the movement by Claudius du Chesne, London, second quarter 18th century, the case later, the 28cm silvered dial with Roman numerals, matt gilt centre engraved with a pair of small birds, date aperture at 6 o’clock, subsidiary seconds and hour dials, the corners with pierced mask and foliate spandrels, the arch with silent and strike dial, signed ‘Claudius du Chesne, Londini’, associated bell-striking movement, the sliding hood surmounted by three later brass spire finials, glazed sides, the trunk with arched door, raised on a rectangular stepped base, the whole painted with chinoiserie scenes against a red ground with gilt highlights and foliate panels, restorations throughout, 241cm high