Lot 1088 - A212 Decorative Arts - jeudi, 27. mars 2025, 13h30
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)
Vendu pour CHF 11 250 (frais inclus)