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Georg Metzner
Table Clockcirca 1650

Not on view
Gilt brass hexagonal table clock with flat-mounted face, Roman numeral chapter ring with fleur-de-lis motifs, engraved central medallion, and claw-footed base
Hexagonal brass clock face with silvered dial ring bearing Roman numerals and fleur-de-lis motifs, surrounding a central gilt plate with engraved foliate scrollwork and two ornate steel hands.
Hexagonal pocket watch or clock, open case viewed from above, revealing a gilt brass back plate engraved with dense foliate scrollwork and a central pierced wheel mechanism with steel components; the hinged lid exposes a domed bell on the interior; engraved Latin script visible along the lower edge of the plate.

Georg Metzner, Table Clock, circa 1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Georg Metzner
Germany, Silesia, Neusalz, active 17th century
Title
Table Clock
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1650
Medium
Silver, gilt bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 5 x 5 (7.62 x 12.7 x 12.7)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.3.4a
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Zumaya, Diva. The World Made Wondrous: the Dutch Collector's Cabinet and the Politics of Possession. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.

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