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Index No. A6701 German Gilt Tambour Watch Case
A fine mid 16th Century German tambour watch case and dial.  Gilt single handed dial with chapters for one to twelve in Roman numerals and thirteen to twenty four in Arabic numerals.  Gilt touch pieces at the edge, the centre engraved in a geometrical pattern.  Pierced chased and engraved tambour shaped case. The edge showing a scene of a hunt for wild boar and stag.  The base of the case has at its centre a chased and engraved depiction of Astronomy surrounded by a pierced border of another hunting scene. Plain ring pendant.
Anonymous German
Circa 1540
Diameter 59 mm
Depth20.5 mm
A very fine example, the scenes well chased and engraved and showing few signs of wear.
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