A GEORGE III BLACK JAPANNED AND GILT TAVERN OR ACT OF PARLIAMENT CLOCK

A GEORGE III BLACK JAPANNED AND GILT TAVERN OR ACT OF PARLIAMENT CLOCK

BY FRANCIS PERIGAL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

the brass movement with tapering plates and an anchor escapement, the 24 inch circular dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the teardrop shape case signed 'Frans Perigal' and decorated with a chinoiserie scene of birds, buildings and Chinese figures, with a pendulum and brass weight

145cm high, 62cm diameter

Provenance

The contents of The Grange, Wendover.