Winterhalder & Hofmeier Gothic Revival walnut bracket wall clock with matching sconces
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 19th Century
This exceptional late 19th-century Gothic Revival bracket wall clock, produced by Winterhalder & Hofmeier, features a highly detailed walnut case designed in the style of a miniature cathedral façade.
The architectural structure is adorned with a central spire and subsidiary turrets, each featuring lancet arches and intricate Gothic tracery. The dial door, framed by clustered colonettes under a pointed arch, contains a circular dial with a silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and a gilt center, accompanied by pierced hands and gilt spandrels. The sides of the case incorporate Gothic tracery windows with red fabric backing.
The clock rests upon its original carved wall bracket, which terminates in turned pendant finials.This piece was documented in the maker's 1890 and 1901 catalogs as No. 147. The suite includes matching Gothic Revival wall sconces that echo the decorative motifs of the clock case. The overall dimensions are 36 inches in height, 15 inches in width, and 11 inches in depth.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Walnut
- Dimensions
- 36 in. H, 15 in. W, 11 in. D
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- Eight-day chain fusee
- Complication
- Full Westminster chimes
Design
- Dial
- Silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with gilt center
- Style
- Gothic Revival
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Winterhalder & Hofmeier
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.