Sold at Auction: Probably of South-German origin, Height 160 mm, circa 1580

A very fine small turret clock with strike and alarm, engravings of two of the Deadly Sins "wrath" and "lust" Case: brass, firegilt, square with allover lavish engraving: front with foliate ornaments and a crowned figure; right side showing wrath (Ira) with sabre and shield and a decapitated head at her feet; back with flower and foliate scrolls and grotesques; left side showing lust (Luxuria) with bare breasts and a billy goat and a triangle. The four corners have pilasters with floral…

Mannheim

Deadly Sins

The Eighth Day