A George III mahogany longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch brass breakarch dial with silvered strike/silent indicator ring to arch above a silvered chapter ring framing a matt centre with silvered subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and silvered plaque, signed 'George Gowan London', all cornered with cast and pierced gilt scroll spandrels, the hood with moulded arch pediment and three brass ball and spire finials, above a glazed door and fluted columns, the case with arched trunk door, on a plain base and plinth, height 235cm, with pendulum and two weights (alterations). Note: George Gowan is a recorded London clockmaker working in the late 18th century.