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

A George II thirty-hour oak longcase clock, circa 1740
George Whitley, Harborough
The flat-topped hood with Doric columns, the trunk with double-reeded edge door, on a rectangular base and plinth, the signed eleven-inch square brass dial with Roman numeral chapter ring, matted centre and Rococo spandrels, the movement with anchor escapement, the strike unusually set within a countwheel on the front plate, 193cm high