AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK
AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK
AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK
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AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK
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THE GLADSTONE COLLECTION OF BASEBALL ART
AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK

NICHOLAS MULLER (GERMAN/AMERICAN, 1818-1873) AND KARL MULLER (GERMAN/AMERICAN, 1820-1887), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1876

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AN AMERICAN METAL BASEBALL MANTEL CLOCK
NICHOLAS MULLER (GERMAN/AMERICAN, 1818-1873) AND KARL MULLER (GERMAN/AMERICAN, 1820-1887), NEW YORK, CIRCA 1876
16 ¼ in. high

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Elizabeth Seigel
Elizabeth Seigel Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections

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Exceptional baseball themed display piece is considered one of the most important of the period featuring an ornate front faceplate cast by noted makers Nicholas and Karl Muller. A pair of players in period attire adorn either side, believed to represent members of the Brooklyn Atlantics and New York Mutuals, and at lower center are likenesses which bear striking resemblance to baseball pioneers Alexander Cartwright and Henry Chadwick. Also found within the decor are two children, similarly wearing early uniforms, with one having bat in hand. Original wooden encasement houses the interior clock work mechanisms which remains intact, although not currently running. Typical light general wear and aging with surface displaying a coat of period black paint applied over top of original gilt wash. Highly important piece is one of only a handful of surviving examples. Retains its original winding key: EX

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