Minature table clock in gilt-metal with Altenstetter enamels, probably made in Augsburg, 1680-1699
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1680-1699
Case of tabernacle form, with flat brass base and bun feet; the front, rear and hinged side-plates of silver with scrolls and foliage inset in translucent enamel.
At the top, surrounded by four finials, an arcaded gallery surmounted by a moulded brass dome with a fifth finial. Chapter-ring 2.2 cm diameter, with Roman hours and half-hour marks. Simple iron hand. Running train only, with all wheels of brass. The translucent enamel plaques on the face and sides of this clock are of a kind associated with the Augsburg goldsmith David Altenstetter (master 1572, died 1617).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 8.5 cm; Width 3.5 cm; Depth 3.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Silver and silver gilt with enamels, brass base and dome.
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Augsburg
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O91886
- Museum object number
- 617-1864
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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