A 28 de Abril de 2013, a leiloeira Jones & Horan, de
Goffstown, New Hampshire, especializada em relojoaria, levava à praça um
relógio pendente, em forma de cruz, peça assinada Sebald Schwarz ou Schwartz,
um nome ativo em Nurnberg (Nuremberga) cerca de 1580 e que aparece também em Augsburg,
no início do séc. XVII. Pertencia a um colecionador português, não
identificado, que a colocou em leilão, depois de ver um semelhante que apareceu
anteriormente na Jones & Horan. Rendeu 8.400 dólares
Da ficha:
DATE SOLD: 2013-04-28
LOT#:
1301-208
DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Seb Schwartz, Nurnberg, a silver cruciform watch based on the identical
pattern to one we sold last year, consigned to us from Portugal by a collector
who saw our last example. There are two listings for Sebald
Schwarz or Schwartz, one from Augsburg active early 17th century, the
second of the same name shown as active in Nurnberg [Nuremberg] circa 1580;
this watch is by the same maker as the last, early 17th century, only showing
the other city. Silver cruciform pre-balance spring verge fusee, 51mm x 81mm
from pendant top to button tail, single iron hand, brass chapter with half-hour
marks, silver dial with depictions of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the pierced
and engraved silver case with scene of the crucifixion of Christ and memento
mori below, the back with soldiers turning away from Christ, the sides with two
apostles, the movement of riveted and pinned construction, this example with
its original early period balance cock, but again missing the dumbell or simple
wheel balance, retaining the catgut fusee cord and all train gearing, escape
wheel in place but perhaps with broken internal pivot, worm drive for setting
up barrel pressure (also called "rack and snail"), in original period
condition without repairs or restoration, circa 1620-30. There are slight
differences from the prior watch in all piercing and engraving as one would
expect from hand execution, but perhaps the two were intentionally executed as
a pair. We cannot find any other examples of the maker's work. An extremely unusual
find.
CONDITION:
NR, train complete, the plates in good original condition with dirt and
tarnish, pillars are sound. Hand and dial original, the hand with whitish
corrosion but setting with ease, the catgut fully wrapped around the barrel,
with broken off section still on the fusee, the set-up gear for the barrel is
encrusted in rust, and we have made no attempt to remove any of the bloom. The
fusee arbor also is rusty where it protrudes through the cock foot. Case in
excellent condition with no breaks or losses, as with the other watch there is
minor compression of the front onto the axis of the hand, the ring bow and
swivel pendant appear original. Again, this watch only lacks the balance of
dumbell or simple wheel form. The balance cock has had a screw added for
security at a later date. This watch example was also never converted to
balance spring. No screws were used in the construction of the watch, all
elements are secure, and the watch has not been disassembled. The movement
pushes out from back to front for inspection. Finding a pair of these watches
in two completely different parts of the world is really quite astonishing.
PRICE SOLD: $8,400
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