Mantel Clock From Vilnius' Period of Prosperity
Johan Schneirer (Scherer, Scheur, Scheurer), Vilnius, first hald of the 17th century
Profile of a mantel clock (17th Century) by Johan ScheirerNational Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
The period of greatest prosperity of Lithuania and Vilnius lasted from the 16th to the mid-17th centuries, as evidenced by the monumental architecture and the variety of artisan craftsmanship from this time, of which bookbinding and clock manufacture were the finest.
Inside of a mantel clock (17th Century) by Johan ScheirerNational Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
This phenomenon can be seen in the mantel clock of Johan Scheirer, now exhibited in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.
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