A George I inlaid-walnut longcase clock signed Claudius Du Chesne

the brass clockface with a silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, the dial with a rectangular plaque inscribed Claudius Du/Chesne Jun ^{p , /LONDON,} the pierced foliate spandrels centered by female classical masks beneath a domed apse flanked by foliate pierced spandrels centered by dolphins.  Movement associated, later finials and plinth.

Overall good restored condition; movement associated; the finials later; top right hinge is slightly loose; minor wear to the silvered chapter ring; side panels to trunk slightly bowed; the cupboard door with minor warpage; the backboard with vertical age crack and numerous circular holes; two small stress tears to veneers flanking top and bottom of cupboard door of trunk, some losses and replacements to molded edges of cupboard door and with a horizontal stress crack to the base of cover door; the plinth later; overall with minor lifting to stringing and some veneers in places and with minor chips, losses and patches to veneer throughout; overall with minor old marks, scratches, scuffs and bruises consistent with age and use.
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Claudius Du Chesne came to London from Paris around 1690 and was free of the Clockmakers' Company from 1693 to 1730.  A well-respected maker who made a number of complicated astronomical and musical clocks, he made a pair of 12 ft. tall long-case clocks showing the days of the month, the months and the cycles of the moon, as well as playing different tunes before striking the hour.  These now stand in the Green Vaulted Chambers of the Treasury at Dresden.