An early George III mahogany parquetry-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock with moon phase

An early George III mahogany parquetry-cased 8-day brass dial longcase clock with moon phase

Joseph Miles, Shaston (Shaftesbury), circa 1770
The 12-inch break-arched dial having a silvered chapter ring with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, framing a matted centre with terrestrial calendar crescent, within rococo scroll spandrels, the arch with silvered signature  “JOSEPH MILES SHASTON”, over rolling moon dial with silvered lunar calendar scale, the knopped four-pillar movement rack-striking on a bell, the unusual case having a break-arched hood with Corinthian columns, over long trunk door with parquetry lozenge decoration, on paneled base, 84.5”, (214.5cm) high.

Provenance: Purchased from Herbert J. White of Frome, Somerset on 21st April 1944 for £45. 0s. 0d. by J. W. Singer & Sons and presented to a Mr J. Grant on his retirement 29th April 1944. Sold with two letterheads to this effect, along with a letter of thanks from J. W. Singer to White's and a list of employees at Singer all wishing Mr Grant a happy retirement. Passed from Mr. Grant's wife to her neighbours, the current owners, and sold with a c.1940s sepia monochrome photograph of the clock, possibly from White's.