Attributed to the Maison HAAS, Geneva After Jeremias METZGER and Caspar BEHAIM. Pseudo-astronomical table clock. Gilded electroplated quadrangular case framed by four Corinthian columns, ringed, with registers decorated with leaves, satyr heads and scrolls, supporting an openwork dome, animated with scenes of flying, hounding (wild boar), shooting and bear hunting, among foliage scrolls with animals, with four arches supporting a Corinthian capital, and terminated by Pegasus protomes. One long side presents four dials surrounded by allegories, including that of Time with its scythe: the first indicating the days and hours; the second, the signs of the zodiac; the third, the days of the month (30 / 31 days). The other side features two dials framed by allegories and bearded masks of Jupiter blowing the wind: the first astronomical and the second, the months. The sides feature one or two dials, engraved with two Latin texts meaning: "In the beginning you will learn for years from master house to master house: you will seek the golden number through science and then letters through literature". The two-part base features a gilded frame with side springs, a molded plinth and a rotating triumph, inscribed "IEREMIAS 1564 METXKER VRMAN - VRMACHER IN AVGSPVR"; and a white metal reinforcing lining with four screws. Mechanical movement with key winding and balance wheel, operating only the large hour dial. Last third of the 19th century. 26.5 x 18 x 11.5 cm. Some wear and minor knocks, slightly warped base, play between a long panel and a column, a few spots of oxidation; three hands and the top of the dome are missing. Mechanism to be reviewed. The HAAS watchmaking company was founded in Geneva in 1848 by brothers Léopold HAAS (1827-1915) and Benjamin HAAS (1829-1925). The company took part in numerous industrial and world exhibitions, including the 1873 exhibition in Vienna, where it exhibited a replica of the table clock by Jeremias METZGER (1527-1592) and Caspar BEHAIM (active between 1560 and 1584). There are several original versions dating from 1564 [Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Inv. 852] or 1568 [Metropolitan Museum of New-York, Inv. 17.190.634a-d]. A replica comparable to ours is in the Spencer Collection (Kansas), and several have been sold at public auction.