Georg Literle

A rare Augsburg Renaissance chamber clock with 24 hour dial, quarter hour / hour strike and alarm

estimated

5.000—10.000 €

Price realized

specific features

Case

Brass, 3 hammers / 3 bells, front pendulu.

Dial

Engraved chapter ring with Roman hours "I-XII" and Arabic hours "13-24", central engraved alarm ring, blued iron hand; engraved quarter hour dial with blued iron hand below.

Movement

Brass frame, weight-driven brass movement via chain, verge escapement.

Diam.400 mm

Circa1650

Ctry.South Germany

The underside of the top plate is signed Georg Literle.
This so-called house clock has an upright oblong form with smooth visible sides. Both side panels are hinged. The three bells with baluster finial are surrounded by a wide overhang baluster balustrade. The quarter-hour strike is on two bells, the hour strike on the third.

In Jürgen Abeler's records, a clockmaker by the name of Georg Lederte is listed in Augsburg. He was born in 1620 and died in 1682. Since the signature on the movement plate is not clear, it could be this clockmaker.