BOX OF A SMALL CYLINDER CLOCK WITH RINGS IN THE SHAPE OF A TOWER France, third quarter of the 16th century
In gilded and engraved brass, the geometrically openworked and engraved dome bearing the hour circle with Roman numerals, decorated "à la grotesca" on the cylinder fitted with an inspection door for the fuse; of the movement only a few wheels remain, the engraved and openworked cockerel with steel pendulum, the stamp and its hammer, the plate bears the traces of the engraved adjustment scale and the initials 'M S'; the reverse of the base is engraved with a coat of arms, unidentified
H. 7.7 cm (3 in.)
D. D.: 7 cm (2 ¾ in.)
An engraved and gilt brass, tower-shaped casing for a small round clock, France, third quarter of the 16th century