A GERMAN EBONY AND GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM
A GERMAN EBONY AND GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM

MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUGSBURG

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A GERMAN EBONY AND GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH ALARM
MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
The architectural case with key drawer to base, the chapter ring with 24 hour dial and brass alarm disc to centre, quarter hour dial below, strike indication dial to rear, with fuse for time and fixed barrel for strike, strike/silent lever, later rear mounted pendulum
13 ¼ in. (33.6 cm.) high; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Abbott-Guggenheim Collection; sold, Christie's, New York, 2 June 2015, lot 227.

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