Description
Baroque mare clock with Hessian aristocratic coat of arms The rocaille-shaped cartouche bears the engraved monogram of Louis VIII. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691-1768), finely chased dial of silver-plated sheet copper with cut-out for mock pendulum, the applied chapter ring with Roman numerals of sheet iron, finely sawn blued steel hands, brass plate movement with two barrels, verge escapement, half-hour strike with two hammers on bell, black polished wooden case, movement with key, h 47 cm.
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Baroque mare clock with Hessian aristocratic coat of arms The rocaille-shaped cartouche bears the engraved monogram of Louis VIII. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1691-1768), finely chased dial of silver-plated sheet copper with cut-out for mock pendulum, the applied chapter ring with Roman numerals of sheet iron, finely sawn blued steel hands, brass plate movement with two barrels, verge escapement, half-hour strike with two hammers on bell, black polished wooden case, movement with key, h 47 cm.
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