108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 304
Anonymous
A circular, one-handed Southern-German table clock of museum quality, with 24-hour dial in two scales and hour strike - with a later wooden transport case
estimated
20.000—28.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
Circular firegilt bronze case, circumferential chased decoration, later brass base plate. --z-bronze, firegilt, engraved, outer ring with twelve dots for night reading, engraved chapter ring with 24 hour indication with radial Roman hours I-XII in two scales and inner chapter ring with Arabic numerals 1-24, later blued iron hand, the centre with a later florally engraved disc.
Dial
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Movement
Circular iron full plate movement, gilt movement pillars, gut string/fusee/barrel for going train, gut string/fusee/barrel for striking train, iron train, 1 hammer / 1 bell, verge escapement.
Diam.85 x 110 mm
Circa1600
Ctry.South Germany
The gilt case, made in two levels, is strikingly beautiful. The walls of the lower level are elaborately chased and engraved with strapwork and pomegranates; the upper level is openworked and decorated with flowers and tendrils.