€40 - €80
A VINTAGE PEERAGE HARDWOOD & BRASS WATER CLOCK/CLEPSYDRA, the square brass dial with roman numerals, nicely engraved, the base with brass drawer, the front with sunburst design engraving, marked to reverse Peerage Made In England. Hardwood base and supports. A water clock or clepsydra is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into a vessel, and where the amount of liquid can then be measured. Water clocks are one of the oldest time-measuring instruments. Dimensions: 78.5cm high x 19cm wide approx.
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