Typical West Country, early 19C, short door, mahogany case with eagle ball centred swan neck pediment, brass capped fluted hood columns, good flame veneers to inlay surrounded panels above and below the trunk door, the trunk door itself and the base panel.Boxwood stringing to hood arch, trunk door, trunk canted corners and base panel.All set on shallow bracket feet.Typical of the period and location.

12" breakarch painted dial with moonphases to arch, subsidiary seconds dial, "sad mouth" date aperture, flower painted corner spandrels, Roman chapters and blued cut steel hands.

Good quality, 4 pillar, 8 day movement with hourly ( rack ) striking on a single bell.

Thos. ( Thomas ) Baker of Devizes recorded "Born at West Lavington the son of Richard and Alice Baker, baptised 1st September 1799.Established a business in Devizes in 1820".