$8,540
modeled with four putti allegorical of the elements; wind with a sash and winged helmet, fire with a dragon and a torch, Earth with a cornucopia and a badger and water with a dolphin, a shell and a length of coral, the whole with applied flowering vines and a circular dial with Roman numerals, the stand decorated with Deutsche blumen and gilt highlights, the clock with crossed swords in underglaze blue, the stand with crossed swords impressed 2172 and 78, having Lenzkirch time and strike movement. Height overall 22 1/2 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2012-04-30