Passauer Horizontaluhr Lot n° 21

Height: 6.2 cm. Maximum diameter: 8.2 cm. Back plate with finely engraved signature and place name "Joseph Jans Passau" (Josephus Jans, 1680-1760). Passau, ca. 1730. Case: Over three baluster feet octagonal, laterally cartouche-glazed body with lateral repeater knob. All sides in fire-gilt brass with fine ornamental engraving. Bottom bell held by a simple strut for striking the hours and alarm. Blued hands for hours and minutes. Dial: Silver champlevé numerals ring with Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for the minutes. In the middle field brass dial for alarm setting for twelve hours. Literature: Jürgen Abeler, Meister der Uhrmacherkunst, Wuppertal 2010, p. 271. (1260792) (13)