Joseph Smith, Chester, oak cased eight day longcase clock, circa 1740, the hood with cavetto corn

Joseph Smith, Chester, oak cased eight day longcase clock, circa 1740, the hood with cavetto cornice over two slender turned columns flanking a brass 30cm square dial with silvered chapter ring, signed and with Roman numerals, matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, four pillar movement striking on a bell, the trunk with a shaped door over a plain box base with plinth, height 198cm