RENAISSANCE ASTRONOMICAL TABLE CLOCK, South German, circa 1575

8 inch dial numbered I-XII twice and enclosing an astrolabe with named stars and zodiac calendar, sun/moon hand, the iron movement with square pillars, chain fusees to both going and striking trains, verge escapement with steel foliot, bell striking with count wheel mounted on the backplate, the drum case decorated in relief with strapwork scrolls, fruit, birds and cartouches centered by masks, interspersed with allegorical figures and terms, resting on five lion-form feet, baseplate inverted and engraved on interior, extensive later alterations and replacements.
gilt bronze
height 3 7/8 in.; 9.8 cm., diameter of dial 8 in.; 20.2 cm.

Provenance:
Spitzer Collection