Bidspirit auction | Sessions Oak Gingerbread Mantel Clock

Sessions Oak Gingerbread Mantel Clock - 22 x 13 inches. Works. An American mantel clock, often referred to as a kitchen or gingerbread clock, featuring a pressed oak case with elaborate relief carvings. The case crest displays a central fan and shell motif flanked by scrolled foliage, while the base is decorated with a repeating geometric lattice pattern. The circular cream-colored dial features Roman numeral hour markers and is enclosed by a brass bezel. A gold-toned foliate stencil is applied to the interior of the glass door, framing a circular aperture through which the embossed brass pendulum bob is visible. The dial is printed with the name SESSIONS below the XII and MADE IN U.S.A. along the bottom edge below the VI. The mechanical eight-day movement features two winding arbors on the face. The reverse of the clock has a vertical wooden support. A wire has been attached to the rear for hanging purposes.