Tall Case Carved Oak Figural Corner Clock
Tall Case Carved Oak Figural Corner Clock
Denmark and Germany, circa 1900
2- weight strikes on half hour and hour, Chain pull movement - Clockmaker: marked on silvered dial: J. Casparoth Copenhagen, Top Dagen gaar medrafhe fjed, Dagen 8 BørnmaaLfe (The day goes with Spring, and possibly 8-day) google translation
Marked inside: Peerless and Iron Peerless Gong
Serial # 12956 Crown/Peerless logo GTR 9196
Danish dial with German/Scandinavian carved case and German Peerless movement. Two weight strike on half hour and hour, chain pull movement
Of round/brass with silvered round dial of Roman numerals and 60 second marks. The center of a rising sun silhouette against the water.
The case of corner fitted cornice with dentil accents over two carved corbels of alternating nude maiden with laurel garlands in acanthus bases and a carved man, flanking the central clock face, additional accents of wood spandrels of moons, planet and roosters over a dentil edge.
The round dial of brass with silvered chapter ring of Roman numerals and 60 second marks. The center of a rising sun silhouette against the water, under a convex glass and wood door.
The trunk with round opening, carved father figure pointing to a globe over a north wind mask. The opposite corbel of a woman at a spinning wheel, the base with carved garlands over a molded base and flattened bun feet.
89" high x 34" wide x 11" deep
Condition: Good; the case is in excellent condition
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