JAMES CHATER, LONDON A MID 18TH CENTURY EIGHT-DAY CHINOISERIE DECORATED LACQUERED LONGCASE CLOCK th 12" arched brass dial with mask head spandrels and silvered Roman chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with seconds dial and date aperture below a name plaque to the arch. Fronting an eight-day weight-driven movement with anchor escapement and bell strike. The arched top case with a long trunk door and plinth base (223cm high without finial)

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