Caspar Hollermann, Wurzburg Realistically modelled on a thatched hive complete with ten bees attempting to gain access, on an octagonal base raised on turned feet, the 3.5 inch signed white enamel dial with minute track and Arabic quarters enclosing Roman numerals and a pair of pierced gilt hands, the twin spring driven movement with circular plates with flattened base united by pillars pinned through the backplate, with silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Running and striking. Together with a later, custom-made velvet-covered circular base on a turned plinth under a (repaired) glass dome. The clock 33cms (13ins) high. Total height including base and glass dome 43cms (17ins) high.