Longcase clock

Longcase clock is held by Peleș National Museum. Museum description: Longcase clock, made of marquetry wood. Parallelepiped case, dome and front with door, and central arched pediment. Applied vegetal decoration, wooden statuettes (Atlas and two winged female figures - allegories with torches and trumpets), placed on the dome. In the middle section of the case with door, a wooden panel with carved and applied decoration (leaves). Inside, weights and pendulum. In the lower section the base with curved panels and lion claw-shaped feet (the front ones) and cube feet (the rear ones). The decoration is completed by veneer mosaic and fillets forming geometric motifs. Circular dial with Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numerals for minutes. A small subsidiary dial for the chime, mounted on the main dial. The dial is set within a square decorated at the corners with applied metal figures, representing the four seasons. Mechanism with weights driven by pulleys and pendulum.; notes: S The museum record gives measurements length: 65 cm; width: 38 cm; height: 270 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.