Lot 4177 - W251 Col. Fröhlich - Thursday, 01. December 2016, 9.30 AM
"TOWER" CLOCK WITH ALARM,
Renaissance, Augsburg, ca. 1630. The movement signed MARTIN ZOLLER (Martin Zoller, 1590-1633).
Iron, bronze and brass, gilt. Stepped case with pierced bell cage. Silver-plated dials on two sides. The front with a dial for the hours with an alarm dial in the center, over a dial for the 1/4-hours. Verso with dial for the striking mechanism. Small front pendulum. Movement later converted to verge escapement and front pendulum. Striking mechanism striking the 1/4-hour on bell, as well as alarm.
19x18x38 cm.
J. Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010, pg. 619.
CHF 15 000 / 25 000 | (€ 15 460 / 25 770)
Sold for CHF 17 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.