Lot 358

Gottfried Torborch, Munich, Height 680 mm, circa 1720
A Bavarian table clock of high quality with quarter hour/hour self strike "Grande Sonnerie", quarter repater and alarm
Case: ebonized/red-brown tortoiseshell veneer, gilt bronze and brass ornaments. Dial: brass, gilt, applied silvered chapter ring. Movm.: square brass full plate movement, 3 barrels, 2 hammers/2 bells, verge escapement.
The protruding, lavishly moulded wooden tortoiseshell case sits on four moulded brass feet. Sides, front and back have large glazed windows. The upper part of the structure consists of an arched, moulded gable with gilt bronze pinnacles in the shape of vases in the corners and a gilt brass eagle on top. The finely chased gilt dial features an applied silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and a silvered alarm dial in the centre. The lever for setting the striking mechanism to on or off sits under the arch above the dial "Schlagen/Nit Schlagen".
Gottfried Torborch worked in Munich from 1710 to 1750. A large number of his clocks are today owned by important museums and private collections.

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