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Silver clock, in a chased silver case
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Silver clock, in a chased silver case

Samson (uurwerkmaker) · c. 1740 - c. 1760 · silver (metal); glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver watch (A), in a chased silver case (B). The granulated dial is provided with relief plaques on which the hours are engraved in Roman numerals, and which are connected by silver arches between which plaques with the minute numbers. In the centre of the dial is an openwork ornament representing a child, vines and a mask. Marked on the platinum 18120, Samson London. Watch case of silver, with a chased and engraved scene, representing a man and a child on the left in front of a Roman altar; a standing man with a staff behind whom two women, a child and a dog. In stippled letters on the watch case: L.H.V.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHorloge van zilver, in een gedreven zilveren kast. c. 1740 - c. 1760. Samson (uurwerkmaker). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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