Lot Essay
Johann Georg Kreitmeir (b. 1634 - d. 1660).
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JOHAN GEORG KREITMEIR, MUNICH, MID-17TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN GILT AND PATINATED BRASS MARQUETRY QUARTER-STRIKING BLACKAMOOR TABLE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON
JOHAN GEORG KREITMEIR, MUNICH, MID-17TH CENTURY
The standing figure pointing to the quarter hours on the sphere above, the hours indicated to the base flanked by a monkey and a hound, the figure's head moves at the quarter hour when striking, the monkey spins and the dog leaps at the hour, marquetry and ebonized base; the movement with hexagonal plates joined by chamfered pillars, with chain fusee for time and plain standing barrels for strike trains, later balance, calibrated countwheel, signed 'Johan Georg Kreitmeir / München', striking two bells to the hinged baseplate
12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) high, 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) wide
JOHAN GEORG KREITMEIR, MUNICH, MID-17TH CENTURY
The standing figure pointing to the quarter hours on the sphere above, the hours indicated to the base flanked by a monkey and a hound, the figure's head moves at the quarter hour when striking, the monkey spins and the dog leaps at the hour, marquetry and ebonized base; the movement with hexagonal plates joined by chamfered pillars, with chain fusee for time and plain standing barrels for strike trains, later balance, calibrated countwheel, signed 'Johan Georg Kreitmeir / München', striking two bells to the hinged baseplate
12 ½ in. (31.5 cm.) high, 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Collection del Rey de Suecia.
Collection F. Perez, Barcelona, 1955.
The Grassy Museum, Madrid.
Collection F. Perez, Barcelona, 1955.
The Grassy Museum, Madrid.
Literature
L. Y. Tejada, Relojes Antiguos 1500-1850, Barcelona, 1955, no. 40.
K. Maurice, Die deutsche Räderuhr, Band II, Munich, 1976, p. 55, fig. 373.
K. Maurice, Die deutsche Räderuhr, Band II, Munich, 1976, p. 55, fig. 373.
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