214 - IMPORTANT FLOOR CLOCK—18th-century Dutch, made of walnut and walnut veneer, richly inlaid with a design of foliage, volutes, and gilded bronze ornamentation.

IMPORTANT FLOOR CLOCK—18th-century Dutch, made of walnut and walnut veneer, richly inlaid with a design of foliage, volutes, and gilded bronze ornamentation. The upper panel is glazed and framed by small columns, revealing a complication movement with a silver plated and gilded metal dial signed “Albert Keyser Amsterdam,” featuring Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, along with a date display for the day, month, and moon phase. The ornate pediment is openwork with foliage and acanthus leaves, surmounted by three carved wooden statuettes depicting Atlas flanked by two Renown figures. The lower panel is decorated with a Rocaille cartouche depicting the myth of Europa and Zeus transformed into a bull. Resting on a base with beveled sides and a wall-mounted console. H 269; W 60 cm; D 31 cm (glass is chipped; has some missing pieces and typical restorations, including the two pendulum weights)