Austrian Musical Clock with Rzebitschek Movement, c. 1845

With enameled Roman dial, 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), three-train movement with silk-thread suspension, quarter-repeat on two gongs (missing one hammer) and trip for musical accompaniment, in architectural case with alabaster columns, giltwood capitals with shell relief, carved urns and mother-of-pearl mounts surrounding glazed lithograph of three children playing with a doll, the base containing two-air key-wind movement by F. Rzebit schek, no. 23771/2004 (not removed for examination), case with inscription "7/12 1843" and ink-stamp of: "Ludwig Gross, Uhrmacher und Uhren-Handlung, Schwanthaler-Strasse, vis-à-vis Café Orient, München", ht. 28 in. (71 cm), cylinder 4 in. (10 cm), musical movement in good playing condition, clock movement untested, case superstructure loose, chips on dial, missing wood cover for mechanism. With two keys.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)