Neo-Baroque Hall Clock, Urgos (Model UW 32), Germany, c. 1970–1990.
A case crafted from fine wood with rich gilded bronze ornamentation, crowned by an openwork finial featuring vases and a skirt resting on openwork claw feet. A gilded dial, profusely chiselled with white-enamelled cartouches bearing Roman numerals, flanked by columns and a glass-fronted case revealing the striking mechanism and the lyre-shaped pendulum. German brass movement with Urgos striking mechanism (UW 32019).
Size: 200 x 35.5 x 48.5 cm
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A case crafted from fine wood with rich gilded bronze ornamentation, crowned by an openwork finial featuring vases and a skirt resting on openwork claw feet. A gilded dial, profusely chiselled with white-enamelled cartouches bearing Roman numerals, flanked by columns and a glass-fronted case revealing the striking mechanism and the lyre-shaped pendulum. German brass movement with Urgos striking mechanism (UW 32019).
Size: 200 x 35.5 x 48.5 cm