Renaissance astronomical automaton clock in the shape of a war-ship
Important renaissance astronomical clock with automaton in the form of a war-ship, signed with a pine-apple for Augsburg and the initials B.S. for Bernhard Stahel.
Important renaissance astronomical clock with automaton in the form of a war-ship, signed with a pine-apple for Augsburg and the initials B.S. for Bernhard Stahel.
Probably made for the Emperor Rodolphe II as a diplomatic present to the Sultan of Turkey.
Only three other pieces are known to exist, one in the British Museum in London, one in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and a third one in the Musée du Château d’Ecouen in France.
Late 16th century.
« Tresors d’horlogerie, le Temps et sa mesure du Moyen Age à la Renaissance » in the Palais des Papes, Avignon, France. From 30/05/1998 to 27/09/1998.
« Ces curieux navires, Trois automates de la Renaissance » in the Musée national de la Renaissance, Château d’Ecouen, France. From 23/09/1999 to 05/01/2000.
Height : 89 cm.