IRON CLOCK WITH ALARM In the Late-Gothic style, Germany or Switzerland, the dial with a date: 1582. Open case with a round cross-section. Movement and striking mechanism arranged one behind the other, with verge escapement and foliot. Striking mechanism with locking plate with internal teeth, striking the hour on bell. Small alarm movement. The top of the dial is painted with an angel playing a shawm. The lower section features two slightly protruding coats-of-arms with three stars and three half-moons, respectively. 15 × 12 × 33 cm. Weights incomplete. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.

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