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John Taylor, London, a large late 18th century musical table clock, mahogany veneered bell top case with molded base, foliate ornamented scroll feet and gilt swag mounts, the door with fabric backed cast spandrels, stop chamfered corners with caryatid and floral drop mounts, the sides with carrying handles and cast, fabric backed frets with central sunburst mask, the top with five urn and flame finials and floral festoon mounts, break arch composite dial with matted center, roman numeral silvered chapter ring with date display and blued steel hands, spandrels with naturalistic ornament, and arch with subsidiary dials, one to silence the chiming, the other for selecting one of two tunes, and a central plate with the makers name, three train, hour striking fusee movement with engraved back plate, cocks, and mounting brackets, verge escapement and bob pendulum, playing a tune at the hour on eight bells