Frisian tail clock antique original!
An antique original Frisian tail clock in an oak cupboard.
The curved hood has three images: two angels and an atlas. The door is decorated with two black pillars. Below two openwork consoles and an oval pendulum window with vase motif.
The dial is painted with a Frisian landscape with a lake face and is equipped with a white number ring and black Roman figures.
openwork brass hands and an original mechanical timepiece with an discretion and alarm clock in a brass frame. Hereby a great weight for the going work and two small weights for alarm work.
the percussion, consisting of a gong, hits once in half an hour and the number of hours in the hour and has a second one Call for the alarm clock mechanism (BIM-BIM). Beautiful and calm tap and full elegant gong.
Frisian tail clock with copper weights and alarm mechanism
Material: wood, oak
Clock mechanism: Mechanical
Gang reserve: 1 day-hours
Battle: Half Hour, Multiple Calling
Estimated period: 1890
Country of origin: the Netherlands
Condition: good condition-used with small signs of old age and spots
in working condition: yes
weight 15 kg
height 150 cm
Depth 22 cm
Width 34 cm
a very special and unique object, fits perfectly in today's modern interior.
Antique clocks are completely topical again. And that is not strange because every clock was made hundred to two hundred years ago by sublime craftsmen. For many months they worked on the unique workpiece with a lot of patience and dedication. The final result was of such high quality that it has passed the test of time gloriously.
The special technology and quality of the timepieces always make us look at these clocks with wonder. Since these unique objects are timeless, they fit very well into modern contemporary interior. You then have an absolutely unique art object, which will rise in value and rarity over the years. But also the daily pleasure that these timepieces bring us and the ode to the craftsmen from long days gone by, always make us "stand still".
If you are interested in this beautiful clock, please take via The email contact us. You can view and/or pick it up by appointment at the Art Atelier in Maastricht. Delivery via the special courier in the Netherlands and Belgium is also possible. Due to the vulnerability, shipping with the parcel post is not possible.
