A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND GILTWOOD MUSICAL TALL-CASE CLOCK, CIRCLE OF DAVID ROENTGEN, THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KINZING, CIRCA 1790-1800

A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND GILTWOOD MUSICAL TALL-CASE CLOCK
CIRCLE OF DAVID ROENTGEN, THE MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KINZING, CIRCA 1790-1800
With two virgins, one holding a lyre behind a flaming urn on a stepped plinth over a frieze with frolicking putti and a drapery swag over a glazed door, the Arabic numeral dial below a barrel and with organ and hammer dulcimer marked du50, the paneled front and pierced sides with fabric-backed pierced latticework, molded plinth
98 ½ in. (250 cm.) high, 24 ¾ in. (63 cm.) wide, 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired from Symons Gallery, New York, 1950s.