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Message:: [QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 12275936, member: 5170"][USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] and anyone else: It appears that the clock is likely to be from the Black Forest region of southern Germany. She seems to think that Austria is less likely and France is even less likely yet. Italy is out of the running. Can anyone come up with even a ballpark estimate for insurance purposes? From the Curator of the Uhrenmuseum: "Many thanks for your enquiry! We do not have a similar clock in our collection, but just judging from the case I would assume it is probably South German, made in the Black Forest region. Austrian clocks tend to have less carving, but there are of course exceptions. The winding squares look very small which is often the case in Austrian clock movements, but it could also be a very small German movement. I doubt the clock is French, even though you find the typical enamel numeral plates on the dial and very sculptural, high quality carving. The shape of the case is not typical for French wall clocks of this era, where I would expect “cartel” shaped cases. It would be very helpful to see photos of the clock movement to investigate the clock any further. I could not find a similar one in our clock producer catalogues." I did manage to find a photo of the movement to send her. We'll see if any other information is forthcoming. In any case, thanks for the referral, A.J.!![/QUOTE]