Lot 1103 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 27. March 2025, 01.30 PM
SMALL TOWER CLOCK WITH REAR PENDULUM
Southern German, probably Augsburg, ca. 1630.
Copper and brass engraved with tendrils, flowers and draperies, and gilt. Rectangular, architectural case on a stepped/profiled base and corner pilasters. Domed bell cage surrounded by a balustrade with corner balusters. Front with recessed silvered chapter ring and gilt alarm disc. Two engraved hour sequences, Roman numerals for 1 to 12 and Arabic numerals for 13 to 24. Hands incomplete. Verso with silvered and engraved dial for setting the striking mechanism. Movement with verge escapement and rear pendulum (probably a later conversion from a balance wheel) and half-hour strike on bell. Winding via a string and worm drive. The alarm mechanism is incomplete. The removable side doors are punched C PF on the inside. Without key.
12.5 × 12.5 × 26 cm.
Mainspring to be repaired. Gilding rubbed. Somewhat incomplete.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer's premium)