A George III mahogany and satinwood inlaid longcase clock, the case on bracket foot supporting the plinth with central panel with fan-inlaid satinwood panels to the centre and four angles, similarly inlaid flame-venered trunk door flanked by stop-chamfered fluted pilasters, the arched hood with fluted brass-capped Composite columns supporting the foliate pierced freize to the top, the dial signed John Snow Frome Facit on the silvered chapter ring with pierced blued hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, calendar aperture and ringed winding holes, painted rolling moonphase in the arch, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; with restoration

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A George III mahogany and satinwood inlaid longcase clock, the case on bracket foot supporting the plinth with central panel with fan-inlaid satinwood panels to the centre and four angles, similarly inlaid flame-venered trunk door flanked by stop-chamfered fluted pilasters, the arched hood with fluted brass-capped Composite columns supporting the foliate pierced freize to the top, the dial signed John Snow Frome Facit on the silvered chapter ring with pierced blued hands, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds, calendar aperture and ringed winding holes, painted rolling moonphase in the arch, the four pillar movement with anchor escapement and rack strike on bell; with restoration
7ft.3in. (222cm.) high

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