1900 - Roger Dunster Amsterdam grandfather clock with carillon

Roger Dunster Amsterdam grandfather clock with carillon Holland, c. 1730, signed on the arched dial, which is elaborately decorated with the finest engravings depicting various musicians in Baroque attire and courtly scenes, in the arch, angels playing the trombone; silver-plated hour ring with Roman numerals and minute track; date display; small seconds; strike mechanism that can be switched off and three settings for the carillon; in the arch, moon phase and age of the moon; brass plate movement with three weights, half-hour strike on two bells; on the side, a carillon with 19 hammers striking 10 bells; repetition for both striking mechanisms; the movement is complete and in working order; the carillon plays, but would need cleaning and adjustment; the pendulum and case were added at a later date; height 260 cm. Info: Roger Dunster (c. 1695-1747) was originally from England but settled in the Netherlands and is today regarded as one of Amsterdam’s most important and skilled clockmakers; from 1722 he initially worked in partnership with Christopher Clarke (Clarke & Dunster), before continuing the workshop under his own name from around 1730 on Amsterdam’s renowned Vijgendam; one of his grandfather clocks can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Source: Internet.