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642 - A small South German table clock
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A small South German table clock Brass, engraved, fire-gilded, dial with engraved Arabic numerals and haptic markings for the night hours, polished wrought iron, blued hands for the hour and alarm setting. Day-running clock with time-keeping, alarm and striking mechanisms, hourly chime on the top-mounted bell. Both sides of the case are finely engraved with a Renaissance lady and a gentleman in armour, based on designs by Virgil Solis. Height 16.3, width 8, depth 8 cm. On an ebonised base, height 21.8 cm. Second half 16th C. Provenance Private collection. Literature Cf. Maurice, Die deutsche Räderuhr. Zur Kunst und Technik des mechanischen Zeitmessers im deutschen Sprachraum, vol. II, Munich 1976, fig. 95.
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Arts and crafts, silver, sculptures, furniture, ceramics, and porcelainAuction house
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