LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRIENZ

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A SWISS BLACK FORREST CARVED WOOD STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK 'JAEGERUHR'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BRIENZ
Naturalistically carved with two standing stags, the base with a partridge nest flanked by foliage, the circular wooden dial applied with enamel Roman chapters, the (later) eight day twin barrel movement with spring balance escapement and strike on gong below
117 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Brienz was a well known centre of woodcarving in the second half of the 19th Century. In 1862 the Drawing and Modelling School of Brienz was founded and became the centre of the Brienz carving industry. This school enabled carvers to work in an orderly fashion and make original and high quality creations.
See also: Andri Ammelounx, Black Forest Bears, Swiss woodcarvings 1870-1920, Pallatine 2007

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