Table clock: museum-like astronomical Baroque table clock with striking mechanism, Mattias Heidrich Hamburg 1676 Ca. 13.5 × 8.5 × 11.5cm, exceptional case quality, silver/ gold, extremely elaborate and filigree work, wooden base, this is inscribed "Mattias Heidrich Hambourg 1676", hinged on the back, full plate movement with striking mechanism on bell, short pendulum, plate also signed, champlevé dial with extremely early day/ night sun/ moon complication, single-handed, intact, cleaning recommended. This clock is a museum piece. It is the earliest German clock with this complication, possibly even the earliest ever. Provenance: 1. Collection "Au Vieux Cadran" of Raymond Laforêt, Paris; 2. Dr. Crott, lot 266 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/0L5). In addition, a detailed article about this clock was published in Klassik Uhren, issues 2/2009 and 3/2009 (source Dr. Crott).