This clock was made by the 'blunt, high-dried, honest German' Georg Philip Strigel, who was Queen Charlotte's Watchmaker and 'had the care of his majesty's clocks'.  In this capacity, George III (1738-1820) once discovered him 'standing upon a stool, placed upon a table, his hands extended above his head' as he adjusted a clock dial in Buckingham House.  This clock is encased in crimson-coloured porcelain above the figure of a shepherd waking a sleeping shepherdess.  It is one of a non-identical pair, and the two were probably intended for display in close proximity to one another.  The attractive detail on the back of the clocks means they would likely have been positioned in front of mirrors, so they could be admired from every angle.