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An extremely rare mid 17th century gilt brass and copper 'turmchenuhr' of six month duration with remontoir, moonphase and calendar Johan Sayller, Ulm
16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£70,000 - £90,000
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An extremely rare mid 17th century gilt brass and copper 'turmchenuhr' of six month duration with remontoir, moonphase and calendar
Johan Sayller, Ulm
Surmounted by an urn finial, over the cupola with onion dome, containing the numbered silvered and gilt rolling moonphase, over the arcaded gallery concealing the bell, raised on corner pilasters over the splayed base, the sides and base chased with fruit and scrolls, raised on an ebony veneered splayed plinth and four turned brass feet.
The silvered Roman and Arabic dial numbered I-XII, then 13-24 read via blued steel hands, the reverse with subsidiary calendar dial with concentric date, month and deity registers, beneath the silvered strike indication dial.
The 6 month duration fusee movement with verge escapement and small internally mounted pendulum. The five wheel train with 3.5 inch long fusee powering the remontoir, mounted on a sub plate, via a high count pinion, the large spring barrel mounted in the base connected to the fusee via a substantial steel chain, with lead off arbours for the strike train and moonphase. 52cm (20.5in)
Surmounted by an urn finial, over the cupola with onion dome, containing the numbered silvered and gilt rolling moonphase, over the arcaded gallery concealing the bell, raised on corner pilasters over the splayed base, the sides and base chased with fruit and scrolls, raised on an ebony veneered splayed plinth and four turned brass feet.
The silvered Roman and Arabic dial numbered I-XII, then 13-24 read via blued steel hands, the reverse with subsidiary calendar dial with concentric date, month and deity registers, beneath the silvered strike indication dial.
The 6 month duration fusee movement with verge escapement and small internally mounted pendulum. The five wheel train with 3.5 inch long fusee powering the remontoir, mounted on a sub plate, via a high count pinion, the large spring barrel mounted in the base connected to the fusee via a substantial steel chain, with lead off arbours for the strike train and moonphase. 52cm (20.5in)
Footnotes
Literature:
K.Maurice, Die deutsche Raderuhr, Munich, 1976, Fig.143.
H.M. Vehmeyer, Clocks, Their Origin and Development 1320-1880, Snoeck 2004. Item G25.
Johann Sayller was born circa 1597 and died in 1668 and specialised in long duration clocks, a very similar clock with remontoir and spherical moon is illustrated in Maurice and Mayr, ' The Clockwork Universe', Washington DC 1980, page 225.