Longcase clock, Clockmaker: Hermann Achenbach, ca. 1774–75
Longcase clock, Clockmaker: Hermann Achenbach (German, born 1730, active before 1759–92), Clockmaker: Johann Schmidt (German, 1735–1795), Case by David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780), Marquetry panel by Reusch, ca. 1774–75, German, Neuwied am Rhein, Case: oak veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, and hornbeam (all partly stained), and other woods; mother-of-pearl; gilded bronze; and brass; Dial: partly gilded and partly silvered brass and enameled and painted copper; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 122 1/2 × 27 × 16 in. ( × × cm), Horology, Clockmaker: Hermann Achenbach (German, born 1730, active before 1759–92, Clockmaker: Johann Schmidt (German, 1735–1795, Case by David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780, Marquetry panel by ReuschMarquetry panel after a design by Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), The hood of the case consists of a curving superstructure, crowned by a pagoda-shaped roof surmounted by a cylindrical urn finial (replacement). The concave surfaces of the hood are fitted on front and sides with pierced-brass panels, and the edges are set with gilt-bronze strings of husks terminating in grotesque lions-masks
Size: 3156px × 4636px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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