I ACQUIRED THIS UNIQUE
CLOCK FROM A YOUNG LADY WHO STATED IT WAS PURCHASED BY HER FATHER
IN EUROPE IN THE 1950'S.
THE LARGE 16' INCH DIAMETER
CASE IS BRASS. THE STYLIZED GRECO-ROMAN ZODIAC FIGURES ARE DONE IN REPOUSSE
( hand hammered into the brass). THE ANTIQUE GREEN VARIEGATED FINISH WAS
OBTAINED BY STIPPLING THE BRASS WITH A BRUSH DIPPED INTO A UNIQUE SOLUTION.
THE 5 INCH DIAL IS BRASS WITH
RAISED HOUR INDICATIONS. THE HANDS ARE QUITE UNUSUAL AND APPEAR TO BE HAND
MADE FOR THE CLOCK.
THE CLOCK MOVEMENT IS OF EIGHT
DAYS DURATION AND HAS BEEN OVERHAULED. IT STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR
ON A BELL.
NOTE THE WONDERFUL BRASS WEIGHTS