A late 18th century Scottish tall clock by John Barr

John Barr, Port Glasgow, Scotland, a late 18th century tall clock in a well proportioned mahogany case, reeded columns with brass capitals and checkered inlay around door on scroll top hood with fretwork and dental molding and sunburst inlay on scrolled ends, trunk with matching checkered inlay and inlaid oval center and quarter columns, base with matching checkered inlay and central geometric inlaid pattern all resting on French feet, brass dial with cast brass spandrels and ornately engraved center, roman numeral silvered chapter ring with outer arabic numerals, unusual brass ring above moon phase reads "HIGHWATER AT PORT GLASGOW" with a scale for the tides, whimsical moon phase with engraved hemispheres, subsidiary seconds and calendar aperture, weight driven movement of eight day duration striking the hour on a bell

87 x 17 x 10 in
Condition Report: case in good condition with no losses to inlay and minor nicks and scrapes and other flaws; lacking one finial; dial silvering tarnished; period pendulum and weights. The Barr clockmaking family is listed in Glasgow active from 1760 - 1840, ACCESSORIES: Two Cast Iron Weights, Pendulum, Door Key, circa 1790