A George II Green-Japanned Quarter-Chiming Longcase Clock, William Webster, London, Circa 1750

12-inch dial with mask and scroll spandrels, the matted centre with subsidiary second dial and signed on an arched plaque Wm Webster, Exchange Alley, London, strike/silent lever at III, the arch with a date dial flanked by dolphin spandrels, the three train movement striking on a bell and quarter chiming on a nest of eight bells, the case with broken-arch moulded top and concave-sided cresting, frieze fret and brass-capped hood pillars, shaped trunk door and panelled plinth with shaped apron, the whole finely decorated in gilt with chinoiseries, foliage and flowers; finials later

height 102 in.; width 21 ¾ in.; depth 10 ¾ in.

259.1 cm; 55.2 cm; 27.3 cm