A George III mahogany longcase clock, case on bracket feet, arched trunk door, the hood with swan-neck pediment and detached brass-capped columns, the dial signed Philip Polkinghorn Truro on the silvered chapter-ring with pierced brass hands, (later hour hand), the foliate engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and arched calendar aperture, foliate spandrels, the arch with cut-out for the later rocking figure of Father Time, the four pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement

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A George III mahogany longcase clock, case on bracket feet, arched trunk door, the hood with swan-neck pediment and detached brass-capped columns, the dial signed Philip Polkinghorn Truro on the silvered chapter-ring with pierced brass hands, (later hour hand), the foliate engraved centre with subsidiary seconds and arched calendar aperture, foliate spandrels, the arch with cut-out for the later rocking figure of Father Time, the four pillar rack striking movement with anchor escapement
7ft.5in. (226cm.) high

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