Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2502Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: May 01, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Black Forest Cuckoo and Quail Clock, Germany, late 19th century, the elaborately carved case with phoenix and oak leaf cresting, dual doors for cuckoo and quail automata, leafage surrounding the dial with Roman numerals, bone hands, thirty-hour wood-plate quarter-striking movement with brass wheels and steel arbors, oak leaf pendulum and three acorn weights, ht. 24 in.
Estimate $400-600
Well cared for condition; replacement bellows, no other significant repairs or replacements.