MANTEL CLOCK, renaissance, second half of 16th century, probably Innsbruck, signed, gilt brass with richly engraved and chased decoration, double-sided, verge escapement, striking movement and alarm, the decoration of arches with acanthus and plant ornamentation, one front with children playing the lute, the opposite side sleeping child with a skull and hourglass, sides with representations of Roman figures and maxim band IVPPITER respective SOL, height 19 cm PROVENANCE Old collection in Dalekarlia, Sweden LITERATURE Samuel Guye & Henri Michel Uhren und Messingsinstrumente des 15. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Zürich 1971, compare engraving on mantel clock from the 1500's, with motif of Mercurius, illustration 33 Klaus Maurice & Otto Mayr: The Clockwork Universe, New York 1980, compare similar mantel clock, Innsbruck(?) dated 1570, page 177, no. 15
MANTEL CLOCK, renaissance, second half of 16th century, probably Innsbruck, signed, gilt brass with richly engraved and chased decoration, double-sided, verge escapement, striking movement and alarm, the decoration of arches with acanthus and plant ornamentation, one front with children playing the lute, the opposite side sleeping child with a skull and hourglass, sides with representations of Roman figures and maxim band IVPPITER respective SOL, height 19 cm PROVENANCE Old collection in Dalekarlia, Sweden LITERATURE Samuel Guye & Henri Michel Uhren und Messingsinstrumente des 15. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Zürich 1971, compare engraving on mantel clock from the 1500's, with motif of Mercurius, illustration 33 Klaus Maurice & Otto Mayr: The Clockwork Universe, New York 1980, compare similar mantel clock, Innsbruck(?) dated 1570, page 177, no. 15
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