Beschreibung:

A SOUTH GERMAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE-DIAL, QUARTER-STRIKING, YEAR-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND EQUATION OF TIME
THE MOVEMENT BY PHILIPP MATTHÄUS HAHN, CIRCA 1780; THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANNES KLINCKERFUß, CIRCA 1810
A SOUTH GERMAN MAHOGANY DOUBLE-DIAL, QUARTER-STRIKING, YEAR-GOING LONGCASE CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR AND EQUATION OF TIME THE MOVEMENT BY PHILIPP MATTHÄUS HAHN, CIRCA 1780; THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANNES KLINCKERFUß, CIRCA 1810 The mahogany veneered spreading case with a trunkdoor to the front, resting on four patinated metal claw feet above a plinth base, the hood surmounted by triangular pediments and eared corners, a door to each side, the front and reverse with a glazed door showing the dials. The front with a blue painted brass dialplate, surrounded by a brass band and with figural spandrels to the corners depicting mythological figures and a male and female rivergod below, the white, black and red-painted Arabic and Roman dial signed above the seconds ring von Pfarrer Hahn in Kornwestheim 1780 , dot minute markers and rozette five minute markers, pierced ormolu hour hands and blued steel seconds hand, a comprehensive 'Equation of time' table ( Zeitgleichungstabelle ) with two outer concentric circles with dates and months to the centre and inscribed with explanation Die Schwarze Zahlen sind monaths tage Die rote darunter Sind die abweichung der Söne von der pendul Zeiten Menuten Das Zeichen - Zeigt an, das die rothe Zahlen von der pendul Zeit abgezogen, das x aber diefelbe addirt werden müfe, um die Soe Zeit Zuwisfen Folg: Kan man nach der mit-tags Lienie oder nach einer ackuraten Soen Uhr sehen wie viel der Menuten Zeiger vorlau-ffen, oder zuruk sein muss wen sie richtig gehen soll oder wie viel die Sönen Zeit in jedem tage des Jahres ift , the brass banded arch above with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon, white painted calendar ring and blue painted moonphase with brass penny moon and inscribed erst: Viert:-neumond-lez: Viert: , two further arches below inscribed zunehmen des Monds and abnehmen des Monds , the reverse with a circular white painted Roman and Arabic dial with dot minute markers and sword-handle five minute markers, pierced ormolu hands, the two train weight-driven year-going movement with gut lines, pin-wheel escapement ( Stiftenhemmung ), spring suspension with pendulum adjustment, grande sonnerie strike on a double countwheel with a single hammer on two bells, one bell mounted on a swivel lever -typical Hahn striking mechanism- ( Doppelschloßscheibe Schlagwerk mit Neigung einer Glocke ), the perpetual calendar and phases of the moon connected via wheelwork mounted to the reverse of the arch, the hands to the reverse-dial separately connected via a single arbor to the movement; wood-rod pendulum with detachable brass pendulum bob; two large weights, crank key, trunkdoor key, hood frontdoor-key, watch key for adjustment; on a modern painted wood pedestal base The clock: 192 cm. high overall The modern pedestal base: 76 cm. high