111st Auction
2024/11/16
Lot 142
Anonymous
A magnificent, presumably Augsburg Renaissance turret clock with quarter-hour/hour striking mechanism, day and daily planet display and alarm
Sold
estimated
6.500—8.500 €
Price realized
15.700 €
specific features
Case
Brass and copper, firegilt, engraved ornamentation, open-work bell tower, 2 hammers / 2 bells, short pendulum.
Dial
Front - applied silver chapter ring with inlaid Roman hours "I-XII", central alarm disc with floral engraving, iron hands; screwed-on round disc with engraved day of the week display and fan-shaped cut-out for the respective planets of the day; silver dial with quarter division. Back - 2 silver control dials for quarter-hour and hour strike with florally engraved centres, single iron hand.
Movement
Brass frame, brass train, chain/fusee for going train, 2 barrels for alarm and striking mechanism, verge escapement.
Diam.355 mm
Circa1650
Ctry.Germany
The base and the four sides are engraved with acanthus tendrils and rose petals. The two side panels, which can be removed are flanked by Tuscan columns. The upper part consists of a pilaster balustrade with corner vases and holds the split belfry with arcade floor and a baluster top with crowning figures.