743 - SOUTH GERMANY

SOUTH GERMANY Title: Early Iron Clock. Date: 17th c. Material: Iron, partly polychromed, bronze. Measurement: Clock: 32 x 14 x 10.5cm. Console: 13.5 x 11 x 16 cm. Description: A tall, rectangular, open frame. The bell at the top, with one internal and one external hammer, is suspended from a belfry featuring leaf motifs and a crowning flower, with floral tendrils. The front plate tapers to a point at the top and is painted with floral tendrils in polychrome on a green background. The painted ring dial with Roman numerals and an hour hand. An additional hand for the quarter-hours, displayed on the inside of the hour ring. Centred within this is the alarm disc with slots for a pin. Open movement with the going train and striking movement arranged one behind the other, featuring averge movement and a balance wheel. Strking train with an internally toothed count wheel on the bell. Small alarm mechanism. Weights for the going train, alarm mechanism and striking work, as well as the two balancing weights for the balance wheel, are present. The console was added later Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 43.70 Euro plus 8.30 Euro VAT EU: 58.82 Euro plus 11.18 Euro VAT Third country: 117.65 Euro plus 22.35 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #South Germany #Germany #Clocks.