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Early 1900s shop clock made by ctw for renowned german watchmakers & prestige watch dealers f.schlesicky. Famous for their high-grade, …
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Early 1900s shop clock made by ctw for renowned german watchmakers & prestige watch dealers f.schlesicky. Famous for their high-grade, signed, & numbered watches in partnership with vacheron constantin.
f. Schlesicky was a renowned 19th century german "hof-uhrmacher" (court watchmaker) based in frankfurt am main, known for producing high quality clocks, pocket watches & retailing luxury timepieces (including vacheron constantin). Active around the 1880s–1900s, his pieces often feature intricate brass, gold, or enamel work.
the clock itself is made by ctw clocks a renowned german clock maker founded in 1852 by carl theodor wagner in usingen but in 1863 moved to wiesbaden. It was a highly successful manufacturer of electric clocks and time systems relatively early, supplying large numbers of systems to german railways from 1880 & many very large systems worldwide. Wagner's 4 sons took over the company & ran it until it went public in 1923. Systems continued to be sold through the 20th century, moving to quartz systems in 1977. The company also produced a range of electrical items, batteries, bells & telegraphs.
we salvaged this clock from a closed down shopfitters in frankfurt germany.
this clock is totally original, heavy steel case with a hand painted glass clock face still running perfectly on its original mechanism via a pulse driver. This clock has been expertly restored, rewired & pat safety tested.
width (back) 42cm, (face) 37cm, depth 9cm.
this piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution
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- Dimensions
- 16.54ʺW × 3.54ʺD × 16.54ʺH
- Styles
- Industrial
- Period
- 1900 - 1909
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Glass
- Steel
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
- Condition Notes
- Patina Consistent with Age and Use Patina Consistent with Age and Use less
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