A very rare large bracket clock chiming quarters on eight tubes by Winterhalder & Hofmeier

A very rare large bracket clock chiming quarters on eight tubes by Winterhalder & Hofmeier

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$6,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$4,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2022[/restrict]

Winterhalder & Hofmeier, Germany, a very rare, large quarter chiming bracket clock, the oak case on a molded base, the glazed door with break arch aperture and carved foliate scroll spandrels and flanked by chamfered corners with lambs tongue stops, the molded top surmounted by a dome with carved front featuring a swag, fruit, and foliage, all on a stippled ground and below a molded plinth, the sides with molded frame doors and wooden frets, and the back door fitted with bevelled glass, roman numeral silvered dial with art nouveau inspired spandrels, and subsidiary dials for chime control and regulation, the arch displaying phases of the moon, fancy blued steel hands, very substantial 8 day, three train fusee movement with dead beat escapement, sounding the quarters on four or eight tubes, and striking the hour on a ninth tube, with pull repeat, together with its original large, carved oak shelf