A George II Burr Walnut Astronomical Longcase Clock, Mid-18th Century with alterations

the 16 inch dial with foliate spandrels, the matted centre with calendar aperture displaying month, date and equation of time, signed on a silvered recessed sector Alexander Cumming, London, the arch with a twenty four hour dial enclosing a lunar date ring and penny moon, flanked by subsidiary dials for day of the week and strike/silent, the substantial movement with seven knopped and ringed pillars, deadbeat escapement, striking on a bell, the case with moulded broken-arch top above canted hood corners, the broken-arch trunk door inset with a barometer, the crossbanded plinth with canted corners

height 107 in.; width 27 in.; depth 12 in.

272 cm; 68.5 cm; 30.5 cm