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Lot 744 Dα

A hexagonal gilt bronze table clock

Auction 1028 - overview Cologne
16.05.2014, 14:00 - Decorative Arts III
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 9.272 € (incl. premium)
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A hexagonal gilt bronze table clock

Spindle movement with chain and fusee, hourly striking to a bell set into the underside, with alarm function. Signed to the dial and plate "Kriedel London". In need of repair, a crack to the glass, the hands possibly replaced. H 8.4, diameter ca. 12.5 cm.
Probably made by a member of Kriedel family of clockmakers from Bautzen who moved to London, second quarter 18th C.

Provenance

The Inamarie and H.G. Klein collection, Cologne

Literature

This London clockmaker is not mentioned in Baillie, but the Kreidel family is.