Mathias Bauerle, Schwarzwald, a large quarter chiming bracket clock, the burl walnut veneered case of typical form and with bell top, and with cast brass mounts featuring masks, floral and foliate pendants, festoons, and urn form lamp finials, the sides with cast sound frets featuring masks, arched composite dial with matted center, roman numeral silvered chapter ring, scrolling vine mounts, and subsidiary dials for regulation and chime control, fancy blued steel hands, and 8 day, three train movement sounding Westminster quarters on gongs, and striking the our on a larger, fifth gong
Condition
dirty, a few tiny veneer losses, veneer with lifting at bottom of door and sides, sides with minor splits, finish with minor dings and scratches, dial and hands good, movement very dirty and oily, gongs with rust and also soaked with oil, hammers with rust, ticks and strikes, lacking pendulum ACCESSORIES: Five Finials, 28in x 16in x 12in