A FINE MID 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED BALLOON SHAPED TABLE CLOCK BY RICHARD WEBSTER, CORNHILL, LONDON the balloon shaped case with satinwood chequer stringing and gilt brass lion mask ring handles to the sides, the bevelled glass door enclosing the gilt engraved dial with Roman numerals interspersed by flowers and with scrolling acanthus leaves to the centre, the single train fusee timepiece movement signed to the backplate 'WEBSTER & SON Cornhill LONDON', with pendulum, 33cm high For a mantel clock by Webster of Cornhill, London with similar gilt engraved dial please see Bonhams, London, 14 December 2016 lot 97 (£6,875). The Webster family of clockmakers had been working in London since 1675, and Richard Webster is listed as working at 43 Cornhill in 1850 until 1882.