WILLIAM BARLOW, ASHTON. A GEORGE III OAK EIGHT DAY LONGCASE CLOCK with caddy top pediment and brass capped columns on a canted base, the 13" square brass dial with rococo spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a silvered engraved centre with calendar and axe moon, apertures fronting an eight-day weight driven movement striking on a bell. (216cm high)

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