A large wooden pagoda-shaped clock with English clock movement

Description:

China, possibly Qing dynasty
118 x 78,5 x 55,5 cm
The clock circa 1880-1900, with later implements, encased in well carved, possibly wood panels with foliate scrolls, supported on a balustraded terrace supported on bracket feet, four pillars carved with cloud scrolls rising to support the second tier with further ornately carved balustrades, doors with latticework, and four smaller pillars surmounted by a two-tier roof with upturned eaves carved with further cloud scrolls and bats, all surmounted by lotus-bud finial.
European private collection - Traces of age, wood minor chipped and repaired