DESCRIPTION:
Germany, Black Forest, organ tall clock, 8 days, time and strike, weight driven wooden and brass movement playing 8 tunes through 28 pipes in a mahogany finished soft wood case with two tiered painted wooden dial, the lower section has flower and fruit painted spandrels and the upper section has a painted scene with a castle, bridge, river and boat and is signed by F. Hofmeier of Neustadt.
CONDITION:
the case has an old finish with a replaced top. The bottom has been cut down. The movement appears complete, but will definitely need service. The dial has age splits in both the top and bottom painted panels, but is still very vivid and has great appeal. The hands are original. F. Hofmeier is listed as a clock maker and dial painter of the mid 19th century in Schwarzwalduhren by Berthold Schaaf.
ESTIMATE:
$1500
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$2500
PRICE SOLD:
$1500
CIRCA: 1840
DIMENSIONS: 96in x 21in x 12in
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