A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK,19th century. The molded arched hood with fluted Corinthian columnar supports with gilt-bronze capitals and collars flanking a glazed door opening to a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, a seconds and calendar aperture and inscribed Benj.a Mends, Plymouth, and engraved with buildings on shore and a ship at sea, the arch above with an engraved spread-wing eagle with a banner in its claws with lettering "Tempus Fugit" flanked by dolphin head spandrels; the waisted case with an arched door on a coved and scalloped plinth base on bracket feet - 84 in. x 19 1/2 in. x 10 in. Estimate $3,000-5,000
