Upright longcase clock panelled on all four sides in glass and crowned by a group of two winged putti, one playing with a cock, the second holding parchment and dividers. Hanging from below the cornice at either end are a pair of oak garlands chased with acorns which, at each fore-corner, are suspended from a ram's head. Two female allegorical figures - Art holding a parchment, Literature an open book - stand on either side of the clock case on a break fronted rectangular base. The, later, rectangular pedestal is veneered with ebony and is fitted with gilt bronze mounts including four chased relief panels representing Juno in her chariot, Vulcan in his forge, Artemis with the Temple of Ephesus on her head and Neptune with his horses. The case is signed by the manufacturer 'de la Croix' who may be Pierre Delacroix. When he was declared bankrupt in 1777 this clock may have been listed in his workshop as 'une très grande Pendule de valleur de plus 4,000 livres'. The present dial and movement are replacements by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy. the engraved silvered dial has the 12 hours represented by Roman numerals and pierced blued steel hands. The eight day timepiece has a fusee movement and a dead beat escapement. Vulliamy number 1910