A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830.

A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830.

Price: € 9000

Offered by Gude & Meis Antique Clocks



A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830. A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830. A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830. A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830. A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830. A miniature German Black Forest Tropfenuhr Sorg clock with alarm, circa 1830.

Beautiful miniature South German wall clock with alarm. One day movement driven by a weight.

The dial

The 5.8-cm enamel dial has Arabic numerals. The arrow shaped hands are made of blued steel and the alarm disc op engraved brass. Above the dial is a shaped brass ornament with an eagle on a fasces with bolts of lightning.

The movement

The movement is made of wooden plates with brass bushes in which the arbors turn. It is driven by a weight and has a duration of a day. It is being regulated by anchor escapement in combination with a pendulum. The clock also has an alarm which strikes on the bell.

The case

The wooden case has doors to both sides and spurs at the back. It is suspended by an iron suspension hoop.

Reference
500-148
Sizes
11 x 5.8 x 6.5 cm

Offered by

Gude & Meis Antique Clocks

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 60
1017DH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

+31 (0)20 6129742
http://www.gudemeis.com/

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