Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870

Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870
Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870

Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870

BLACK FOREST RARE CUCKOO CLOCK WOOD PLATE POSSIBLY BEHA OR KETTERER CIRCA 1870. AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES IT IS BEAUTIFULLY CARVED, THE TOP CRESTING HAS BEEN FIXED TO THE ROOF AS MANY OF THE CLOCKS CRESTING ARE MISSING THIS PROBABLY SAVED IT. THE BOTTOM CARVING AT THE FRONT OF THE CLOCK THE TOP RAIL IS MISSING MANY YEARS AGO.

IT HAS TWO CUCKOO DOORS, ONE IS A VERY OLD REPLACEMENT. THE ROOF WHERE IT IS AN OLDER STYLE CLOCK IS SECTIONED OFF WITH CARVED TILES, THE LATER ONES NEVER HAD THIS BECAUSE IT WAS VERY TIME CONSUMING TO REPRODUCE. THE MOVEMENT IS WOOD PLATE, SPRING DRIVEN, IT DOES TICK AWAY AND CUCKOOS BUT THE MOVEMENT DOES POSSIBLY NEED SERVICING AND LIKE ALL OLD CUCKOO CLOCKS THE BELLOWS NEED RE-COVERING. THE GREAT THING WITH THIS MOVEMENT IT STILL HAS THE STOP GEARS ON THE WINDING MECHANISM, MANY OF THE MOVEMENTS THESE HAVE BEEN REMOVED, TO GIVE THE CLOCK A SLIGHTLY LONGER RUNNING DURATION.

PERSONALLY I THINK THIS SPOILS IT BECAUSE IT MAKES THE MOVEMENT NOT COMPLETE. IT HAS A LOVELY PENDULUM, I BELIEVE ORIGINAL. THAT IS ANOTHER PART THAT USUALLY GOES MISSING.

THE CLOCK HANDS ARE BONE , INSIDE THE CASE AT THE VERY TOP THERE IS A NUMBER N117 THIS COULD BE THE MODEL. AS IN THE TITLE I HAVE PUT BEHA OR KETTERER, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT AN ACCREDITED MAKER ON THESE OLD CLOCKS BUT I THINK POSSIBLY IT IS FROM ONE OF THOSE MAKERS, BUT IF ANY OF YOU CLEVER E-BAYERS KNOWS ANY DIFFERENT I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION. ON THE BACKBOARD THERE IS A PARTIAL STICKER IT'S HARD TO MAKE OUT WHAT DEALER IT WAS FROM PERHAPS SOMEONE OUT THERE KNOWS. THERE IS A FEW JOBS NEEDED ON THE CLOCK BUT REMEMBER THIS IS A VERY OLD CLOCK, CIRCA 1870. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE WARS IT'S BEEN THROUGH IT'S VERY LUCKY IT STILL EXISTS.

HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, MANY THANKS. I have a small amount of Very fine thin white leather which would probably be ideal for the bellows I will add this with the clock to help. I HAD A VERY HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE EBAYER FROM THE USA CONTACT ME AND TOLD ME THIS CLOCK WAS A BEHA 509 I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS AS HELPFUL TO YOU AS IT WAS TO ME.

The item "BLACK FOREST RARE CUCKOO CLOCK WOOD PLATE POSSIBLY BEHA OR KETTERER CIRCA 1870" is in sale since Saturday, August 29, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Antique Clocks\Cuckoo Clocks". The seller is "yellowheadgasket" and is located in Bath, Somerset..

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Black Forest Rare Cuckoo Clock Wood Plate Possibly Beha Or Ketterer Circa 1870