Antique American Clocks July 2021
163. $1000
G. Hettich Sohn fusee shelf cuckoo, ca. 1900. A 21.5-inch-tall shelf cuckoo in walnut with
an old finish. I don’t see any missing trim, but there is a repair on the left side of the top piece and the dial is cracked
vertically. I think both could be repaired. The hands are celluloid. The brass movement is signed GHS with a fusee
strike chain; information with the clock says it runs 8 days. It is running, striking on a wire gong, and the bird is calling
on the hours and half-hours. It’s wings are articulated. Nicely carved fusee shelf cuckoos like this are selling between
$1200-$1600.