Lotto 1025 - A208 Arti decorative - giovedì, 21. marzo 2024, 13h30
LATE RENAISSANCE TOWER CLOCK WITH DATE
Southern Germany, probably Augsburg, 1st half of the 17th century.
Brass and bronze engraved with scrolled leaves and gilt. Rectangular, architectural case, the corners set with fluted three-quarter columns. Stepped pierced belfry with balustrade, the corners decorated with pointed pyramids. Dome-shaped top. On a stepped, profiled base, supported by recumbent lions (added later). Front with silvered chapter ring for the Roman hours (I-XII) and later inner dial for the Arabic hours (13-24). Below, a small silvered dial for the date display. The back with two small silvered dials for the quarter-hour striking mechanism. Iron movement with verge escapement and wheel balance, quarter-hour striking train on two bells. The movement plates and the spring housing are made of brass. Movement winding with gut string via a worm wheel.
32 × 32 × 49 cm.
Alarm mechanism removed. Gilding and silvering in part renewed, rubbed. Repair to one obelisk. Chip to the base. Later hands. Movement needs to be checked.
Provenance:
- According to oral tradition and an inventory from 1997, this clock comes from the Fremersdorf collection (not yet confirmed).
- Swiss private collection
Cf. two very similar tower clocks, Augsburg, early 17th century. in: Klaus Maurice. Die deutsche Räderuhr. Volume II. Munich 1976, No. 135 and 133. In addition to their shape, the clocks mentioned therein are related to the clock on offer in terms of the use of balusters and pointed pyramids. Both clocks rest on stepped, in part profiled bases, one with small flattened feet. The feet in the form of reclining lions on the clock on offer must in all probability be regarded as a later addition, although tower clocks supported by lion figures are well known. In comparison, however, the proportions of these are too large.
Provenance:
- According to oral tradition and an inventory from 1997, this clock comes from the Fremersdorf collection (not yet confirmed).
- Swiss private collection
Cf. two very similar tower clocks, Augsburg, early 17th century. in: Klaus Maurice. Die deutsche Räderuhr. Volume II. Munich 1976, No. 135 and 133. In addition to their shape, the clocks mentioned therein are related to the clock on offer in terms of the use of balusters and pointed pyramids. Both clocks rest on stepped, in part profiled bases, one with small flattened feet. The feet in the form of reclining lions on the clock on offer must in all probability be regarded as a later addition, although tower clocks supported by lion figures are well known. In comparison, however, the proportions of these are too large.
CHF 15 000 / 20 000 | (€ 15 460 / 20 620)
Venduto per CHF 18 750 (incl. premio dell'acquirente)
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