An ivory inlaid ebony night timepice, Geo. Pietro Callin, Genoa, circa 1690 - Photo Sotheby's

14 x 11-inch painted copper dial depicting chronos and death despatching the hours, the upper section with a pierced aperture displaying the hours moving past the quarters, the fusee movement with circular plates signed Geo. Pietro Callin, Genoa, with turned pillars, verge escapement, the architectural case with broken-arch pediment flanked by carved corbels and with breakfront base incorporating a drawer, the cresting and base inlaid with ivory scrolls; 78cm 30¾in. high. Estimation: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Arts of Europe. London | 04 déc. 2012 www.sothebys.com