Lot 621
A good mid 19th century brass skeleton clock. Attributed to Edwards of Stourbridge, circa 1850,...
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Lot 621
A good mid 19th century brass skeleton clock. Attributed to Edwards of Stourbridge, circa 1850,...
Lot 621
Lot Description
A good mid 19th century brass skeleton clock. Attributed to Edwards of Stourbridge, circa 1850, having a 4.75" silvered twelve-lobed Roman dial with minute dots, framing a six-pillar chain-driven twin-fusee movement with wheels of six crossings, the frame of scrolled 'Christmas Tree' design with knopped and ringed pillars, 11", (28cm) high, on a stepped white marble base beneath glass dome, 15.5", (39.5cm) high overall. For a similar example by this firm, see F. B Royer-Collard, 'Skeleton Clocks' (NAG 1969), p.16.
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Dial - some tarnishing to chapter ring, especially around VI-VII.
Movement - superb quality and condition.
Frame - excellent.
Base - some glue to base joint (between stepped tiers). Dome intact.
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