A superb George III grandfather clock in oak wood, with a painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals

Excellent grandfather George III clock made of oak wood, with a painted dial featuring Roman and Arabic numerals, floral spandrels, and a moon phase, an auxiliary dial in the center, and an 8-day striking movement signed by James Joyce, Whitchurch, in an elegant hood with a swan neck pediment with brass finials and gilded floral reliefs, flanked by reed columns with brass capitals, mahogany door trunk with cross walls flanked by reed quarter columns ending in a cross-shaped base with sloped corners, all standing on a base.

The movement has been cleaned and serviced by a horologist and is guaranteed for 12 months (UK mainland).

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