Lot 256: C.1850, Austrian, Martin Böch, Wien, a good 3-wt Grand Sonnerie wall clock, 72 beat. Condition: this exceptional 3-wt hung behind the piano in Dana's music room {see detail image}, and was reportedly his favorite "Vienna". Has a quality bench made

C.1850, Austrian, Martin Böch, Wien, a good 3-wt Grand Sonnerie wall clock, 72 beat. Condition: this exceptional 3-wt hung behind the piano in Dana's music room {see detail image}, and was reportedly his favorite "Vienna". Has a quality bench made movement with maintaining power, nice hand-finished beat-set, and quality 5 spoke pulleys. Dial grommets intact plus strike shutoff working; dial signature [Böch] restored by Dana. Minor shortcomings include missing "tail" for the minute hand, part of top finial base missing, corbels loose in case, sliver of seat board missing on each side. Everything there is original. Cleaned by Dana & hung in 1974. Ht 55" $3000--$4000