East Prussian Table Clock A museum-quality, very fine, square Königsberg horizontal table clock with...
Gehäuse
Firegilt bronze case, moulded frame, silver side panels with floral decoration, volute feet, rear bell.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Silver, floral decoration, applied solid brass chapter ring with Roman hours, single blued iron hand.|Very good.
Werk
Square brass movement, screwed-on floral decorations, firegilt, chain/fusee for going train, 1 barrel, 1 engraved hammer, locking plate for strike mechanism, ratchet wheel set up with blued steel spring, verge escapement, large three-arm brass balance, fine florally engraved, pierced balance cock.|Very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
dimension:95 x 135 x 135 mm
circa:1700
country:East Prussia
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The impressive side walls are made of solid silver and executed as handmade repoussé and chased reliefs. They display fine, beautifully shaped scrolls of spring and summer flowers. The motifs are repeated in the spandrels and the centre of the dial. The solid brass hour ring features a single, finely pierced, blued iron hand with an elongated tip indicates the time. The exceptionally well-crafted movement is fitted with chain/fusee, verge escapement, and a barrel for the striking train. It is adorned with elaborately worked ornamentation echoing the decor of the exterior. At every full hour, the bell in the hinged case bottom is struck by an exquisitely engraved hammer.A horizontal table clock is a portable, small flat clock from the Renaissance and Baroque periods (16th to 17th century), whose dial sits horizontally on the top and is read from above. They usually come as four-, six- or eight-sided boxes made of gilded brass or bronze, often lavishly decorated and engraved. The dial lies horizontally on the top plate, often with only a single hour hand. This construction became possible through the invention of the mainspring and fusee in the 16th century, which allowed clocks to function in any position, independent of pendulums and gravity. Many examples were conceived as astronomical clocks or alarms and displayed not only the time but also the date, moon phases or the position of the sun. They served less as practical everyday objects and more as precious works of art, status symbols and collector’s pieces for noble courts.
Gehäuse
Firegilt bronze case, moulded frame, silver side panels with floral decoration, volute feet, rear bell.|Very good.
Zifferblatt
Silver, floral decoration, applied solid brass chapter ring with Roman hours, single blued iron hand.|Very good.
Werk
Square brass movement, screwed-on floral decorations, firegilt, chain/fusee for going train, 1 barrel, 1 engraved hammer, locking plate for strike mechanism, ratchet wheel set up with blued steel spring, verge escapement, large three-arm brass balance, fine florally engraved, pierced balance cock.|Very good, capable of running, cleaning recommended.
dimension:95 x 135 x 135 mm
circa:1700
country:East Prussia
originalbox:
originalcertificate:
guaranteecard:
servicecard:
extract:
accessories:
clasp:
The impressive side walls are made of solid silver and executed as handmade repoussé and chased reliefs. They display fine, beautifully shaped scrolls of spring and summer flowers. The motifs are repeated in the spandrels and the centre of the dial. The solid brass hour ring features a single, finely pierced, blued iron hand with an elongated tip indicates the time. The exceptionally well-crafted movement is fitted with chain/fusee, verge escapement, and a barrel for the striking train. It is adorned with elaborately worked ornamentation echoing the decor of the exterior. At every full hour, the bell in the hinged case bottom is struck by an exquisitely engraved hammer.A horizontal table clock is a portable, small flat clock from the Renaissance and Baroque periods (16th to 17th century), whose dial sits horizontally on the top and is read from above. They usually come as four-, six- or eight-sided boxes made of gilded brass or bronze, often lavishly decorated and engraved. The dial lies horizontally on the top plate, often with only a single hour hand. This construction became possible through the invention of the mainspring and fusee in the 16th century, which allowed clocks to function in any position, independent of pendulums and gravity. Many examples were conceived as astronomical clocks or alarms and displayed not only the time but also the date, moon phases or the position of the sun. They served less as practical everyday objects and more as precious works of art, status symbols and collector’s pieces for noble courts.
