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SLR.41
Lacquered grandfather clock
French Baroque with a very light ivory Venetian lacquer and gold leaf details. All in solid lime wood carved by hand, on tall feet, with bevelled glass on the sides too.
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 220 cm · width 65 cm · depth 36 cm
- Wood
- All solid French lime wood, up to 12-14 cm thick, naturally seasoned for over 12 years
- Finish
- Very light ivory Venetian lacquer, painted, with gold leaf details
- Movement
- German Kieninger mechanical movement in brass, large size; weekly chain winding; switchable night silencer from 10 pm to 7:15 am
- Chime
- Westminster every quarter hour plus the hour strike; long brass-plated bells
- Dial
- Moon phase at the top
- Other
- 5 mm glass bevelled at the edges by Giovanni Casella, on the sides too; tall feet; curved top opens; back screwed on from behind
How it is made
The style is classic French Baroque, finished the Venetian way for today's taste. The case is all solid French lime wood, in pieces up to 12 and 14 cm thick. The wood seasons naturally for more than twelve years: it takes a year per centimetre to dry. It is a light clock on tall feet, as much at home in a period house as in a modern one.
We rough out the pieces on a manual pantograph, checking the cutters' work step by step, then Franco Franzoso carves them by hand. The carving is made of separate parts, worked on their own and fitted after finishing, so every small detail is finished with care. The lacquer is a very light ivory, painted with gold leaf details. The 5 mm glass is bevelled at the edges by Giovanni Casella, on the sides as well: it lets in light and shows the inside.
The Kieninger movement is a large one, even though the case is slim. It plays the Westminster chime every quarter hour and strikes the hours on long brass-plated bells. It is wound once a week by pulling the chains and can stay silent at night. The arch at the top is open and shows the moon phase.
