A Black Forest walnut and ebonised parquetry musical cuckoo clock the case with eagle surmount to the stepped top, with foliate-carved finials outset to the sides, carved foliate mounts to the front flanked by scroll pilasters, on plinth base with outset angles inlaid with Greek key parquetry, the ebonised chapter ring with bone Roman numerals and foliate carved hands, the twin fusee wood frame movement with countwheel strike on gong to the backdoor, the cuckoo activated on hour and half hour with trip release to the musical 6in.(15cm.) pin barrel movement in the base -- 25½in.(65cm.) high See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)
A Black Forest walnut and ebonised parquetry musical cuckoo clock the case with eagle surmount to the stepped top, with foliate-carved finials outset to the sides, carved foliate mounts to the front flanked by scroll pilasters, on plinth base with outset angles inlaid with Greek key parquetry, the ebonised chapter ring with bone Roman numerals and foliate carved hands, the twin fusee wood frame movement with countwheel strike on gong to the backdoor, the cuckoo activated on hour and half hour with trip release to the musical 6in.(15cm.) pin barrel movement in the base -- 25½in.(65cm.) high See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)
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