An early South German polychrome automaton wall clock, circa 1590.
€ 26000 $ 30160 £ 22504 ¥ 4796480 DKK 194303 CHF 23829 NOK 279864 CA$ 41493 HK$ 236239
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€ 8500 $ 9860 £ 7357 ¥ 1568080 DKK 63522 CHF 7790 NOK 91494 CA$ 13565 HK$ 77232
25-cm polychrome painted convex dial with Roman numerals, brass diamond shaped hands, flower spandrels and in the arch flanking the door for the cuckoo, 30-hour weight driven wooden movement with anchor escapement, countwheel half hour striking on a bell in combination with cuckoo and pipes, wood case with doors to the sides, suspension hoop and spurs.
Cuckoo clocks are usually made in a chalet style. This clock a so-called Lackschilduhr (painted dial clock) with cuckoo is the earlier and much more rare type.