Instead, I wanted to share a new purchase. As many of you may (or may not) know, I'm a clockmaker. I have between 75-100 (I have honestly lost count), in several states of disrepair (since I buy bargain clocks that tend to need extensive work), and I love bringing them back to 'life'.
Since I bought the house back in April 2010, I've been saving/spending all my money on the house. I've only bought 2 clocks since then, and one was received as a gift from my aunt.
But this morning I bought one (or "won" one) on eBay.
I just happen to have checked my eBay, thinking that I had already missed the auction, but there were 7 hours left on it (at 6am). I was going to be at work until 6-7 (when I get home), so I decided to place a rather conservative bid on it. I did not expect to win the auction at all.
When I got home, however, I was overjoyed to see that I was the highest bidder (at just a few dollars under my maximum bid).
The photo is a bit small, but it's the only photo that shows the full clock.
It's not a very old clock. It's actually a good quality reproduction (from around 1910-20) of a clock that would have been made during the Renaissance.
Here are two examples of such clocks. The first one is ca. 1600, and the second one is ca. 1670.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M1SXhdiW1qk/T16oykJgGyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/K8rH3-CKbk8/s800/Barocci%2520Urbino%2520ca%25201600.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FCoUk69RruU/T16oyr72C0I/AAAAAAAAAT0/XJA8Z5BgtRk/s800/Camerini%2520%25281670%2529.jpg)
The clock I bought is only really "reminiscent of" this type of clock, but the real thing is usually only found in museums, and in private collections where the collector doesn't mind spending 6 or 7 figures on one.
All this to say that I'm thrilled. I plan to make an antique looking wall bracket to display it (once I get it). It won't be here for a while, either, since I bought it from the UK.
Your Renaissance clock appears to be a very good reproduction — Congratulations! Mark
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! Congratulations JC.
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