THE CLOCKWORKS BY LENZIRSCH, THE CLOCKCASE ATTRIBUTED TO HUGGLER BROS., BREINZ, CIRCA 1900

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A SWISS 'BLACK FOREST' CARVED WALNUT CLOCK, ON CONSOLE
THE CLOCKWORKS BY LENZIRSCH, THE CLOCKCASE ATTRIBUTED TO HUGGLER BROS., BREINZ, CIRCA 1900
Modeled as a huntsman, the base with game including hare, ptarmigan and marmot amidst foliage, the console similarly caved with trailing foliage and game
The clock: 35¾ in. (91 cm.) high, 20½ in. (52 cm.) wide
The console: 35 3/8 in. (90 cm.) high, 36½ in. (92 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.7 cm.) deep (2)

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Lot Essay

Another example of this clock was exhibited at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle and is also illustrated in J. Arenski et al., Swiss Carvings: The Art of the 'Black Forest' 1820-1940, Woodbridge, 2005 p. 54.

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