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Lot 60

A first quarter of the 17th century German hexagonal automata table clock

16 December 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A first quarter of the 17th century German hexagonal automata table clock

The hexagonal case with balustrade, stepped and moulded base raised on turned silvered feet, housing the silvered 1.5 inch dial and surmounted by a blackamoor in classical costume standing by a post supporting a laurel wreath and rotating quarter hour dial, bordered by four trees and a crouching figure (head and one tree lacking).

The three train quarter striking movement with verge balance escapement, with arbour leading to the heads of the figures and two trees, the larger two rotating side-to-side on the hour and the smaller on the quarter. 31cm (12in)

Footnotes

Literature:
H.M. Vehmeyer, Clocks, Their Origin and Development 1320-1880, Snoeck 2004. Item G19.

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