A GEORGE II JAPANNED STRIKING EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON DIAL

WILLIAM WEBSTER, LONDON. MID 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE II JAPANNED STRIKING EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATON DIAL
WILLIAM WEBSTER, LONDON. MID 18TH CENTURY
CASE: gilt chinoiserie decorated on green ground, pagoda hood with glazed side panels, brass-capped columns, moulded trunk door, double footed plinth DIAL: 12 in. wide brass dial with mask and foliate spandrels to silvered chapter ring, matted centre with subsidiary seconds, date square and cartouche signed 'Wm. Webster/Exchange Alley/LONDON', painted inset rocking Chronos automaton to arch MOVEMENT: five pillars, anchor escapement, rack strike on bell; pendulum, two brass weights
100½ in. (255 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep

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William Webster was apprenticed in 1727, becoming a Free of the Clockmakers' Company in 1734. His father, also William, was apprenticed and became journeyman to the eminent clockmaker Thomas Tompion. He founded the family business in Exchange Alley, London which his son continued until 1776.

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