Otto Van Meurs, Amsterdam, Netherlands, wall clock, 3 day, time and strike with calendar and moon phase, weight driven movement in an associated mahogany case, engraved brass dial and chapter ring, applied cast spandrels, and pierced steel hands.

Otto Van Meurs, Amsterdam, Netherlands, wall clock, 3 day, time and strike with calendar and moon phase, weight driven movement in an associated mahogany case, engraved brass dial and chapter ring, applied cast spandrels, and pierced steel hands. Newer mahogany case probably dates to late19th or early 20th Century. Case is in good condition and the top of the door has been recently sanded down so that it closes easily. The two crude finials are of cast copper. The entire pendulum is a new construction with a strip of sheet copper for a suspension spring. The seatboard and movement risers are made of new wood and held to the movement with modern machine screws. The movement shows many signs of repairs, some old and some new, some well done and some not. The movement has a recoil escapement and countwheel and bell strike. Though both trains appear to function when tested manually, the old repairs and worn pivot holes will call for the movement to be serviced in the near future. Scribed circles from laying out the wheel train are evident on the front plate. The dark blue paint on the moon phase dial appears to have been applied over a silvered layer. Very nice engravings around the moon phase dial depict Zeus, Hermes, and humans reacting to them. Engraved chapter ring reads "Otto Van Meurs / Amsterdam ". Inner matte portion of dial with engraved scrolls and the head of a man. Otto Van Meurs (1717- 1783) was one of the leading clockmakers in 18th Century Amsterdam. An impressive musical tall clock by this maker is in the collections of the Harvard Art Museum.