An unusual carved oak chiming bracket clock for the English market by Winterhalder & Hofmeier
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,300[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
Winterhalder & Hofmeier, Germany, for M.H. Tilley & Son, Dorchester, an unusual carved oak chiming bracket clock, leaf and dart carved molding below a frieze with foliate carving, bordered above by a gadrooned band, the door also with foliate border and flanking consoles with grotesque masks and botanical drops, the gadrooned cornice molding below a stepped dome top, the lower portion with green man masks and acanthus, and the upper with simple foliate carving, the case sides with egg and dart trimmed frets, having naturalistic carving and central mask, signed roman numeral composite dial with matted center, gilt spandrels, and blued steel hands, the arch with subsidiary dials for chime control and regulation, three train, 8 day movement, chiming quarters on four or eight gongs, the hour counted on a larger, ninth gong