A GEORGE III MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK W. Greaves, Newcastle, late 18th century The four pillar rack and bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the Masonic symbol inhabited foliate scroll engraved silvered centre within applied Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with scroll-pierced steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with silvered boss signed W. Greaves, N'Castle flanked by conforming mounts, in a case with swan neck pediment over cavetto break-arch cornice and hinged glazed dial aperture flanked by brass stop-fluted columns and blanked-off side apertures to hood, the trunk with concave throat over break-arch flame-figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns, on shaped-panel fronted plinth base with double skirt incorporating integral bracket feet with shaped apron between. 238cm (93.5) ins high, 54.5cm (21.5ins) wide, 27.5cm (10.5ins) wide. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. A William Greaves is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1758-78.