Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 431
UNSIGNED
CANDLESTICK AND AUTOMATON ALARM CLOCK; “THE NIGHT WATCHMAN”; PAINTED SPELTER
CHF 1,500 - 2,500
EUR 1,550 - 2,600 / USD 1,600 - 2,700 / HKD 12,500 - 20,700TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 875
Rare and unusual, painted spelter, figural table-clock, with candlestick and automaton alarm.In the form of the figure of a portly night watchman in black tunic, red boots, striped cloak and a feather cap, his right hand held aloft and holding a candle, his left hand holding a bell, the arm moving back and forward during the activation of the alarm and ringing the bell, circular base with repeated pattern, the clock housed within the body.
Gilt-painted radial Roman numerals; pierced gilt-brass “Louis” hands.
Circular brass, three-quarter plate, going barrel, “tic-tac” escapement with cowtail pendulum, alarm train mounted behind the barrel and wound simultaneously, geared via a ratchet and click and crank levers to create the movement of the figure's arm when the alarm is activated.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-10 |
Good Patinated |
Movement: 33-11-01* |
Restored Slightly worn |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Year circa 1880
Material painted spelter
Dimensions 34 x 14.5 mm.
Weight 3 kg. (approx.)
Accessories a wax candle hand-made by the monks of a Transylvanian abbey
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
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