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7735 - Holland, longcase clock, Louis XV style, signed Johannes du Chesne, circa 1760; movement with two weights, running for eight days. Regulated by an anchor escapement in combination with a pendulum. Dutch half-hour striking on two bells. Polychrome painted dial featuring an automaton depicting rocking ships and sea creatures set against a scene of the anchorage of Batavia, flanked by figures of Mercury and Neptune. Full calendar with a finely painted seasons disc, finely pierced hands, and a central seconds hand. The walnut-veneered oak case features partial marquetry inlay of flowers. The hood features figures of Atlas, Mercury, and Fortuna; the domed base rests on ball-and-claw feet. Complete with pendulum and two weights. Formerly in the collection of H. Smidt van Gelder. Auction April 7–10, 1981, lot number 354, “Kunstveiling H. Smidt van Gelder,” Belvedère country house, Overveen. 303 (including Atlas) x 73 x 38 cm Provenance: from a private Amsterdam estate, collected between the 1960s and 1980s [1]
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Holland, longcase clock, Louis XV style, signed Johannes du Chesne, circa 1760; movement with two weights, running for eight days. Regulated by an anchor escapement in combination with a pendulum. Dutch half-hour striking on two bells. Polychrome painted dial featuring an automaton depicting rocking ships and sea creatures set against a scene of the anchorage of Batavia, flanked by figures of Mercury and Neptune. Full calendar with a finely painted seasons disc, finely pierced hands, and a central seconds hand. The walnut-veneered oak case features partial marquetry inlay of flowers. The hood features figures of Atlas, Mercury, and Fortuna; the domed base rests on ball-and-claw feet. Complete with pendulum and two weights. Formerly in the collection of H. Smidt van Gelder. Auction April 7–10, 1981, lot number 354, “Kunstveiling H. Smidt van Gelder,” Belvedère country house, Overveen. 303 (including Atlas) x 73 x 38 cm Provenance: from a private Amsterdam estate, collected between the 1960s and 1980s [1]
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