A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK The moulded cornice above a square dial with turned columns to each corner above a plain trunk door and base; the brass dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes and date aperture, rocaille engraving to the centre and rocaille spandrels, the 30-hour chain driven movement signed Porthouse, Barnard Castle. Height 196cm, Width 53cm, Depth 28cm PROVENANCE: Warwick Oakman, Tasmania, 1990s OTHER NOTES: William Porthouse (fl 1770-1810) is recorded as a clockmaker in the Yorkshire area. ----