Lot Essay
Rutgerus van Muelen was active in Amsterdam in the 1770s.
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BY RUTGERUS VAN MEULEN, CIRCA 1775
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A DUTCH GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT BRACKET CLOCK
BY RUTGERUS VAN MEULEN, CIRCA 1775
CASE: surmounted by a turned fluted urn hung with laurel swag, above stepped upper section, acanthus-carved waisted scroll sides on fluted base, and tapering patera headed feet, previously green-painted and re-decorated; DIAL: white enamel dial with pierced gilt hands, above a glazed front; MOVEMENT: with twin chain fusees, anchor escapement, striking the hours and half hours on two bells, the back plate signed 'RUTGERUS/VANMEURS/AMSTERDAM'; pendulum
41 in. (104 cm.) high
BY RUTGERUS VAN MEULEN, CIRCA 1775
CASE: surmounted by a turned fluted urn hung with laurel swag, above stepped upper section, acanthus-carved waisted scroll sides on fluted base, and tapering patera headed feet, previously green-painted and re-decorated; DIAL: white enamel dial with pierced gilt hands, above a glazed front; MOVEMENT: with twin chain fusees, anchor escapement, striking the hours and half hours on two bells, the back plate signed 'RUTGERUS/VANMEURS/AMSTERDAM'; pendulum
41 in. (104 cm.) high
Sale room notice
The signature of this clock is Rutgerus Van Meurs, Amsterdam
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Victoria von Westenholz