- Horizontaltischuhr
auction 928, Lot 13
THE RUDOLF NEUMEISTER COLLECTION - HIGHLIGHTS
on 22 October 2019
Horizontaltischuhr
Differenzbesteuerung
A Horizontal Table Clock
Augsburg, circa 1700, Jacob Mayr
Fire-gilded bronze. Six-sided case with shaped oval glazed panels on each side, on four baluster feet. Engraved dial with silver Roman chapter ring with inner Arabic minute indications. Two hands. Verge escapement with fusee and chain. Count wheel striking mechanism on open bottom bell. Floral engraved plate, pierced and engraved balance cock inscribed "Jacob Mayr Augusta". Restored. 9.5 x 11 x 13 cm. Cf. Abeler, Jürgen, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst. Wuppertal 1977, p. 420.
