A 17 TH CENTURY FOUR-BULB - HOURGLASS BY MARTIN MARGRAAF

A 17 TH CENTURY FOUR-BULB - HOURGLASS BY MARTIN MARGRAAF

Hourglass in brass frame with a lot of bronze-colored corrosion and nine turned columns.
Openwork frame with pearl edge and decorated all round with scrolls.
Green glass with color differences and irregularities (air bubbles, blowing streaks).
The ampoules are connected through classic knot connections of copper thread and wax.
Signed by Martin Margraaf with punched in hallmark on the lid.
Height of the frame 20 cm.
Width 22 cm.
Various running times.
Origin: Germany.

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