Adam and Eve Mantel Clock

American, late 19th c.
Appears to be black walnut
Case inscribed verso: M O
Clockworks impressed: Made in USA
Losses to front corners at base, otherwise in good condition with a pleasing finish.
This folk art carved mantel clock depicts full-length figures of Adam and Eve in profile encircled by serpents. A natural burl crown creates the perfect tree canopy (representing the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil) from which the serpents suspend themselves, their heads resting above a brass-bound beveled crystal faced dial with fully functioning spring-driven 30 hour clockworks from which hangs the “Forbidden Fruit”.