A Fine Quality Burr Walnut Bracket Clock By Lenzkirch.

• Maker: Lenzkirch, Germany
  
• Date: 1890
• Height: 40cm Width: 29cm Depth: 21cm
  
• Price: Sold
  

 

Overview

A fine quality burr walnut bracket clock by Lenzkirch of Germany, with a quarter chiming movement.

Case

The high quality case veneered in beautifully figured burr walnut, with ormolu gilt brass mounts.

Dial

The rectangular brass dial with gilded brass spandrels, with a circular silvered chapter ring and subsidiary zone for the rise and fall mechanism, finely matted dial centre.

Movement

The fully restored high quality spring driven movement, ting tang striking the quarter hours on two blued steel gongs and the hour on a single gong. Stamped to the backplate Lenzkirch - 1 Million 259093.

Hands

Blued steel hands.

This fine example is in the top tier of clocks Lenzkirch made in their high quality range.

Lenzkirch were regarded as the best clockmakers in Germany during the late 19th century and produced some wonderful quality clocks.

This example is in fine condition with the movement fully restored by our FBHI and Worshipful Clockmakers Company awarded horologist.