MUSICAL AMSTERDAM CLOCK, ALLIN WALKER

By Gude & Meis Antique Clocks
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Specifications

All Furniture: Clocks
Place of Origin: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Material: Oak, walnut veneer
Depth: 32 cm
Width: 62 cm
Height: 309 cm
Condition: Very good
Period: Mid 18th Century
Date of manufacture: Ca. 1740
Creator: Allin Walker
 
 
 

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The story

Impressive musical Amsterdam longcase clock by Allin Walker ca 1740. Movement with full calander work and moonphase. Ten musical tunes. Case made out of oak and veneered with walnut. Allin Walker had his workshop in the Kalverstraat near the Spaarpotsteeg in Amsterdam.

Literature: Enrico Morpurgo: p. 138