Signed by Jan Chris Sauer Amsterdam. Circa 1780. Oak case, burr walnut veneer. Torso and foot with chamfered edges, foot double bent. Both with carving and marquetry. Plinth on claw feet. Profiled door with carving. Ornament for the garland window flower basket. Double arched hood with carving and sawing. Next to the dial pilasters with gilded bases and capitals. Arched dial with plated chapter ring in the bar. Center part gilded. Below XII second hand. Above VI lunar disc with indication of the quarters, synodic monthly calendar and time of high water in Amsterdam. A romantic landscape is painted in the lower part of the dial, depicting a distinguished couple with a girl in the garden of a waterfront estate. In the foreground on the left an angler in a boat, in the background a mill. The angler always picks up a fish and lowers it again, girl waves her arm. This part of the mechanism is driven by the work going on. When the clock strikes, the mill will turn. Eight-day movement with anchor escapement and seconds pendulum. Dutch quarter strike on two bells with saw. Alarm clock. Dimensions: H 266 cm. In good condition.