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Objekt 4

Model of a floor standing clock

Description

This elaborately crafted model with a working clock is a perfect copy of a magnificent Dutch hall clock of the 18th century - right down to the crowning figure of the atlas with the globe and the indication of the position of the sun or moon.

Object description

Le Guet, Neuchâtel, beginning of the 20th century

Oak core with walnut burl veneer; bronze, brass, pewter

Inv. 1982.1230. Bequest Carl and Lini Nathan-Rupp, Binningen.

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