An early South German polychrome automaton wall clock, circa 1590.
€ 26000 $ 29965 £ 22686 ¥ 4782440 DKK 194277 CHF 23954 NOK 291941 CA$ 41678 HK$ 234845
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€ 8500 $ 9796 £ 7417 ¥ 1563490 DKK 63514 CHF 7831 NOK 95442 CA$ 13626 HK$ 76776
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.