A DUTCH WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK
PAULUS BRAMER EN SOON, AMSTERDAM, MID 18TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, the moulded arched hood with pierced sound frets, surmounted by giltwood figural finials, above a cartouche shaped trunk door with gilt brass mount lenticle depicting the Rape of Europa, the case with canted angles, the plinth on ball and claw feet. The brass dial with cast seasonal spandrels, the arched silvered chapter ring, signed PAULUS BRAMER EN ZN AMSTERDAM, with brass engraved and matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring above a date aperture and sector for day of week, with a silvered arch above the painted rolling moonphase, four pillar movement, anchor escapement, Dutch strike on two bells; two weights, doorkey and winding key
277 cm. high
A DUTCH WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK
PAULUS BRAMER EN SOON, AMSTERDAM, MID 18TH CENTURY
The case of typical form, the moulded arched hood with pierced sound frets, surmounted by giltwood figural finials, above a cartouche shaped trunk door with gilt brass mount lenticle depicting the Rape of Europa, the case with canted angles, the plinth on ball and claw feet. The brass dial with cast seasonal spandrels, the arched silvered chapter ring, signed PAULUS BRAMER EN ZN AMSTERDAM, with brass engraved and matted centre with subsidiary seconds ring above a date aperture and sector for day of week, with a silvered arch above the painted rolling moonphase, four pillar movement, anchor escapement, Dutch strike on two bells; two weights, doorkey and winding key
277 cm. high
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