An ormolu quarter striking table clock for the Chinese market, Robert Philp, London, circa 1775

3½-inch enamel dial with finely pierced and engraved gilt hands, subsidiary date and lunar date dials flanking a rolling moon, all within a gilt mask engraved with stylised flowers, the two train fusee and chain movement with pivoted verge escapement, rack striking on a bell and with pumped quarter striking on two further bells, foliate engraved backplate signed Robt. Philp, London, the case with flower surmount above a leaf-cast pagoda top and further stylised leaf decoration, scroll corners and foliate scroll feet

Ian White, English Clocks for the Eastern Markets, 2012, pgs. 223 and 225, Fig. 8.14b

Dial has hair crack between V and VI and two minor scratches near the centre, lunar dial with hair cracks, moon re-painted. movement complete and running at time of cataloguing but may benefit from a clean and service, appears to retain the original wheel work throughout. Case in goopd condition retaining the original gilding. With a winder
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Robert Philp is recorded as a maker of musical and astronomical clock and watches and was working in London during the last quarter of the 18th Century.  He is known to have supplied clocks sent to China and also movements for installation in Chinese cases.