An important table clock dated 1584 with allegories of the cardinal virtues

An important table clock dated 1584 with allegories of the cardinal virtues Fire-gilt bronze/brass, tin, steel. Day-running movement with verge escapement and hourly striking. Three engraved chapter rings for day and night hours, 24 hours, and the alarm. Separate windings for the going and striking trains. Square case, finely engraved on the five visible sides. Around the top, the engraving reads: "QVID ME VERTENDO MISER ET QVATIENDO QVID VRGES AN NESCAS MECVM QVOD TVA VITA FLVIT ANO 1584." Encircling depictions of Iustitia, Fortitudo, Prudentia and Temperantia, each accompanied by corresponding Latin verses. On two sides and on the base are round pierced openings in star- or flower-like patterns for the striking to be heard. Restored condition. H 9.7 cm, W/D 15 cm.

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H 97 × B 150 × D 150 mm