JOHN MARRIOTT, LONDON. A FINE 18TH CENTURY WALNUT AND DUTCH MARQUETRY 8-DAY LONG CASE CLOCK the 13" arched brass dial with flower-head and leaf engraved banded revolving painted star-spangled moon disc above fine Rococo spandrels and an arcaded silvered Roman chapter ring with leaf engraved centres and Arabic outer minute markers enclosing a matted centre with cut-edged recessed seconds dial, alarm setting disc, shaped signed name strip, date aperture and strike/non-strick lever to the side fronting a five pillar plated movement with hour/half hour rack striking on two bells and anchor escapement. The case with caddied swan-neck and fretwork hood with gilt figure surmounts above side sound frets and plain hood door pilasters, the shaped moulded-edge and shell carved long trunk door with brass figural mount to the pendulum aperture above a bombe' shaped base with scrolled raised canted angles on a moulded plinth and scroll feet.

259cm high