SKELETON MANTEL CLOCK ‘MINIMALIST’ D: Kohn Ca. 1815 Austria

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SKELETON MANTEL CLOCK ‘MINIMALIST’
Signed: D: Kohn
Circa 1815
Austria

Movement
Brass silver-plated skeleton movement with anchor escapement and special compensation pendulum, fitted with glass tubes. The going train is driven by a weight suspended in front of the pendulum.

Dial
The skeleton dial features a white enamelled chapter ring set in a silver-plated ring. The chapter ring has black Roman numerals for the hours and dashes for the minutes. The stylized spear-shaped hour and minute hands are made of blued steel. At the bottom the dial is signed D: Kohn.

Case
The brass silver-plated skeleton movement is placed between two mahogany columns. These columns have silver-plated bases and capitals and silver-plated pine cones are applied to the columns for decoration. Under the pendulum lens is a small silver-plated dial for the regulation of the going train, fitted with a steel indicator hand. The clock stands on a marble base, equipped with four silver-plated adjustable feet and a spirit level has been fitted to the front of the base to set the clock straight.

Duration 1 day
Height 59 cm.
Width 39.5 cm.
Depth 13 cm.

Literature
F.H. van Weijdom Claterbos, List of Viennese Clockmakers, p. 52.

De maker
D. Kohn worked in Vienna and came from a family of well-known watchmakers.

Note
This clock is a fine example of a minimalist clock and illustrates the essence of the skeleton clock. Clean lines and a design that is timeless and that you can imagine being made today by a very talented clockmaker.