Typical early 18C, high quality "London" figured walnut case with flat top, pillars attached hood door, side windows to hood and "London" two step base.Good pale colour and patination.

12" breakarch brass dial with dolphin flanked strike/silent selector to arch, subsidiary seconds dial, chapter ring with "fleur de lys" half hour markers and with name cartouche Thos. ( Thomas ) Butterfield London applied to the finely matted dial centre above the 6 o' clock position with square date box below.Feathery "Indian head" spandrels, blued, cut steel hands. Please note : The seconds hand shown is now without the spurious "tail" which was well out of period.

High quality, 8 day movement with 5 knopped and ringed pillars, anchor escapement, hourly ( rack ) striking and typical pump action strike/silent facility.

Thos. ( Thomas ) Butterfield of London is recorded apprenticed in 1719, working until 1744.

Circa 1730.