Robert Best, London Mahogany Chippendale style longcase clock

Robert Best, London Mahogany Chippendale style longcase clock
the 9 1/4 inch break arch brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, Arabic five minutes, engraved centre, mask spandrels and signed silvered disc to the arch, the three train twin fusee movement chiming on a nest of eight bells and striking on a tubular gong, wooden rod and brass pendulum with a single brass weight. The dentil moulded swan neck hood with turned finials over further applied mounts and Corinthian columns, the arcaded throat with pendant finials and blind fretwork panel, the trunk with gothic arch top door flanked by fluted stop reed quarter columns, 216cm x 34.5cm