Zaandam/Zaanse clock - Brass, Wood - 1950-1960

Dutch Zaanse-style wall clock in a dark stained wooden case with a shaped backplate and projecting cornice. Decorative cast-brass crest featuring a central figure flanked by two smaller figures, a heraldic shield and the traditional Dutch motto “Nu Elck Syn Sin” (“to each his own”). Square dial with Roman numerals on a brass ring, black centre, ornate brass corner spandrels and gilt hands. Two twisted brass columns flank the dial. Weight-driven mechanical movement with two pear-shaped brass weights on chains and a decorative brass panel below the case.Zaanse wall clock “Nu Elck Syn Sin” – Brass & Dark Wood – Netherlands, 20th century