A Friesian painted wood and cast spelter wall clock
Late 19th/early 20th century
Appears unmarked
The wall-mounted clock with a hand-painted sheet metal face with black Roman numeral hour markers and black Arabic minute markers, framed by painted cast spelter scrollwork, avian motifs, and putti masks, set in a carved and painted wood case with trumpeting mermaids flanking each side and a brass pendulum and weights
27" H x 16" W x 11" D

Overall fair to good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, indentations, and separation at joints commensurate with age. Scattered losses to the painted surface throughout as well as previous retouching. Suspension chain for the weights may have possible breaks or missing links. Cast spelter decoration with bending throughout. Two weights accompany this lot. The carved wood mermaids' trumpets both broken off and retained with the lot. As well, there is scraping and loss of paint to the painted face of the clock. Working condition unknown. Moranis does not guarantee the working condition of clocks and watches. Sold in as-is condition. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.