Stock No: WC1386
A Large size English George III Japanned (Lacquered) Act of
Parliament Clock (Tavern Clock) by Abraham Perinot, Paddington, London, the
large shield-shaped dial with gesso and gilt wood finials, moulded frame,
Gilt Roman numerals and Arabic chapter ring, the polished brass
counterbalanced hands, the case with short break arch trunk door decorated
with chinoiserie pagoda scene, the reverse wind 8-day weight driven movement
with rectangular A-shaped plates joined by 4-bun shaped pillars with anchor
escapement, circa 1765
65” x 30” x 9”
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