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KASPAR FRIEDERICK SCHULTS, AMSTERDAM; 3RD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK WITH CALENDAR
Kaspar Friederick Schults, Amsterdam; 3rd quarter 18th Century
The case on simple splayed feet supporting the plinth with plain volutes on concave mouldings, the trunk with chamfered angles flanking the trunk door with hollowed corners and brass-framed lenticle, (bottom quarter lacking), gilt-brass three quarter columns to the hood with later sound frets to the sides and to the frieze with concave-moulded arched top centred by foliate carving and surmounted by two carved-wood heralds flanking the figure of Atlas, the dial signed Kaspr. Friederick Schults, Amsterdam on the arcaded Roman and Arabic chapter ring with pierced blued steel hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and decorated calendar aperture, lacking alarm disc, calendar apertures for the day and engraved figure of each deity and the month, the arch with rolling moonphase, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and Dutch strike on two bells, alarm now lacking
8 ft. 11 in. high
Kaspar Friederick Schults, Amsterdam; 3rd quarter 18th Century
The case on simple splayed feet supporting the plinth with plain volutes on concave mouldings, the trunk with chamfered angles flanking the trunk door with hollowed corners and brass-framed lenticle, (bottom quarter lacking), gilt-brass three quarter columns to the hood with later sound frets to the sides and to the frieze with concave-moulded arched top centred by foliate carving and surmounted by two carved-wood heralds flanking the figure of Atlas, the dial signed Kaspr. Friederick Schults, Amsterdam on the arcaded Roman and Arabic chapter ring with pierced blued steel hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds and decorated calendar aperture, lacking alarm disc, calendar apertures for the day and engraved figure of each deity and the month, the arch with rolling moonphase, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and Dutch strike on two bells, alarm now lacking
8 ft. 11 in. high
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