The high quality case of typical late 18th century Lancashire style, constructed of an oak carcass with the finest flame mahogany veneers and exquisite boxwood inlays throughout. The boxed swan-neck pediment hood with carved cusp to the centre surmounted with three brass finials, gilt decorated verre eglomise panels beneath. The hood door flanked by double turned and crisply reeded columns, with matching half columns to the rear. The beautifully figured mahogany trunk door flanked by reeded quarter columns to the trunk sides. The base with boxwood inlay and stringing, with canted corner and complex stepped mould, all set on four ogee bracket feet.
The beautifully executed arched japanned dial of “Wilson” manufacture, with Roman numeral chapter ring and outer Arabic numeral markings, with subsidiary seconds dial and “mouth” date aperture to the dial centre. Revolving phases of the moon to arch with opposing scenes depicting rural landscape and country maiden. Classical “Wilson” decorated dial with raised gilt gesso borders with flower painted corner spandrels. The dial centre painted with flowers and signed D Halsall Liverpool.
A fully restored fine quality eight day, four pillar movement, rack striking the hours on a single bell, with geared moon drive.
Finely fretted blued steel hands of serpentine design.