William Pridham of London. A George III green lacquered longcase clock, the 30cm arched brass dial with central automaton inscribed 'The Royal George' over a silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, movement with anchor escapement, the case decorated with gilt motifs and a chinoiserie style panels to the trunk door and box base, Dimensions W.51cm H.136cm Condition Report Overall in honest original untouched condition, paint is faded to a dull green tone, gilding equally now rather faded and rubbed, particularly so on the sides, hood with rubbing and old dents around the edges, extensive wear to both the tops and bottoms of both columns, escutcheon for the hood door is upside down and lacks a key but does retain the original lock, dial in good order, movement looks original as does the base plate, no inscriptions to the backplate, trunk door with a later lock and key, comes with a brass covered pendulum and two brass cased weights, additional finial and two associated winding keys, rubbing around the box base, plinth foot looks later.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.