A large George III gilt-mounted turtleshell quarter striking musical automaton table clock for the Turkish market, Markwick Markham, Borrell, London, circa 1790

6½-inch enamel dial with Turkish numerals, signed Markwick Markham, Borrell, London, set in a silvered mask enamelled with floral cornucopias, subsidiary strike/non strike and musick/non musick dials, the arch inset with a painted automaton scene of boats on rotating glass rods to simulate water in a harbour, the two train clock movement with chain fusees, verge escapement and striking the hours and quarters on a bell, to the side a massive chain fusee motor drives the the automaton scene and pipe organ with 6½-inch pinned wooden barrell playing seven airs with thirteen valves on four ranks of pipes, signed to both sides of the combined movement Henry Borrell, London, the domed case veneered in red shell surmounted by a crescent with a star rising and lowering to select the tune, above floral and foliate mounts, highly decorative cast side and rear door frets, canted scroll corners and scroll feet; together with a leather-covered travelling case,

Clock - 69.5cm. 27½in. high

Case - 75cm. 29½in. high