Black Forest Clock

Characteristic wall clock of the Black Forest ( Forêt Noire en Allemagne ) 1840

Height 35 cm / Width 25 cm

Traditional wooden frame, iron / brass wheels on turned wooden axes (boxwood); all woodwork is treated anti-parasitic and revarnished.

Two transparent side windows to admire the wheels

Original polychrome wooden dial with floral decoration .

Polished brass hands

Anchor escapement

Ringtone on silver bell: 1 shot at the half and counting hours

Original lens in painted wood. White lacquered cast iron weight suspended by ropes

Wall mounting with two small brackets.

Winding every six days 2 years warranty

<i>The clocks of the Black Forest * bear the name of the forested region of the Black Forest

(Schwarzwald in Germany) made in the early eighteenth century by the peasants of this region who carved the wood in winter to care.

The famous “cuckoos” on which appears at the time of the ring a bird or a small character are also coming from this region of Neustadt </i>

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