Mayer Year-duration Vienna Regulator Timepiece

Description:

Mayer Year-duration Vienna Regulator Timepiece, Austria, stained fruitwood case topped by a carved crest, flat one-piece 8-in. enamel Roman numeral dial surrounded by an engine-turned brass bezel, full-length door with foliate carving flanking the dial opening, year duration time-only movement with crutch beat adjustment powered by a brass-cased weight and regulated by pendulum with brass-faced bob, ht. 74 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

dial has very few imperfections, no hairlines, case door warped, missing object right side glass panel, separation joints at both side frames at bottom, case back warped, appears that case, movement, and dial are original to each other, ticks but recommended cleaning, crest is composite


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