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3115

Augsburg

Table clock with depiction of Vanitas, from the circle of Jörg Fronmiller. Circa 1580

Bronze, gilt; silver. 14 x 16,5 x 8 cm (5 ½ x 6 ½ x 3 ⅛ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork:  Augsburg. Table clock with depiction of Vanitas, from the circle of Jörg Fronmiller. Circa 1580.

Estimate:

EUR 4,000

 

- 6,000

USD 4,460

 

- 6,700

Sold for:

48,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 237-246

The Rohde-Hinze Collection 2 – Decorative Art, Saturday, 04.07.2015

Information

Bronze, gilt; silver. 14 x 16,5 x 8 cm (5 ½ x 6 ½ x 3 ⅛ in.). Engraved on all sides. Master's mark on the base plate: "GIG“ in a coat of arms.

Related literature: Klaus Maurice: Die deutsche Räderuhr. Zur Kunst und Technik des mechanischen Zeitmessers im deutschen Sprachraum, Munich 1976, vol. 1, p. 164; vol. 2, ill. 377 / Same author: Von Uhren und Automaten. Das Messen der Zeit, Munich 1968 / Samuel Guye and Henri Michel: Uhren und Meßinstrumente des 15.–19. Jahrhunderts, Zurich 1971.

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