AN ENGRAVED GILT-METAL DRUM-SHAPED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH STACKFREED
MAKER D.S., PROBABLY FRENCH, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The drum case with single hand from the pierced domed top to the hours with touch pieces to the border; the movement with circular plates joined by steel pillars, with steel wheelwork, stackfreed open springs and balance with hogs hair bristle, recessed countwheel, striking the bell to dome, the bottom plate with initials 'D S'
4 ½ in. (11.2 cm.) high, 4 ½ in. (11.2 cm.) diameter
AN ENGRAVED GILT-METAL DRUM-SHAPED STRIKING TABLE CLOCK WITH STACKFREED
MAKER D.S., PROBABLY FRENCH, LATE 16TH CENTURY
The drum case with single hand from the pierced domed top to the hours with touch pieces to the border; the movement with circular plates joined by steel pillars, with steel wheelwork, stackfreed open springs and balance with hogs hair bristle, recessed countwheel, striking the bell to dome, the bottom plate with initials 'D S'
4 ½ in. (11.2 cm.) high, 4 ½ in. (11.2 cm.) diameter
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