A BRASS QUARTER-STRIKING LANTERN MANTEL CLOCK
A BRASS QUARTER-STRIKING LANTERN MANTEL CLOCKThe movement by Winterhalder and Hoffmeier, Schwaerzenbach, late 19th centuryThe rectangular eight-day four pillar movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and two-in-one strike train ting-tang striking the quarters on a bell mounted on the backplate followed by the one within the superstructure of the case, and sounding on the hour on the second larger bell alone, the backplate tramped W & H, Sch, the rectangular dial with matted centre with applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with blued steel trident hands above grotesque dolphin mask cast infill to lower margin opposing leaf decorated spandrel infill to upper angles within geometric upper and lower borders, the case with pineapple finial to the four-legged dome bell bearer cast with grotesque masks over pierced strapwork front and side frets each decorated with sunburst mask over further grotesques, the angles with ball and spire finials over Ionic three-quarter columns cast each with acanthus leaf detail to the slender baluster shafts over fluted lower sections, the sides fitted with doors decorated with foliate cast lozenge panels and the rear with further door incorporating silk-covered rectangular aperture to centre, on four small inverted dome feet.44.5cm (17.5ins) high, 22cm (8.375ins) wide and deep.
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A BRASS QUARTER-STRIKING LANTERN MANTEL CLOCKThe movement by Winterhalder and Hoffmeier, Schwaerzenbach, late 19th centuryThe rectangular eight-day four pillar movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and two-in-one strike train ting-tang striking the quarters on a bell mounted on the backplate followed by the one within the superstructure of the case, and sounding on the hour on the second larger bell alone, the backplate tramped W & H, Sch, the rectangular dial with matted centre with applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with blued steel trident hands above grotesque dolphin mask cast infill to lower margin opposing leaf decorated spandrel infill to upper angles within geometric upper and lower borders, the case with pineapple finial to the four-legged dome bell bearer cast with grotesque masks over pierced strapwork front and side frets each decorated with sunburst mask over further grotesques, the angles with ball and spire finials over Ionic three-quarter columns cast each with acanthus leaf detail to the slender baluster shafts over fluted lower sections, the sides fitted with doors decorated with foliate cast lozenge panels and the rear with further door incorporating silk-covered rectangular aperture to centre, on four small inverted dome feet.44.5cm (17.5ins) high, 22cm (8.375ins) wide and deep.
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