Lot 264

Presumably South German, 131 x 131 x 80 mm, circa 1610
An impressive square cased table clock of museum quality, with quarter hour/hour strike and alarm
Case: firegilt brass case, baluster-shaped feet, 2 rear bells. Dial: brass, firegilt, applied chapter ring with Roman hours, central alarm disc. Movm.: square brass movement with iron pillars, iron train, gut/fusee, 2 barrels for hours strike and alarm, 2 hammers, locking plate for strike mechanism, applied blued iron click work, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, later balance spring.
The hour dial has two chapter rings with 12 hours each; the inlaid black numerals are Roman. The central alarm disc also has two 12-hour sets. The surface of the dial is allover engraved and chased with intricate floral ornamentation. The base plate conceals the movement and has three openings with sliding covers for the winding arbors: Gewerg - Schlagwerg - Virtelwerg (movement - striking mechanism - quarter repeater).