Longcase clock, Clockmaker: Hermann Achenbach (German, born 1730, active before 1759–92), Clockmaker: Johann Schmidt (German, 1735–1795), Case by David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780), Marquetry panel by Reusch, ca. 1774–75, German, Neuwied am Rhein, Case: oak veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, and hornbeam (all partly stained), and other woods; mother-of-pearl; gilded bronze; and brass; Dial: partly gilded and partly silvered brass and enameled and painted copper; Movement: brass and steel, Overall: 122 1/2 × 27 × 16 in. (311.2 × 68.6 × 40.6 cm), Horology, Clockmaker: Hermann Achenbach (German, born 1730, active before 1759–92, Clockmaker: Johann Schmidt (German, 1735–1795, Case by David Roentgen (German, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780, Marquetry panel by ReuschMarquetry panel after a design by Thomas Chippendale (British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire 1718–1779 London), The hood of the case consists of a curving superstructure, crowned by a pagoda-shaped roof surmounted by a cylindrical urn finial (replacement). The concave surfaces of the hood are fitted on front and sides with pierced-brass panels, and the edges are set with gilt-bronze strings of husks terminating in grotesque lions-masks
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Longcase clock, Clockmaker, Hermann Achenbach, German, born 1730, active, 1759–92, Johann Schmidt, 1735–1795, Case, David Roentgen, Herrnhaag 1743–1807 Wiesbaden, master 1780, Marquetry panel, Reusch, ca, 1774–75, Neuwied am Rhein, oak veneered, maple, burl woods, holly, hornbeam, partly stained, woods, mother, pearl, gilded bronze, brass, Dial, gilded, silvered brass, enameled, painted copper, Movement, steel, Overall, 122 1/2, 27, 16, 311.2, 68.6, 40.6 cm, Horology, Clockmaker: Hermann, born, 1730, active before, Johann, Case by David, Herrnhaag, 1743–1807, Wiesbaden, master, 1780, panel ReuschMarquetry after a design Thomas Chippendale, British, baptised Otley, West Yorkshire, 1718–1779, London, hood, case consists, curving superstructure, crowned, pagoda-shaped roof, surmounted, cylindrical urn, finial, replacement, concave surfaces, fitted, front, sides, pierced-brass panels, edges, set, gilt-bronze strings, husks terminating, grotesque lions-masks
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