Hôtel des Ventes du Bassin d’Arcachon
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Brass clock (or ‘Tischzappler’) with a grand strike, pendulu…
See original version (French)
288
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Brass clock (or ‘Tischzappler’) with a grand strike, pendulu…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Brass clock (or ‘Tischzappler’) with a grand strike, pendulum visible on the front, steel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, front plate chiselled with a foliage motif and signed ‘FRANZ XAVER SEITZ IN MUNCHEN’.
In its carved walnut case, likely a replica of the original case, as the clockmaker was renowned for his wooden creations adorned with scrolls and foliage. Germany, c. 1780. 37 x 29 x 12 cm (case)
Several examples by this clockmaker are held in the Munich City Museum.
See original version (French)
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