1890'S HAND CARVED WALL CLOCK -BAROMETER -THERMOMETER
(Item: C-370)
ANTIQUE FRENCH HAND CARVED HUNTING LODGE WALL CLOCK WITH BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER
(ITEM # C-370)
THIS UNIQUE CLOCK WAS MADE IN FRANCE IN THE MID TO LATE 1800'S.
I AM SURE, THAT, WITH IT'S CARVED QUAIL BIRDS IT WAS MADE FOR A EUROPEAN HUNTING LODGE.
THE CARVINGS ARE EXCELLENT FROM THE TWO BIRDS TO THE HANDSOME CARVINGS THROUGHOUT THE CLOCK CASE.
THE WOOD IS EITHER WALNUT OR DARK EUROPEAN OAK.
THE DIAL IS OF WOOD WITH PORCELAIN ROMAN NUMERALS. HANDS ARE BRASS AND ORIGINAL. THE CLOCK HAS AN ORIGINAL 8 INCH OPEN FACE. (THEY NEVER HAD A BEZEL WITH GLASS.)
THE MOVEMENT IS OF COURSE FRENCH, OF EIGHT DAY DURATION, AND HAS A RACK AND SNAIL STRIKE MECHANISM. THIS CLOCK STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR AND RUNS JUST GREAT.
THE CENTIGRADE THERMOMETER WORKS FINE. ANEROID BAROMETERS DO NOT WORK IN COLORADO BECAUSE OF THE ALTITUDE; THEREFORE, I DO NOT KNOW IF IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY.
DIMENSIONS:
35 1/2 INCHES HIGH 16 1/2 INCHES WIDE 5 INCHES DEEP
PPRICE UPON REQUEST
Circa: 1870-1890
Period: VICTORIAN
W. 16 1/2″
L. 35 1/2″
D. 5″
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