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SAR.44
Corner grandfather clock
A Venetian corner clock, like those of the wealthy bourgeoisie. Hand-laid Ferrara walnut burl, carved capitals, bevelled glass and a large lyre pendulum.
A clock that is yours alone. Wood, finish, colour and melody: we start from this model and finish it together, the way you want it.
- Dimensions
- Height 230 cm · width 80 cm · depth 55 cm · weight 90 kg
- Wood
- Genuine Ferrara (Palladian) walnut burl, hand-laid on base and upper case; capitals hand-carved in Italian walnut; Tanganyika parts; American tulipwood mouldings
- Finish
- Water-based medium walnut with a semi-gloss nitrocellulose clear coat
- Movement
- German Kieninger mechanical movement in brass; chain winding lasting about 6 days, each weight drops about 12 cm a day; switchable night silencer from 10 pm to 7:15 am; hands can also be turned anticlockwise
- Chime
- Westminster every quarter hour
- Dial
- Large moon phase dial by Jaeckle
- Pendulum
- Large brass lyre pendulum and brass weights by Jaeckle
- Other
- 5 mm glass hand-bevelled all round; 2 locks; in 2 parts joined by a screw
How it is made
It brings different crafts and traditions together, with patient work. The capitals are Italian walnut, carved by hand; the base and the upper case carry genuine Ferrara walnut burl, also called Palladian; other parts are Tanganyika and the mouldings are American tulipwood. It suits any home, even without Venetian furniture.
The burl is the fine kind, taken from where the branches leave the trunk and not from the large roots, and Mrs Ambrosi lays it by hand. The carving is clean and sanded smooth, soft to the touch. The 5 mm glass is bevelled all round by Giovanni Casella, master glazier in Cerea. Stefano applies the water-based medium walnut finish, with a semi-gloss nitrocellulose clear coat.
The German Kieninger movement in brass plays the Westminster chime every quarter hour and can stay silent at night. The large moon phase dial, the large lyre pendulum and the brass weights are by the German firm Jaeckle. It is wound by pulling the free end of each chain, and one winding lasts about 6 days. The case comes in two parts, joined with a screw once it is in place at home, and it has two locks.
