Viennese Musical Automaton Clock, c. 1850

With eight-day three-train movement striking and repeating hours and quarters on gong accompanied by pair of neo-classical armored jacquemart automata, 2 ¾ in. (6.5 cm) enameled Arabic dial with central calendar, silk-thread suspension, sun-mask pendulum and interior label of "Carl Wilhelm Koch zur Reise-Uhr, Kärnthnerstraße, Wien", in arched ebonized housing modeled as a bookcase with composition volumes flanked by herms and surmounted by a carved owl atop two more books, on ebonized base housing two-air cylinder movement by Gustav Rebíček Musikwerke Fabrik in Prague, no. 3542 / 49070, with 84 teeth in comb (one treble tooth missing), bass teeth to the right and pull-string activation, cylinder 4 in. (10 cm), ht. 21 ¼ in. (54.5 cm), musical movement in unrestored playing condition, a couple of dampers in need of adjustment, clock movement running, dial with scattered edge-chips and fills, owl missing one ear. With two keys. - A very unusual Viennese 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)