By Johan Bernardus Vrijthoff, The Hague, third quarter 18th century

The inlaid burr-walnut case on bracket feet, the hood with openwork decoration, the dome surmounted by three giltwood figures, the silvered dial with Roman numerals, signed 'Jan Bernardus Vrijthoff junior Hagae', indicating the day of the week, the month, the date and the lunar phase, separate dials for 'strike-silent' and 'play-not play', the mechanism with an anchor escapement, chiming every half hour and whole hour in full on different bells, with a musical cylinder playing twelve tunes on thirteen bells.

290x60x33 cm