Object Description
Gilt Wood Cartel Clock
Painted dial with Roman numerals and pierced gilt hands.
Giltwood case with swag decoration, turned finials, surmounted by a harp with starburst decoration below the dial.
Eight day movement by Gustav Becker with silk suspension striking the hours and halves on a bell. C.1890
Gastav Becker became one of the most prolific makers of clocks in the nineteenth century setting up a factory in Frieburg, Germany c.1845-1930