A South German table clock with a horizontal dial

A South German table clock with a horizontal dial Brass, engraved, fire-gilded, wrought iron, silver dial ring with Latin engraving, blued hands, screws and winding mechanisms, silver-plated back. Day-running clock with time-keeping, striking and alarm mechanisms, hourly chime on a bell. Square case with small openings on all four sides to allow sound to pass through. Very finely engraved openwork foliage; the dot engraving on the dial may have been added later. The words ‘Muer’ (? ) and ‘in Salem ANO 1517’ (? ) are later (?) engraved on the plate. H 7.4, W 12.5, D 12.5 cm. 17th century.

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H 74 × B 125 × D 125 mm