Striking Ivy leaf skeleton clock attributed to Smiths, Clerkenwell. (c. 1870 England)
| Title |
Striking Ivy leaf skeleton clock attributed to Smiths, Clerkenwell.
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| Country of Origin |
England
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| Dated |
c. 1870 |
| Medium |
Brass
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| Signed/Inscribed/Dated |
Jump Bond Street. (Retailers.)
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| Condition |
Fully overhauled
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| Dimensions |
61.00cm high
(24.02 inches high)
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Status
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SOLD
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Literature
Derek Roberts. British Skeleton Clocks.Pages57-59
Description / Expertise
D328. A fine twin chain fusee ivy leaf skeleton clock which may be safely attributed to Smiths of Clerkenwell. They would have supplied it to the eminent clock-maker J.H. Jump of 11 Old Bond Street, London whose finely executed plaque adorns the base of the clock. The frame is a little different to that illustrated in British Skeleton Clocks by Derek Roberts in Fig 19 for instance, in that it has been extended down by a loop, possibly because it is a two train clock.
All the wheelwork has five crossings and is finely executed and the frame, whilst being quite substantial, is also most attractive. The clock strikes the hours on a gong and the halves on a bell. Although the plaque on the base is the original the base has had to be altered to accomodate a new dome.
Ht with/ without dome:- 24"/21.5" (61/54.5cms.) £7,650.
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