A FRISIAN STAINED ELM STRIKING 'STAARTSCHIPPERTJE' (BARGE CLOCK) WITH ALARM

A FRISIAN STAINED ELM STRIKING 'STAARTSCHIPPERTJE' (BARGE CLOCK) WITH ALARM
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, the hood surmounted by giltwood figural finials, the wooden back plate with a pierced octagonal star, the polychrome painted iron dial with Roman chapter ring above a village scene, brass hands, the short duration movement with four brass ring turned baluster pillars, verge escapement with integral back swinging pendulum, outside countwheel with strike and alarm on bell above; three brass weights
77 cm. high