Re: Extensive Black Forest Clock Collection - Auction in Lindau/Germany Dec 6/7

[Nicola]

Dear Friends,   sorry for my off topic message. I have read in internet the following text. If it can be interesting for somenone.... Thanks Nicola Severino Italy       Washington Old Hall Off A1231, in Washington American presidents have visited Washington Old Hall, the home of George Washington's direct ancestors for five generations and of the Washingtons and their descendants for 430 years. The Hall is a typical example of a small English manor house of the early 17th century. The sundial on the terrace is the gift of a former American Ambassador in London, Mr Walter Annenberg, while the Jacobean woodwork in the Panelled Room, from the Old Manor House, Abbots Langley, was the gift of Miss Mabel Choate, in memory of her father who was once American Ambassador to Britain. ----- Original Message ----- From: Monika Maier To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 3:50 PM Subject: Extensive Black Forest Clock Collection - Auction in Lindau/Germany Dec 6/7  Dear Sir and Madam, I would like to draw your attention to an auction taking place in Lindau/Germany on 6/7 December 2002 that will probably be of particular interest to you. Auktionshaus Michael Zeller Bindergasse 7 88131 Lindau/Bodensee, Germany phone +49 8382 93020 www.zeller.de   My husband Hugo Maier collected for more than 40 years Black Forest clocks in his hometown Furtwangen in Germany, where also the German Clock Museum is located. After he had made the decision to sell the collection this spring and to start the professional contacting, he all of the sudden died in August, 2002 and left our family with his plans he could not finish. Overall the collection accounts for about 250 clocks. It contains 29 wooden wheeled clocks between 1720 to 1840, 61 lacquer plated clocks before 1860, 24 porcelain plated clocks and numerous specialties like a large dulcimer clock (Neustadt/Germany about 1800), two pipe clocks (1800-1820), one Carillion  dated 1860, figure clocks, rolling eyes clocks, Jockele and numerous signed clocks from known Black forest clock makers. The collection does not have any doublets. As my father was interested in an overall Black Forest picture, the clock collection is accompanied with numerous pieces of glassware, porcelain, glass paintings as well as drawings and prints from the time.  In case of further questions please don't hesitate to contact us or www.zeller.de. Sincerely,  Gretel Blenk-Maier Gesendet von http://mail.yahoo.de. 3,5% Zinsen ab dem 1. EUR. Das Tagesgeldkonto mit den besten Zinsen Täglich verfügbar. Kostenlose Kontoführung. Jetzt eröffnen! Extrakonto bei der DiBa.