A fine Anglo Dutch burr walnut six tune musical long case clock


signed William Audouin, London mid-18th centuryThe case with arched hood and sound fret supported by plain columns above concave molding over a shaped arched long door, the paneled plinth with molded stepped skirt; 14 inch dial with silvered tune selection in the arch enclosing apertures for moon phase and tidal times within a polychrome landscape with allegorical figures of music, Silvered subsidiary rings for Strike / Silent and Chime / Not chime above the roman chapter ring with fleur-de-lis half hour marks, the matted center with seconds ring incorporating date aperture, sectors for Day and Month with polychrome figures of their respective Ruling Deities, blued hands; substantial three train movement with seven knopped pillars, recoil escapement with brass rod pendulum, striking the hour on a large bell and playing one of six tunes with 26 hammers on 12 bells at XII, III, VI and IX o'clock height 80in; width 25in; depth 10 1/2in