A spectacular late 19th century carved Columbian Exposition wall clock by F.X. Wildenauer

A spectacular late 19th century carved Columbian Exposition wall clock by F.X. Wildenauer

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F.X. Wildenauer, Munich, a spectacular carved Columbian Exposition wall clock, the case with a profusion of naturalistic carving including scrolls, foliage, scallop shells, fruits and Green Man masks, also with strap work ornament and architectural features including cavetto and ogee moldings, pilasters, a denticulated cornice, and leaf and dart molding, the removable crest also with carved scrolls, central scallop shell with foliage, swags below fleur de lis pinnacles, and winged female mask below a six pointed star and gadroon with pineapple, the arabic numeral gilt and silvered dial with carved surround and ornate pierced and engraved silvered hands, 8 day two train movement striking the hours and half hour on a gong, the pendulum with wooden rod and six inch round bob decorated with a cluster of applied stars, and a three dimensional ornament featuring a young woman seated on a crescent moon, the case back with the manufacturers metal tags, and a note in graphite stating that the clock was purchased at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893