104th Auction
2021/5/22
Lot 175
Anonymous
An early circular single-hand Renaissance table clock with hour strike
Sold
estimated
8.500—12.500 €
Price realized
13.800 €
specific features
Case
Firegilt brass case, engraved decoration, lion feet, rear bell.
Dial
Brass, firegilt, radial Roman hours, engraved compass rose in the centre, blued iron hand.
Movement
Circular brass movement, gut/fusee, 1 barrel for striking train, 1 hammer, stackfreed, hog's bristle, locking plate with internal teeth, verge escapement, two-arm iron balance without balance spring.
Diam.135 mm
Circa1590
Ctry.German
The outside wall of the clock is decorated all around with engraved leaf scrolls and also three portraits of a gentleman at different stages of his life, with various matching headgear such as a knight’s helmet or a crown. The clock is supported by three-dimensional feet in the shape of lions sitting on their hind legs with shields in their front paws.