Lot 186

Probably French, Height 245 mm, circa 1580
A decorative hour striking Renaissance wall clock
Case: square tabernacle clock, firegilt brass; the front elaborately engraved strapwork, top mounted bell and hammer,the top part elaborately open-worked in the form of a colonnade around the bell. The back of the clock has a lug and hooks for attaching it to the wall. Dial: firegilt brass, applied hour ring with raised dots for night reading, Roman numerals "I-XII", single iron hand. Movm.: iron frame, weight-driven iron movement with pulley system, verge escapement with large iron rim foliot.

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