It was listed by Rawlings Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.
Rawlings Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.
the clock strikes on the quarter half and three quarter and the hour count on two gongs
, The Clock movement is stamped:-
W&H
The Clock has an extremely good quality German Winterhalder and Hofmeier ting tang movement which strikes the quarters, halfs and hours on two gongs.
The movement is Stamped W & H
Winterhalder & Hofmeier were considered the finest clockmakers in the Victorian era, they came from a family of clockmakers. They were based in Germany’s Black Forest region. The company was established in 1810 by Thomas Winterhalder,
Thomas’ son Matthaus took over in 1830 and in 1850 Anton Hofmeier joined the company, who was himself a clockmaker and relative to the Winterhalder family. The company then became known as Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Rawlings Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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W & H Table Clock Mantle/mantel Bracket Clock
