SOLD Striking Antique Hand-painted Wooden Clock Face with Carved Columns colored thread ready to play on Christmas

ready to play on Christmas day

painted by an artist unknown to me

slightly hooking

reading: "Infers by the Sharpness of his Nose that Craft and Subtilty which is natural to Creatures of a familiar kind

this mid 19th century American "shackle bolts" box/crate struck me as particularly resonant

SOLD Striking Antique Hand-painted Wooden Clock Face with Carved Columns colored thread ready to play on ChristmasYum. Just about as satisfying an antique clock face as I can envision, with gorgeous rich black hand painted roman numerals against creamy white, four point stars painted between each, and a smaller dial below marking quarters, probably corresponding to a chime. And then these excellent Doric style columns to either side, giving it the feel of a stately facade. I love time related objects of all sorts, and perhaps especially those that no longer keep