Viennese Musical Clock, c. 1820

With 5-inch (13 cm) enameled Arabic dial marked "Gabriel Sohn, Bauer in Wien", three-train movement striking hours and quarters on two gongs with musical accompaniment (linkage disconnected), silk-thread suspension and key-wind three-air cylinder movement with 31 pairs of teeth (complete - not examined out of case), architectural case with mirrored enclosure supported by pillars, draped with painted curtains and surmounted by a pair of classical pressed-metal figures and a carved ebony mask, ht. 26 x wd. 13 ¾ in. (65,5 x 35 cm), cylinder approx. 3 in. (7,5 cm), musical movement in good playing condition, clock movement running but not guaranteed, missing wood cover for mechanism, case with minor losses. With key. - A most imposing musical clock.

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)