A George III brass lantern clock made for the Middle Eastern market Jonathan Parks, London, circa 1775 The countwheel striking two-handed movement incorporating Huygens's endless winding and verge escapement regulated by short bob pendulum swinging behind the frame at the rear, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with matted centre within applied 'Turkish' numeral chapter ring incorporating five minute numeral to outer track, with pierced blued steel hands and crescent-centred foliate scroll cast spandrels to angles, beneath arch centred with circular boss signed Jn'o. Parks, London flanked by conforming mounts, the frame with column-turned corner posts, vase turned finials and domed bell bearer, and the rear with iron hanging hoop, on ball-turned feet, (lacking side doors, frets and back panel), 38cm (15ins) high. A Jonathan Parkes is recorded in Britten, F.J. BRITTEN'S Old Clocks and Watches and their Makers as working from 'Old Change' London. A closely related clock also signed for Jonathan Parks was offered by Skinner, Boston at their sale of European Furniture and Decorative Arts, 7th October 2006, Lot 645.