104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 191
Johann Christian Felsz
A magnificent hexagonal Gdansk quarter hour repeating horizontal table clock with quarter hour strike and alarm
Sold
estimated
3.000—6.000 €
Price realized
7.500 €
specific features
Case
Brass, moulded, screwed on silver windows to the sides, string for repetition, six winged claw feet, rear bell.
Dial
Brass, applied silver chapter ring with Roman hours, gilded, frosted centre with silver chapter ring for alarm, lever for striking/silence, cut-out blued iron hands.
Movement
Hexagonal brass movement, firegilt, chain/fusee, 2 splendidly engraved barrels for striking- and alarm train, 3 engraved hammers. additional hammer for alarm, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Diam.130 x 110 x 70 mm
Circa1775
Ctry.Polish
Johann Christian Felsz was born in Glauchau and became a citizen of Gdansk in 1772. He is last mentioned in the records in 1803, the date of his death is not known.
Source: Jürgen Abeler, "Meister der Uhrmacherkunst", 2nd Edition, Wuppertal 2010, p. 151