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Purchased July 24, 1961 from J.L. Williams, Kingston-on-Thames.
Purchased July 24, 1961 from J.L. Williams, Kingston-on-Thames.
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PROBABLY GERMAN. LATE 16TH CENTURY
Details
An early gilt-brass striking table clock
Probably German. Late 16th Century
The circular gilt-brass chapter ring with outer twice twelve touchpieces and inner concentric Arabic 24-hour chapter ring with star half-hour markers, the recessed inner dial with twice 12 chapter ring with stellar engraved centre and later elaborately pierced hand, quarter ring below with blued steel arrowhead hand, the dials within an Arabesque chased and engraved dial plate, the almost entirely iron movement with a mixture of square and circular sectioned baluster pillars to each angle, the two trains typically mounted transversely on three upright plates, the going train with iron spring barrel with pinned caps, "fat" gut fusee, now with verge escapement with front-swinging pendulum, the strike train with large iron spring barrel with pinned caps, gut fusee, brass countwheel, the strike via a long vertical steel arbor on a large bell fixed to iron tripod feet above the movement and flanked by four brass urn finials and surmounted by a later brass figural finial
12 in. (31 cm.) high
Probably German. Late 16th Century
The circular gilt-brass chapter ring with outer twice twelve touchpieces and inner concentric Arabic 24-hour chapter ring with star half-hour markers, the recessed inner dial with twice 12 chapter ring with stellar engraved centre and later elaborately pierced hand, quarter ring below with blued steel arrowhead hand, the dials within an Arabesque chased and engraved dial plate, the almost entirely iron movement with a mixture of square and circular sectioned baluster pillars to each angle, the two trains typically mounted transversely on three upright plates, the going train with iron spring barrel with pinned caps, "fat" gut fusee, now with verge escapement with front-swinging pendulum, the strike train with large iron spring barrel with pinned caps, gut fusee, brass countwheel, the strike via a long vertical steel arbor on a large bell fixed to iron tripod feet above the movement and flanked by four brass urn finials and surmounted by a later brass figural finial
12 in. (31 cm.) high
Exhibited
Temple Newsam House, An Exhibition of English Clocks, 1600-1850, September 3 to October 9, 1949.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.