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A Dutch Amsterdam walnut inlaid alarm longcase clock, Hendrik Vollenhove, circa 1700
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description
- Height 270cm including atlas, 214cm without dome top
31-cm square brass dial with matted centre and ringed winding holes, silvered engraved chapter ring with Roman numerals signed Hendrik Vollenhove Amsterdam, apertures for date, moonday, tide and moonphase, cherub spandrels, pierced hands and silvered alarm disc, movement with ring turned knopped pillars, anchor escapement and trip repeating rack Dutch striking on two bells, walnut case with later domed top surmounted by a giltwood atlas and two angels, moulded corniche above foliate pierced frets, glazed door with twisted columns straight trunk, long rectangular moulded cross banded door with oval lenticle, square moulded base raised on ball feet