Lot 1088 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 27. March 2025, 01.30 PM
TOWER CLOCK WITH BALANCE WHEEL AND ALARM
Southern German, probably Augsburg, ca. 1600.
Brass and copper, engraved with tendrils and scrolls, and gilt. Rectangular, architectural case on a profiled, stepped base and flattened feet. Openwork belfry with a dome and openwork pyramid top. The belfry is surrounded by a balustrade, the corner posts decorated with balusters. Removable side panels, partly glazed, with corner pilasters. Front with silvered dial, two hour sequences with Roman numerals I to XII and Arabic numerals 13 to 24. The center features a gilt alarm disc. The back features a silvered subsidiary dial for the striking mechanism. Movement: Back-to-back arrangement of going train with verge escapement and balance wheel with rate adjustment, and striking mechanism with hour strike on bell. Winding with gut string and worm drive. Side-mounted alarm mechanism on bell. Without key.
17 × 17 × 36.5 cm.
Gilding retouched, partly rubbed.
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 10 310 / 15 460)
Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer's premium)