Large Cuckoo and Quail Wall Clock

Description:

Large Cuckoo and Quail Wall Clock, Germany, c. 1890, with three-train movement striking on a gong and activating the quail on the quarters and both cuckoo and quail on the hour, 7-in. dial with pierced roman numeral chapter ring and foliate-pierced hands, sculptural case of carved intertwining tree trunks surmounted by a pair of pheasants and bordered at the roots by leaves, ferns, and toadstools growing on a rocky forest floor, ht. 32 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000

carved section on pendulum surrounding the leaf is broken in two places (needs re-glueing)


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