A George II thirty-hour oak longcase clock, circa 1740

A George II thirty-hour oak longcase clock, circa 1740
William Hawkins (1703-1775), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
The hood with a stepped arched pediment surmounted by pineapple finials and with Corinthian columns, the trunk with a lip-moulded door, rectangular base and plinth, the signed eleven-inch square brass dial with Roman chapter ring, matted centre and urn centred spandrels, the movement with anchor escapement and outside countwheel strike 229cm high