Figural Cartel Clock “Aurora – Goddess of Dawn” by Josef Straub in Wien

Austria, Vienna, around 1800, cartel clock with a figure of the goddess of dawn – Aurora, very rare and highly collectible wall clock from the workshop of the prominent Viennese clockmaker and academic sculptor Josef Straub (1756–1836), polychrome gilt wood, anchor escapement, Viennese grande sonnerie, repeater on the bells, white enamel dial signed J. Straub B in Wien, overall dimensions 78 × 37 × 16 cm.