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Born circa 1630, (place of birth unknown) van Ceulen became a citizen of the Hague in 1676 where he died in 1715.
The Hague was the only Dutch city with an independent clockmakers guild at this time. Pieter Visbagh was the dean of the guild and had taken over the workshop of Salomon Coster, however he was not the only clockmaker working for Christiaan Huygens. Johannes van Ceulen made several clocks for Huygens, as the quality of his work was exceptionally good. Van Ceulen was commissioned by Huygens to make a marine movement to Huygen’s design to which van Ceulen applied a Cardan suspension, this was a precursor to the marine chronometer. Van Ceulen also made a movement for an Orrery for Huygens in 1681. After van Ceulen started making suggestions to Huygens for improvements on movements the latter was insulted and looked for another clockmaker.
Van Ceulen was prolific; he also made many watch movements. The present clock is typical for van Ceulens oeuvre, Plomp illustrates several similar clocks, of the seventeen clocks illustrated only one has twin bells for quarter strike mounted directly on the movement. The finely worked applied mounts to the cresting were also used on a variety of clocks usually but not always in combination with comparable mounts to the pilasters.
The Hague was the only Dutch city with an independent clockmakers guild at this time. Pieter Visbagh was the dean of the guild and had taken over the workshop of Salomon Coster, however he was not the only clockmaker working for Christiaan Huygens. Johannes van Ceulen made several clocks for Huygens, as the quality of his work was exceptionally good. Van Ceulen was commissioned by Huygens to make a marine movement to Huygen’s design to which van Ceulen applied a Cardan suspension, this was a precursor to the marine chronometer. Van Ceulen also made a movement for an Orrery for Huygens in 1681. After van Ceulen started making suggestions to Huygens for improvements on movements the latter was insulted and looked for another clockmaker.
Van Ceulen was prolific; he also made many watch movements. The present clock is typical for van Ceulens oeuvre, Plomp illustrates several similar clocks, of the seventeen clocks illustrated only one has twin bells for quarter strike mounted directly on the movement. The finely worked applied mounts to the cresting were also used on a variety of clocks usually but not always in combination with comparable mounts to the pilasters.