EXCEPTIONAL 18TH C. DUTCH MUSICAL TALL CLOCK, LOGGE
c. 1750, sgn. on dial: Johannes Logge, Amsterdam
dial with moon-phase indicates hours, minutes, seconds, day of week (showing engraved astrological symbols and figures), and date: six pairs of tunes play on the hour and half hour; dial changes tunes; with two subsidiary dials to silence music and strike; burl walnut Rococo case with large paw feet; angels blowing trumpet finials, 105"tall (incl. finial); 94"tall w/o finials: waist 13.5"w; base 27"w; 14"d
Working order; the two wood and one metal finials appropriate but replaced.
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Realized: $7,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 123 : EXCEPTIONAL 18TH C. DUTCH MUSICAL TALL CLOCK, LOGGE
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