Hour striking mantel clock “Lady with an oak branch”
Hour striking mantel clock “Lady with an oak branch”
Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg
The 1830-1840s
Samuel Wehl workshop
Bronze, metal, enamel, blued steel; casting, gilding, mechanical works, chasing
39.5 x 26.5 x 12 cm
On the movement mounting plate: “513”, “48”, “AD.MOUGIN DEUX MĖDAILLES”, lentil-shaped hallmark with inscription on the case: “S: WEHL / ST. PETERSBURG” on the case
Clock in cast ornately shaped gilded bronze case is mounted on the base with onlay embossed ornament in the shape of leaves’ curls on the front side decorated with mesh and leafy patterns, rocailles in the center and curls on both sides, on curly supports. Sculptural composition featuring young woman in bonnet, with an oak branch in her left hand, reaching her right hand to a snake, twisted around a stump with oak-tree branch with leaves and acorns is on the case upper part. A battledore is nearby.
White
enamel dial with
Roman numerals for hours’ designation and minutes’ divisions on the external ring, two apertures with pins
for winding the clockwork and strike, lever for escapement adjustment on the bezel with foliage ornament and two blued steel
trident-shaped hands is on the front
panel. The image of a girl sitting near the basket with fruit is to right of
the dial. Round aperture is on the case
rear side. The clock movement is visible behind it, lentil-shaped hallmark
with the inscription: “S: WEHL ST. PETERSBURG” is below. The clock movement is pendulum on spring
suspension, with half an hour strike of the hammer upon bell, with counter on the notch wheel, lever escapement,
with mark in the circle, five-pointed
star in the center, circumscription
“AD.MOUGIN DEUX MĖDAILLES” and two spring motors. Winding key is in the set.Инв.1149.1-2/ДПИ