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LARGE ART NOUVEAU WALL CLOCK- HOUR 1/2 STRIKE
(Item: C-253)
LARGE ART NOUVEAU
CHIMING WALL CLOCK
(ITEM# C-253)
THIS LARGE HANDSOME WALL CLOCK IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE THAT FLOURISHED BETWEEN 1890 AND 1910.
THE CLOCK IS OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN WITH A STYLE THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY IT'S FAMOUS FLOWING "WHIPLASH" CURVES.
THE CASE IS WALNUT WITH A SECONDARY WOOD OF POPLAR. IT HAS A SWING OPEN PENDULUM ACCESS DOOR. THE GLASS IN THE CLOCK IS ORIGINAL. THE CROWN AND BOTTOM ARE IN FINE CONDITION AND ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CLOCK.
THE DIAL ( APPROXIMATELY 8 BY 10 INCHES HIGH) WITH IT'S GREAT DESIGN IS REPOUSSE BRASS THAT HAS BEEN GOLD FIRE GILDED. THE CHAPTER RING IS PORCELAIN WITH ART NOUVEAU NUMERALS.
THE PENDULUM WITH IT'S HANDSOME ART NOUVEAU DESIGN SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. AS YOU CAN OBSERVE BOTH THE DIAL AND PENDULUM ARE IN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CONDITION.
THE MOVEMENT IS OF EIGHT DAYS DURATION.
IT STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR ON A DOUBLE CATHEDRAL GONG. THE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED AND HAS A ONE YEAR IN HOUSE GUARANTY.
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