* Rare and Highly Collectible * Gustav Becker * Handcrafted * Arts & Craft Style * Solid Oak Cabinet * Timeless Styled Time Piece THIS ATTRACTIVE TALL CLOCK IN ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE WAS MADE BY THE FAMOUS GUSTAV BECKER COMPANY IN GERMANY IN THE EARLY 1900'S. THE CLOCK IS OF PLEASING PROPORTIONS. WITH SUPER HAND CARVINGS AND CARVED FEET. THE FACE OF THE CLOCK IS OF BRASS AND IS IN MINT CONDITION. NOTE THE ARTS AND CRAFTS WEIGHTS AND PENDULUM. THE MOVEMENT IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY WITH HEAVY BRASS PLATES. IT IS ONE OF A FEW CLOCKS WITH A STYLE THAT WILL WORK INTO EITHER A MODERN OR CLASSICAL SETTING. THE CLOCK RUNS FOR EIGHT DAYS AND STRIKES THE HOUR AND HALF HOUR ON FOUR CHIME RODS. IT HAS A MOST PLEASING RESONATING SOUND. 76 INCHES HIGH 20 INCHES WIDE 10 3/4 INCHES DEEP This clock does have some minor wear. There is a crack on the left side of the base(pictured). This does not affect the structural integrity of this clock's cabinet. Gustav Becker (1819-1885) was a dedicated and successful German clock maker. In 1850, thoroughly trained in clock making in Germany and in Vienna, he established a small clock making shop in Freiburg, Silesia (not the Black Forest Freiburg.) He struggled to produce clocks with an unskilled labor force until a design award in 1852 gave him the prestige to attract the quality of workers needed for success in this new industry. The firm prospered, and won many quality and performance awards worldwide from the 1860's to the 1890's. * We do not ship yet have our customers hire the shipper for your protection. The only way for you to know the true condition of a table before it is shipped is for the shipper you hire to report the condition. We can help facilitate this and make is easy! Our customers quite often hire Craters & Freighters - www.cratersandfreighters.com 819 Pickens Industrial Dr # 1, Marietta - (678) 819-5502 Ask for Thomas Dye. Thomas can also tell you the quality and beauty of the furniture they regularly pick up from our stores. also sterling van lines and www.discountfreightrate.com this may be the best in this case! Call me personally if I can help you. 770-540-1939 We do have contact numbers for several shippers our customers have used that you can shop the price with and get a better value. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! To view more fine dining & conference tables, sideboards, china cabinets, chairs, and other fine furniture please visit our online store www.aardvark-antiques.com or come into our 2 stores, Aardvark Antiques & Art Gallery, just north of Atlanta. Thanks! Charles Pharr Jr. AAI/ISA www.aardvark-antiques.com