FEBRUARY FINE ESTATES CHARLESTON SC
Lot 100:
Description
A Monumental Black Forest Carved Walnut Coo-Coo Clock, late 19th/early 20th c. The case is heavily ornamented with carved figural game of a hare and pheasant and hound amidst scrolling oak leaves, branches and acorns together with various hunting accoutrements including slung rifles, a horn and pouch. The whole below a majestic horned mountain goat (alpine ibex). With key. Runs when wound and Coo-Coo works. A nearly identical example is illustrated in the 1910 catalog for Peter Trauffer of Luzern and St. Moritz. #1383. Ref: "Swiss Carvings: The Art of the Black Forest 1820-1940" by Jay Arenski, Simon & Michael Daniels, Antique Collectors Club, page 158. Measures 38"x22"x12". Weight approximately 20 lbs. PROVENANCE: Private Estate in Annapolis, Maryland. **In house shipping available on this lot** If you win this lot, please select self arranged for in house shipping when paying**
Condition: very good, antique
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