238 - Wilhelmus Köberle - A Fine Table Clock

Wilhelmus Köberle - A Fine Table Clock Exquisite hexagonal Eychstätt Baroque horizontal table clock with quarter-hour repeater Dimensions: 75 mm, circa 1700, Origin: Germany Case: Original decorated wooden and leather case with viewing window and brass fittings, including a lock. Fire-gilt brass case, profiled, with screw-on viewing windows on the side, a pusher for the repeater at 8 o’clock, three gilded disc feet, and three additional gilded decorative disc feet, with a base bell. Dial: Fire-gilded brass, elaborately engraved, applied silver chapter ring with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, floral-engraved, gilded center, blued steel hands. Movement: Hexagonal brass movement, fire-gilded, signed, with applied floral decorations, chain/fusee, baluster-shaped pillars, two hammers engraved with mythical creatures, verge escapement, three-armed iron balance wheel, finely engraved, openwork balance cock featuring a bird of prey. Wilhelm Köberle was born around 1648 in Wasserburg on Lake Constance. He married in Eichstätt in 1688. He is known as an important and prolific clockmaker, particularly of table and travel clocks. Many of his works are now in numerous important collections and museums. Köberle died in 1720. Case: very good. Dial: very good. Movement: very good, in working order, cleaning recommended.