91st Auction
2015/5/16
Lot 74
Hans Buschmann, Augsburg, Height 510 mm, circa 1650
An Augsburg bracket clock in a rare architectural "altar" case
Case: ebonized, veneered, softwood, finely moulded case, rectangular moulded base on four bun feet with a centred key drawer, flanked by two fluted 3/4 columns and projecting scrolls to the sides mounted with finials, broken triangle pediment centred by the bell and a finial, the back with a gilt brass door with hinge and two wall spikes. Dial: rectangular gilt dial, applied chapter rings for the hours and the quarters, Baroque hands. Movm.: square brass full plate movement, stamp "HB" within a shield for Hans Buschmann, 2 barrels, 2 x chain/fusse, square steel corner pillars, set-up ratchets and steel clicks, count wheel, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Hans Buschmann (1600-1662)
Johann I (Hans) Buschmann was the second son of Caspar III (1563 - 1529, a rather insignificant watchmaker); Johann I seems to have been much more importance as a maker than his brother Matthäus. After his apprenticeship he worked with Jost Bürgi in Prague for some years, which must have been a superior training experience for him. After returning to Augsburg, Johann I created his master’s piece; in 1620 he inherited the right to run a smithy and established his own workshop. Johann I worked for Augustus, Duke of Brunswick; many of his clocks have been preserved - some of his bracket and mirror clocks are particularly excellent. Buschmann was one of very few makers capable of building the so-called anniversary clocks, which can run for an entire year on a single winding.
Source: www.Uhrenlexikon.de, as of 01/29/2015
This clock has been in Iceland for many years and was the property of Frank le Sage de Fontenay, Danish Minister to Iceland from 1924 to 1946.
An Augsburg bracket clock in a rare architectural "altar" case
Case: ebonized, veneered, softwood, finely moulded case, rectangular moulded base on four bun feet with a centred key drawer, flanked by two fluted 3/4 columns and projecting scrolls to the sides mounted with finials, broken triangle pediment centred by the bell and a finial, the back with a gilt brass door with hinge and two wall spikes. Dial: rectangular gilt dial, applied chapter rings for the hours and the quarters, Baroque hands. Movm.: square brass full plate movement, stamp "HB" within a shield for Hans Buschmann, 2 barrels, 2 x chain/fusse, square steel corner pillars, set-up ratchets and steel clicks, count wheel, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Hans Buschmann (1600-1662)
Johann I (Hans) Buschmann was the second son of Caspar III (1563 - 1529, a rather insignificant watchmaker); Johann I seems to have been much more importance as a maker than his brother Matthäus. After his apprenticeship he worked with Jost Bürgi in Prague for some years, which must have been a superior training experience for him. After returning to Augsburg, Johann I created his master’s piece; in 1620 he inherited the right to run a smithy and established his own workshop. Johann I worked for Augustus, Duke of Brunswick; many of his clocks have been preserved - some of his bracket and mirror clocks are particularly excellent. Buschmann was one of very few makers capable of building the so-called anniversary clocks, which can run for an entire year on a single winding.
Source: www.Uhrenlexikon.de, as of 01/29/2015
This clock has been in Iceland for many years and was the property of Frank le Sage de Fontenay, Danish Minister to Iceland from 1924 to 1946.
Sold
estimated
6.000—8.000 €
Price realized
8.100 €