94th Auction
2016/11/12
Lot 169
Johann Martin Horn, Augspurg, Case No. 416, 105 mm, 1050 g, circa 1780
A rare, large Southern German coach clock with hour and quarter hour self strike "Grande Sonnerie", hour and quarter hour repeater and alarm
Case: silver, sound holes, rear bell. Dial: silver, Champlevé. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee and barrel for going train, 3 florally engraved barrels for striking- and alarm train with locking device, 4 hammers, three-arm steel balance.
Johann Martin Horn was a watchmaker in Augsburg who became a master in 1750. Records of his work date from 1750 to 1786.
Source: Jürgen Abeler, "Meister der Uhrmacherkunst", 2. Edition, Wuppertal 2010, p. 257
This unusual carriage clock in a silver case decorated with tulips has a finely finished dial that is decorated with exquisitely engraved baroque-style foliate scrolls.
A rare, large Southern German coach clock with hour and quarter hour self strike "Grande Sonnerie", hour and quarter hour repeater and alarm
Case: silver, sound holes, rear bell. Dial: silver, Champlevé. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee and barrel for going train, 3 florally engraved barrels for striking- and alarm train with locking device, 4 hammers, three-arm steel balance.
Johann Martin Horn was a watchmaker in Augsburg who became a master in 1750. Records of his work date from 1750 to 1786.
Source: Jürgen Abeler, "Meister der Uhrmacherkunst", 2. Edition, Wuppertal 2010, p. 257
This unusual carriage clock in a silver case decorated with tulips has a finely finished dial that is decorated with exquisitely engraved baroque-style foliate scrolls.
Sold
estimated
12.000—16.000 €
Price realized
16.200 €