A LARGE BLACK FOREST FLUTE CLOCK

Estimated Value:

8.000 € - 10.000 €

Result:

7.511 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

late 18th century
100 x 60 cm
Frontal view as a theatre backdrop and a diverse staffage of figures. Poliment-gilt wooden case on the front, with a depiction of a church organ. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic minute track and decorated hands. Flute movement with 64 wooden pipes, two large pin barrels with 8 melodies each. Large pendulum movement with 8-day running time, half-hour strike on bell and thread suspension of the pendulum. Replaced movement and dial. Rest, added, age damage. Comes with: wooden base in the shape of a chest of drawers.
The Sapper Collection, Stuttgart
Acquired from Antiquitäten Rust, Cologne, 1991 - according to the enclosed letter from Rust ‘(....) Shield and figures made by Matthias Faller for the French court. Musical work with three registers, 21 claverns (tone steps) and nine folkloristic dance pieces’.

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