Black Forest cuckoo clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th Century
This catalogued Black Forest cuckoo clock features an arched wooden case measuring 45 centimetres high, flanked by turned side columns. The front panel is decorated with carved foliate leaf patterns surrounding a dark circular dial.
Applied lighter Roman numerals denote the hours, driven by pierced decorative hands, alongside two winding apertures. Above the dial aperture, a small door opens to reveal the cuckoo bird figure. The lower structure incorporates an interlaced carved frieze resting atop a shaped, stepped plinth base.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- late 19th Century
- Type
- Cuckoo clock
- Height
- 45cm high
- Origin
- Black Forest
- Case Design
- arched case flanked by turned columns
- Place recorded
- Germany
Design
- Visible features
- • Arched wooden case with turned side pillars and relief leaf carvings above the dial • Circular dial with applied lighter Roman numerals, pierced hands, and twin winding arbors • Open cuckoo door above the dial showing an emerging cuckoo figure • White auction lot tag marked '249' attached to the front base
- Dial and Automaton Elements
- The clock front incorporates a circular dial fitted with applied lighter Roman numerals, pierced hands, and twin winding arbors. Positioned directly above the dial aperture is an open cuckoo door displaying an emerging cuckoo figure.
- Identity and Catalogued Form
- In Bonhams auction documentation for lot 249, this timepiece is described as a 'late 19th Century Black Forest cuckoo clock'. The case architecture is specifically catalogued as an 'arched case flanked by turned columns', with a recorded height of '45cm high'. The auction took place on 25 August 2010 in Oxford as part of an Art and Antiques sale, realizing a price of £264 including premium.
- Case Architecture and Visible Carving
- Visible observation shows an arched wooden case structured with turned side pillars and relief leaf carvings positioned above the dial area. A white auction lot tag bearing the numeral '249' is attached near the front base of the clock.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement mechanism, maker stamps, and rear case are not visible in the listing photographs
- Research required: Specific wood species is not specified in the auction catalogue description