is very very nice, highlighting the beautiful veneers and stringing. All but one piece of glass is old. Note the weight with knurled top, the very nice, early five-spoke pulley, the correct, and very nice winding crank, early wall stabilizers, brass-backed bob (weighing 4 pounds, or slightly more than the drive weight), beautifully-executed hands with the fine detail you find in the early clocks - all of the bits that make this clock a very nice find. The mechanism is larger than the typical week-running Vienna, has maintaining power, and shows all of the quality one expects from an early Viennese piece. In truth, these earlier mechanisms are the ones I enjoy the most when I get to work on them. The maker’s individual talents are showcased in the extremely high quality work they did, and the innovations that they applied to their pieces. It seem that every time I get to work on an early mechanism I find another lovely little detail that reflects the masters touch. And then there is the case. This clocks color, finish, delicate stringing, book-matched crotch mahogany on the backboard, and contrasting banding around the glass combine to make this one of the most, if not the most beautiful case in this auction. Note the early single-piece porcelain dial with the lovely piecrust bezel. While original, and in very usable condition, it would not be inappropriate to darken the numbers to really make it stand out. As is the norm on earlier clocks, the hands are works of art. This clock offers an opportunity to own one of the early timepieces that reflect all the elegance and quality of the earlier Biedermeier pieces. Caveats - The dial is chipped around the winding hole and the dial numbers could use touched up. I can arrange for the numbers to be touched up for a nominal charge if the successful bidder so desires. There is a chip in the veneer to the base of the door, and, the hinges have been replaced. Note that the original holes show behind the later hinges.