Special and Rare Early Hand-Engraved Brass Clock Dial Signed Fretel foundry mold Pretty fabulous I think

Pretty fabulous I think

There is no glass on the chip-carved door

as it's one of my favorite new old things

architect and MIT librarian and fell in love with it at once

Very good condition with a perfect patina

Special and Rare Early Hand-Engraved Brass Clock Dial Signed Fretel foundry mold Pretty fabulous I thinkMy knowledge of clocks is next to nil, but my attraction to beautiful things knows no bounds and I find this very very beautiful! Clearly, it is quite an old hand engraved brass clock dial, which I really love for its folkiness, with stars in between each Roman numeral and sun at the center. Based on some research my guess would be that it was once the face of a lantern clock a type of antique weight driven wall clock shaped like a lantern which