Description
Baroque wooden, ebonized longcase clock. Straight, tall rectangular body glazed on three sides on a narrow profiled base. Curved, rising upper finial with a bracket of foliate scrolls and added finials. Coronet finials. Raised relief dial with applied chapter ring, inscribed No. 291 Karl Dunst and strike stop. Movement with verge escapement, quarter hour strike on two bells, repeater and alarm. 59 cm. 35 cm x 17.5 cm. Cf. Abeler, p. 141. A South German ebonized wood clock. German. Munich. Karl Dunst. Circa 1770.
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Baroque wooden, ebonized longcase clock. Straight, tall rectangular body glazed on three sides on a narrow profiled base. Curved, rising upper finial with a bracket of foliate scrolls and added finials. Coronet finials. Raised relief dial with applied chapter ring, inscribed No. 291 Karl Dunst and strike stop. Movement with verge escapement, quarter hour strike on two bells, repeater and alarm. 59 cm. 35 cm x 17.5 cm. Cf. Abeler, p. 141. A South German ebonized wood clock. German. Munich. Karl Dunst. Circa 1770.
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