Bidspirit auction | German Black Forest Shield Wall

German Black Forest Shield Wall Clock - A 19th-century German Black Forest (Schwarzw?lder) shield wall clock featuring a hand-painted wooden face. The arched shield is decorated with a central polychrome floral bouquet of pink roses, yellow daisies, and orange blossoms, bordered by smaller floral sprigs in the lower corners. The dial is composed of a chapter ring with black Roman numerals, an outer minute track, and Arabic numerals marking the 15, 30, 45, and 60-minute intervals. Time is indicated by two pierced steel hands with a rusted finish. The mechanical movement is weight-driven and constructed with traditional wooden plates and arbors, featuring a chain-driven mechanism and a vertical verge escapement. The striking train is designed to chime on a wire bell. The reverse side of the wooden movement housing bears handwritten script in dark ink. The first line reads Adam Weisshaupt, followed by in on the second line. The third line appears to read Morshulf, and the fourth line contains the inscription JW 1930 Okt. A portion of the original iron chain remains attached to the movement.