Vienna Laterndluhr Regulator Wall Clock
The dachluhr or roof top clock typically has an architectural top and a single section case.
Vienna laterndluhr regulator wall clock. This clock can be dated circa 1850. In the usa they are called vienna regulators but in the uk among other places they are usually called vienna wall clocks. There were two main early types. 1595 2121 83 1792 14 large grand sonnerie highly carved oak vienna clock overton clocks of chesterfield 625 831 44 702 25 large vienna wall clock by gustav becker john howkins antiques 2750 3658 33 3089 9 dwarf vienna regulator wall clock schonberger steam mill clocks 3999 99 5321 19 4494 39 triple weight vienna wall clock tyne antiques.
These clocks departed from the straight lines of the biedermeier by adding grace and style with their flowing serpentine lines. True vienna regulators are weight driven clocks although there are some spring driven clocks generally referred to as vienna regulators. A vienna regulator makes a wonderful addition to your home. The style of vienna regulator started to transition towards the heavily decorated architecture of this period.
The term vienna regulator usually refers to a weight driven precision wall clock. When you look at these clocks they look like three boxes stacked on top of each other. It is a pleasure to offer a very fine true vienna regulator wall clock made by the master clockmaker peter peuker who worked from 1844 58 at mariahilferstrasse 47 vienna. Serpentine transitional 1850 1875.
15 wide x 7 deep x 53 high. The 101 vienna regulator clocks illustrated and described in this book cover a unique era of clock making which spanned the years from about 1790 to 1910. The laterndluhr or lantern clock has a large top and bottom case with a slimmer middle section. The laterndlclock is a regulator which is attached to a wall and should therefore be free from any vibration so as to achieve accuracy.
Those built between vienna austria before the 1760 and 1835 are called laterndluhr clocks. Inset porcelain dial has black roman hour numerals pierced trefoil blued hands and brass bezel. The formal development of the laterndlclock goes back to the english longcase clocks of the 18th century from which the laterndlclock has its triangular pediment. For purposes of this book the vienna regulator era has been divided into the three periods of early middle and late.
Considered among the finest clocks ever produced the vienna regulator is the most prized of all wall clocks circa 1840 measures. The top box usually contains the working mechanisms and it typically had a roof.