A George III mahogany longcase clock by John Smith of Chester

A George III mahogany longcase clock by John Smith of Chester, the eight day brass movement with four turned pillars, with an anchor escapement striking on a bell, the arched dial with a silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, the recessed centre with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture and engraved with scrolling leaves and flowers and with an eagle, with gilt brass foliage and mask spandrels, the arch with a painted moonphase, with figures gazing at sailing ships and signed 'JOHN SMITH CHESTER', with a swan neck pediment with eagle brass ball finials, above a shell and verre eglomise panels and Corinthian capital columns, with a conforming trunk, with a crossbanded and a panelled plinth, 242.5cm high.