109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 91
Anonymous
An important Southern German baroque-style alarm clock of museum quality, in combination with a device to light a candle
Sold
estimated
25.000—35.000 €
Price realized
16.300 €
specific features
Case
Brass, firegilt, baroque acanthus leaf scrolls and volute engravings, rear bell.
Dial
Applied silver chapter rings.
Movement
Brass movement with verge escapement, brass alarm mechanism, 1 hammer, flintlock mechanism.
Diam.190 x 65 x 170 mm
Circa1700
Ctry.Germany
At the end of the alarm the hammer strikes down and ignites the powder in the flash pan, whereupon a spark lights the wick, which then rights itself. A piece of kindling is withdrawn from a small container so that a light can be taken from the wick to light the candle.
Provenance: Watch and Clock Museum, Wuppertal, Germany