A standing Rococo clock in a wooden case.
Rococo, 2nd half 18th century (circa 1773).
The housing is made of oak wood/ span>
Height: 264 cm, maximum width: 60 cm, body: 34 cm, maximum depth: 30 cm, body: 18 cm. Preserved condition: internal mechanism complete, the dial lacks the day / night markings. The wooden housing is in good condition.
The base with curved corners rises on four convertible legs. The front is decorated with a woodcarving composition based on a Rococo dictionary of forms - rocaille, shell motif, flowers and volutes. Above, a shaft, the vertical axis of which was also emphasized by ornamental decorations. The mechanism cabinet has openwork sides (check pattern) and a stacked crowning cornice. The finial itself takes the form of another ornamental composition. The shield is decorated with an openwork application. Mechanism with a central seconds. Inside, on the mechanism plate, there is a probable date of execution - 1773.
