Beautiful Franz Hermle triple-chime clock with 2 jewels in a high precision, key wound movement. Made in West Germany for the Sligh Furniture Company.
Clock features a brass dial with decorative corner spandrels behind a beveled glass door. The mantle clock case is well crafted from solid wood. It offers three different chimes: Westminster, St. Michaels and Whittington. Chimes are selected using a lever on right side of clock face. It can also be set to silent mode. If se to chime, clock will strike on the 1/4 hour, 1/2 hour, 3/4 hour and hour. Clock is in excellent working condition. Overall, the clock case is in very good condition with the exception of some slight finish loss on top, back right-hand side. Clock comes with two winding keys. Asking price or best offer.
This clock was once owned by Dr. Joyce Brothers, PHD who was an American psychologist, television and radio personality, advice columnist, and writer. Dr. Brothers is often credited as the first to normalize psychological concepts to the American mainstream. Her syndicated columns were featured in newspapers and magazines in which she contributed for nearly 40 years. She became the "face of psychology" for American audiences. Numerous groups recognized Brothers for her strong leadership as a woman in the psychology field and for trying to end the stigma around mental health.