A "George Prior" musical table clock (intended for the Turkish market)

George III (1760-1820)
green lacquered wood case with gilt decoration "Chinoiseries", with chiselled, pierced and gilt brass mounts
three white enamel dials with black letters and numerals, Turkish-style hours and minutes, dials surrounded by a polychrome decoration "Flowers", eight-day autonomy, hour striking followed by a short 25-second tune played on a ten-bell carillon, music and strike silencer, tune and hour repetition on demand separately, four tune option "Allemand", "Jig", "Song" and "Dance", anchor escapement
English
18th C. (late)
mechanism requiring maintenance, missing winding key, restoration, faults and defects
dial and back plate signed GEORGE PRIOR - LONDON
Dim. - 76 x 34 cm