AN BAROQUE IRON WALL CLOCK

Description:

South German, circa 1740
H. 49 cm
Openwork iron front, numeral ring featuring Roman numerals, ornaments, and finely decorated hands. Enclosed iron movement with side doors, spindle escapement, hour striking on a bell, and a short front pendulum. Restored, repaired; front later painted, additions. No guarantee of funtionality.
Private Collection Northrhine-Westph., with Nagel Auktionen, Auktion 373, 24./25. September 1999, Lot 1586.