A GERMAN GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK 'TURMUHR', CIRCA 1659, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
A GERMAN GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK 'TURMUHR'
CIRCA 1659, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
Engraved overall with foliage, a figure to each side, inscribed HODIE MIHI GRAS TIBI and dated to underside '1659', the iron posted frame fusee movement with verge balance wheel strike to bell and alarm
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) square
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A GERMAN GILT-BRASS STRIKING TABLE CLOCK 'TURMUHR'
CIRCA 1659, PROBABLY AUGSBURG
Engraved overall with foliage, a figure to each side, inscribed HODIE MIHI GRAS TIBI and dated to underside '1659', the iron posted frame fusee movement with verge balance wheel strike to bell and alarm
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high; 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) square