Approx. 35cm high, bronze, gilded, ebonized wood. No.: Silver, polychrome cloisonnée-email inlays, inlaid röm./arab. Numbers, iron pointer. Work: brass/ironwork, punched master mark "MD" in the coat of arms shield, profiled, graded iron pillars, brass wheelwork, spindle inhibition, brass rad rascal, lock disc, walkway with gut string and snail, additional spring house for percussion, stroke on bell, walkable. The automatic machine: The figure of the lion is made of fire-gilded bronze. When the hour beat is triggered, a mechanism is set in motion: The lion moves his eyes in balance and opens his mouth synchronously to the blow. For technical details please request Condition Report. The price already includes 19% VAT, which can be shown! This means for buyers with delivery address outside the EU, that the price is reduced by this stated tax. Provenance: Private collection USA, auctioned in the 79th century. Auction Dr. Crott for about 90,000€. It is one of the most important and rare Renaissance table clocks. The identical sister clock reached 174,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Zurich. A total of 4 of these watches are known! The clock is shown in "Die Welt als Uhr - Deutsche Automatahren 16./17.Jh.".