A London style mahogany longcase clock: having an eight-day duration movement with a half-dead beat escapement and striking the hours on a gong, the twelve-inch brass break-arch dial having a raised silvered chapter ring engraved with black Roman numerals and Arabic five-minute outer numerals, the matted centre having an inset silvered subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with the arch having a silvered 'strike/silent' dial, with oriental style cast-brass corner spandrels to the four corners and dial, the mahogany case having a shaped stepped moulding to the trunk door, fluted quarter columns to the trunk with brass stops and cast-brass capitals, with the hood having matching full pillars and surmounted by a pagoda top with carved wood flame finials, the base having a shaped raised panel, a double plinth and standing on bracket feet, height 246cms.