A German oak quarter-striking bracket clock Winterhalder and Hoffmeir, Schwarzenbach, early 20th century The four pillar twin train movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum, ting-tang striking the quarters on a graduated pair of gongs and sounding the hour on the larger of the two, the backplate stamped W.&H., Sch over single digit 0, the 6.5 inch square brass dial with matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring incorporating cruciform half hour markers and Arabic five minutes to outer track, with steel hands and winged cherub mask spandrels to angles behind hinged bevel-glazed square brass bezel incorporating silvered canted surround to interior, the architectural case with rosette and leafy scroll carved infill to the tympanum over moulded cornice, rusticated frieze and Corinthian inspired reeded pilasters flanking the dial, on conforming stepped moulded base and with rectangular brass grille inset door to rear, 42cm (16.5ins) high. Provenance: The property of a private collector, Hertfordshire.