Circa 1860 5-horn 2-tune Antique Emilian Wehrle Trumpeter Clock

By dwadke, 19 June, 2013
Description

Attributed to Emilian Wehrle, this Trumpeter Clock plays 2 different tunes and has an inlaid satinwood case with a repeating three train movement and a silvered chapter ring, It has fretted side doors with alternately a trumpet and a lance, a pair of doors opening to reveal a bugler, playing on the hour, on twin bellows and five brass horns and striking on a gong, the inside back with a paper label for Camerer, Kuss & Co., 36cm wide 74cm high Camerer Kuss & Co. (later Camerer Cuss & Co.) were one of the largest retailers for Wehrle, Beha and many other fine clockmakers during the 19th century.

Category
Clocks
Medium
Satinwood
Distinguishing marks
This is a rare case type that was purportedly made for a British Lord. Hence Wehrle used an english type case unlike his usual Black Forest ones.
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
36 cm wide, 74 cm tall.
Date Period
Circa 1860
History
Emilian Wehrle (1832 – 1896, born in Schönenbach (Furtwangen), was a reputed Black Forest clockmaker famous for his high-quality musical clocks. These musical clocks included the trumpeter clock, flute clock, singing bird clock, and rooster clock. These timepieces call the hour with the sound of a trumpeter, flute, bird and rooster respectively. He was also a maker of cuckoo clocks, but these were not the primary focus of the firm.
Emilian Wehrle never produced clocks in high numbers compared to other Black Forest makers. Instead he developed a niche selling his expensive musical clocks to people who could afford them.
Price Paid (If known)
$7000
For Sale?
No
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