A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED EBONISED STRIKING EIGHT-DAY TABLE CLOCK WITH TRIP REPEAT

A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED EBONISED STRIKING EIGHT-DAY TABLE CLOCK WITH TRIP REPEAT
PETER DUPONT, LONDON, MID 18TH-CENTURY
The case with bell top, the arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted centre with mock pendulum and date aperture, with subsidiary strike/silent and regulation dials signed 'Peter Dupont LONDON', the two train fusee movement with verge and crown wheel escapement, rise and fall regulation and rack strike to bell, the back plate with rocaille and chinoiserie engraving; with case key, three winding keys
18½ in. (47 cm.) high; handle down; 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) wide; 8 in. (20 cm.) deep