Bidspirit auction | A 19th century Maison Wurtel
A 19th century Maison Wurtel of Paris striking picture clock with musical movement, a scene of a village beside a river, with men fishing in the foreground and mountains in the distance, the clock tower with white enamel Roman dial signed M.ON WURTEL A PARIS, within a giltwood frame, the twin going barrel movement with countwheel strike on gong, stamped M.ON WURTEL A PARIS E PIEFORT SUC.R, a paper label with similar inscription to one side, with detached 3in. (7.5cm.) pin-barrel musical movement playing four airs to the side, with manufacturer's paper label inscribed with the tunes, 99.5cm x 84cm