Spring-wound - wound with a key, runs for 3-5 days.
Quarter-beating - 1/4 - beats every 15 minutes.
Polychrome cornices, gilded with gold leaf and mother-of-pearl.
The columns and the main decoration and decorations on the upper cornice are made of Alabaster. The peculiarity is the use of 3 different colors
Brass frame and chiseled dial.
A skeleton machine (or also "skeleton") refers to a watch mechanism that is modified so that it can be seen through the dial.
The main purpose is to show the watch mechanism - the gear train, the step and the spring - as a work of art and technology. These clocks were very popular in the 19th century, especially in the Biedermeier and Victorian eras, as a demonstration of precise watchmaking craftsmanship.