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Dutch Rocking Ship Movement for Tall Case Clock
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Dutch Rocking Ship Movement for Tall Case Clock
early 19th century
dial signed "Otto Van Meurs, Amsterdam"
25 x 14 1/2 x 8 inches
Animated Rocking Ship Dutch Hood Clock
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Animated Rocking Ship Dutch Hood Clock. Dial has a 10 in. silvered chapter ring with incised black Roman hour numerals & 5 minute numbers, pierced black hands, gilt filigree spandrels and signed Jan Hermelink, Amsterdam; dial has a painted harbor scenic arch at the top with rocking ship flying Dutch flags and mermaids on either side, ship and mermaids rock with the beat of the pendulum. Quality brass, weight driven movement has recoil escapement, drop hammer bell hour strike, long wood pendulum with brass bob and brass covered weight. In good running condition. In a walnut case with arched top bonnet, spun brass spherical finials and lower drop section with oval cutout with brass urn overlay exposing the pendulum bob. 51 in. high x 15 in. wide x 7.5 in. deep.
Bartholo Barwell Rocking Ship Clock
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18th Century Mahogany Rocking Ship Clock. 11 in. silvered dial signed ÂBartholo. Barwell, New York (Bartholomew Barwell, active in NY, 1749-1760, (from Bath, England), has black Roman hour numerals, 5 minute numbers outside, sub seconds dial, arched top with animated rocking ship moving with the beat of the pendulum and open aperture exposing the date on the calendar disc; brass 8 day weight driven movement with hour drop hammer strike on a bell at the top of the movement, 2 brass covered weights, brass pulleys and brass covered pendulum bob. Mahogany case has an elegant broken arched crest, large gilt turned wood spherical finials, columns on the bonnet door and long door on the front of the body with beveled glass panel. In very good condition, has an old alligatored finish. 89 in. high x 18 in. wide x 9 in. deep.
Smiths Movement Rocking Ship Granddaughter Clock
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Long Pendulum Smiths Movement Rocking Ship Granddaughter Clock
58″ tall, 13″ wide, 9″ deep
Smiths Movement Rocking Ship Granddaughter Clock
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Long Pendulum Smiths Movement Rocking Ship Granddaughter Clock
59.5″ tall, 12″ wide, 8.5″ deep
Scottish Rocking Ship Grandfather Clock
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George Lumsden Scottish Rocking Ship Tall Case Clock. 12 in. metal dial signed ÂGeoe. Lumsden, Pittenweem with painted Roman hour numerals, sub seconds dial, sub calendar dial, fancy pierced brass hands, painted corner spandrels with castle towers and Scottish ships; the top arch has a decorated front panel with cut castle scene and center ship rocking with the beat of the escapement. Brass weight driven movement with recoil escapement, iron bell at the top of the movement with half hour drop hammer strike, brass pulleys, iron weights and steel pendulum rod with brass covered bob. In a mahogany tall case with broken arched crest on the bonnet having brass ball & eagle finials, spiral turned columns, spiral turned columns on the body with carved and bowed front door panel. Case has an enhanced original finish, is in good general condition. 83 in. high x 19 in. wide x 10 in. deep.
Dutch Tall Case Clock w/ Complicated Mvt.
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Laurens Rupert, Amsterdam, Dutch Tall Case Clock w/ Complicated Calendar Dial & Alarm. The large brass dial measures 19.5 in. high x 13.25 in. wide, painted in the lower section with a scene of 2 men in a garden playing a mandolin and flute for 2 woman, has a 12 in. silvered chapter ring with black incised Roman hour numerals, 5 minute numbers outside and dial signed ÂLaurens Rupert, AmsterdamÂ; the engraved brass center of the dial has silvered sub seconds dial, fan shaped cutout to the left displaying the months with a painted figure and indicator stating the number of days in the month, to the right displays days of the week, aperture for date indicator inside of the seconds dial, arched cutout below displays moon phase dial and has a silvered alarm indicator disc on the center post. Quality brass weight driven movement has recoil escapement, 2 cupped bells with drop hammer strike at the top of the movement for separate alarm mechanism and passing half hour strike, count wheel strike mechanism strikes the hours on a coiled cathedral gong. Long steel pendulum rod with brass covered bob, iron time and strike weights with brass pulleys and brass covered alarm weight on the right side. The walnut case has an arched bonnet with filigree carved crest, inset side panels, missing side finials; the body has chamfered corners and fancy shaped door with ribbon, wreath and filigree carvings, gilt brass escutcheon mounted around the center glass exposing the pendulum bob and carved inverted corner corbels on the base. Case is refinished, has some looseness, minor losses and splits; clock dial and door resemble a ÂLaurens Rupert example found in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 92 in. high x 22 in. wide x 11 in. deep.