Judocus Mortier musical longcase clock with half-hour striking, organ mechanism and cymbals
Judocus Mortier musical longcase clock with half-hour striking, organ mechanism and cymbals
Belgium, Ghent
1785
Judocus Mortier
Wood, metal, glass, leather, bone, catgut; mechanical work, carpentry, casting, gilding, carving, varnishing, polishing
302 x 82 x 58.5 cm
Inscriptions on the movement right side panel “Fecit Mortier Gandavi. 1785”
The musical clock is housed in a lacquered case made of Cuban mahogany, consisting of two sections: the upper section with profiled cornice and massive lower section resting on a profiled base, with the bottom panel painted to imitate marble.
2529.1-7ММП/ДПИ