Description
A personal gift from Empress Maria Theresa to Field Marshal Ernst Gideon von Laudon Floor-standing clock in a red lacquered case with chinoiserie "Comtoise" as a local Franche-Comté design Ca. 1735 Eight-day iron movement with vertically ascending rack One-handed pewter chapter ring and gilt cast bronze appliqués on a gilt base plate Total height approx. 245 cm Movement not inspected Provenance: Baroness Pasetti, Vienna Cf. Hans Bertele & Jordan Bassermann, Uhren, Braunschweig 1969, ill. 242a & b.
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A personal gift from Empress Maria Theresa to Field Marshal Ernst Gideon von Laudon Floor-standing clock in a red lacquered case with chinoiserie "Comtoise" as a local Franche-Comté design Ca. 1735 Eight-day iron movement with vertically ascending rack One-handed pewter chapter ring and gilt cast bronze appliqués on a gilt base plate Total height approx. 245 cm Movement not inspected Provenance: Baroness Pasetti, Vienna Cf. Hans Bertele & Jordan Bassermann, Uhren, Braunschweig 1969, ill. 242a & b.
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