Lot Essay
A virtually identical longcase clock was sold in these rooms on 28 October 1999, lot 94.
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THE PORCELAIN PANELS PAINTED BY J. HOSS, CIRCA 1880
Details
A German giltwood and porcelain-mounted longcase clock
The porcelain panels painted by J. Hoss, Circa 1880
Surmounted by a square stepped pediment, the front with a circular porcelain dial depicting putti, the twin-train movement striking on a gong, inscribed GB/GUSTAVE BECKER/FREIB.I.SCHL./BRALNAU.I.BOEM MEDAILLE D'OR, numbered 325417, the sides each with a panel depicting three graces bathing, supported by a pair of columns depicting graces and putti, centred to the front by a mythological scene, each side with conforming panel, on an egg-and-dart spreading plinth, above a rectangular base, centred to the front by an oval panel, each side with a rectangular panel, all with conforming scenes, on an egg-and-dart spreading base, on four bun feet, the porcelain panels signed J. Hoss
77 in. (195.5 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 15¼ in. (38.5 cm.) deep
The porcelain panels painted by J. Hoss, Circa 1880
Surmounted by a square stepped pediment, the front with a circular porcelain dial depicting putti, the twin-train movement striking on a gong, inscribed GB/GUSTAVE BECKER/FREIB.I.SCHL./BRALNAU.I.BOEM MEDAILLE D'OR, numbered 325417, the sides each with a panel depicting three graces bathing, supported by a pair of columns depicting graces and putti, centred to the front by a mythological scene, each side with conforming panel, on an egg-and-dart spreading plinth, above a rectangular base, centred to the front by an oval panel, each side with a rectangular panel, all with conforming scenes, on an egg-and-dart spreading base, on four bun feet, the porcelain panels signed J. Hoss
77 in. (195.5 cm.) high; 17¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 15¼ in. (38.5 cm.) deep