95th Auction

2017/5/6

Lot 217

Ignatz Marenzeller in Wien (Vienna), Height 145 mm, circa 1850
An ornamental quarter hour repeating carriage clock with Vienna 4/4 strike "Grande Sonnerie", date and alarm
Case: brass, firegilt, embossed floral decoration, facet glazed on three sides, glazed upper part, handle on top. Dial: enamel. Movm.: brass full plate movement, 3 hammers / 2 gongs, 4 barrels, double-wheel duplex escapement, ring balance.
Ignatz Marenzeller was an extremely gifted Austrian maker who lived in Vienna around the middle of the 19th century. During the Vienna Exhibition in 1835 he was awarded a silver medal for his achievements and he received a gold medal in 1845.
Ignatz Marenzeller was born in 1797 and opened a clock shop in Vienna in 1830; in 1831 he became a master. Marenzeller died on November 22, 1877.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Marenzeller,_Ignatz, as of 02/27/2017.

Sold

estimated
1.8004.000 €
Price realized
3.300 €