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640 - A table clock with an astronomical compendium
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A table clock with an astronomical compendium Fire-gilt brass, silver, engraved, with coloured cloisonné enamel, polished wrought iron, partly blued. Central dial with several discs, aspect scheme, lunar age, moon phase, alarm and a hand. Two smaller subsidiary dials decorated with a vase of flowers and a bird among foliate scrolls in coloured enamel. Movement with angular brass pillars, going, alarm and two striking trains for two bells, regulation of the verge escapement by a lever with pig bristles, one-day movement. Monogramm "V.S." engraved on the plate. Localised wear to the gilding, scratches. Height 8.5, width 18.5, depth 10.5 cm. South German, late 16th C. Provenance Private collection, Strasbourg. Private collection. Literature Published in Maurice, Die deutsche Räderuhr. Zur Kunst und Technik des mechanischen Zeitmessers im deutschen Sprachraum, vol. II, Munich 1976, fig. 576.
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