A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK

BY DAVIE STEWARD, NEWPORT PAGNELL, C.1800

the brass eight day movement with six knopped pillars and an anchor escapement chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking on a ninth bell, with a 12 inch brass dial, the silvered chapter ring with black Roman and Arabic numerals and inscribed 'Davie Steward Newport Pagnell', around a matted centre with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture inside gilt mask spandrels and flanked by 'Chime Silent' and '4 bell 8 bell' levers, the arch with a silvered rondel engraved with a basket of flowers flanked by scrolling foliate appliques, the hood with a caddy top, brass orb finials and blind fretwork panel above fluted canted corners, the trunk with an arched door and plinth base, with two weights and a pendulum

238cm (max)