DUTCH MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK
DUTCH MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK
The 8-day movement with anchor escapement, Dutch striking, a musical train playing 6 tunes on 26 bells. The arched brass dial with silvered chapter Roman numerals and Arcadian minute markings, the dial centre with subsidary dials for Day, Date and Month. Signed by Johannes George Gruning, Amsterdam on the chapter ring. In a typical Dutch walnut veneered case with bombe base and surmounted by three gilded carved wooden figures.
Circa 1770.
Height: approx. 300cm
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
G E Marsh, Winchester. U.K.
Condition:
Condition: The case, movement and dial all appear to be original. The movement is in working order but has not been set up to run in the showroom. This clock was purchased from Gerald Marsh, Winchester.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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DUTCH MUSICAL LONGCASE CLOCK
The 8-day movement with anchor escapement, Dutch striking, a musical train playing 6 tunes on 26 bells. The arched brass dial with silvered chapter Roman numerals and Arcadian minute markings, the dial centre with subsidary dials for Day, Date and Month. Signed by Johannes George Gruning, Amsterdam on the chapter ring. In a typical Dutch walnut veneered case with bombe base and surmounted by three gilded carved wooden figures.
Circa 1770.
Height: approx. 300cm
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
G E Marsh, Winchester. U.K.
Condition:
Condition: The case, movement and dial all appear to be original. The movement is in working order but has not been set up to run in the showroom. This clock was purchased from Gerald Marsh, Winchester.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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