William Scafe, London: A fine Queen Anne lacquered longcase clock, the case on double-foot and with good quality raised Chinoiserie decoration to the plinth and to the arched trunk door, similar decoration to the hood flanked with brass-capped ¾-columns supporting original gilt-wood sound frets, the caddy top surmounted by three-gilt-wood flambeau urn finials, the dial typically signed William Scafe London on a silvered arc in the arch with central large diameter strike/silent ring within fine foliate spandrels, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with pierced blued hands, finely matted centre with large diameter seconds ring and calendar aperture, urn-and-eagle spandrels, the five pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement and strike on bell