11.10.19 Case needs restoring, chinoiserie decoration looks to have been restored in the past, gesso chipped in parts and lacking, gilt paint is rubbed and faded, case with cracks and chips in parts, signs of woodworm holes in parts, hood glass door is loose, glass lenticle is cracked, plinth has been re-built, dial is dirty, later seatboard, movement needs cleaning, movement frontplate with one vacant hole which in my opinion does not look like it was ever meant to be used, dial and movement look original together, with pendulum and two brass cased weights.

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