Very fine, fan inlaid, flame mahogany case with breakarchtop, red 'silk' backed side frets, Corinthian capitals to brass insert hood columns and to the matching trunk quarter columns, Fan inlays below throat moulding and to four corners of base. Typical high quality two step plinth to base, the lower shaped.

12" breakarch brass dial with 'starry sky' moonphases to arch, strike/silent selector at 9 o' clock position, recessed silvered seconds disc, matted dial centre, 'square' date box, applied, silvered nameplate below dial centre, cast brass spandrels. Engraving to top of arch and to moonphase 'humps'. Brass strip pendulum. Brass bound weights. Blued cut steel hands.

High quality, 5 pillar, 8 day movement with hourly ( rack ) striking and passing half hour strike. Strike/silent facility.

Richard Daking of Halstead recorded - a single date 1772.