German fire gilt brass Renaissance case with dial Circa 1600

Fire gilded brass clock watch case from Southern Germany 
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A magnificent German lavishly decorated fire gilded brass drum shaped Renaissance clock watch case with dial, circa 1600.
The case is pierced and engraved, a frame of intricate open work hunting scenes surrounds the figure of a winged female with a pair of compasses and a terrestrial globe, reminiscent of Dürer’s famous etching Melancholia. The center of the fire gilt brass dial with Roman hour numerals, half hour markers and a decoratively engraved center.
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Diameter:  70 mm
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Weight: 173 g
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Signed: No name