English Twin Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1875
This Mid-Victorian English twin fusee skeleton clock dates to circa 1875 and has an eight-day duration according to dealer documentation. The open brass movement is constructed with thick plates and six decorative pillars, utilizing chain fusees with five- or six-spoke wheelwork.
The source describes a star-wheel striking mechanism sounding the hours and half-hours on a bell, alongside pierced barrel caps and blued steel accents. A pierced silvered dial ring displays Roman numerals with blued steel hands. The clock rests upon turned feet over a white marble base and is housed within an arched glass dome.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Skeleton clock
- Period
- Mid Victorian
- Base Material
- White marble
- Overall Height
- 15 inches (39 cm)
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Movement Duration
- 8-day
- Striking Mechanism
- Hour and half-hour star-wheel strike on a bell
Design
- Visible features
- • Skeletonised brass frame supported on turned brass feet upon an oval white marble plinth. • Engraved silvered chapter ring with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands. • Prominent blued screws and decorative caps on the front plate and lower barrel pivots. • Enclosed beneath an arched, clear glass dome lined with decorative braided trim around the base.
- Dial and Timekeeping
- The clock is fitted with an engraved silvered dial featuring Roman numerals. It operates on an eight-day duration movement. The clock includes a star-wheel striking mechanism, which sounds on the hours and half-hours using a bell.
- Construction and Design
- This English skeleton clock features an open-frame brass movement constructed with thick plates supported by six decorative pillars. The mechanism utilizes chain fusees with five- or six-spoke wheelwork. Aesthetic features include decoratively fretted barrel caps and blued steel accents, including screws, hands, and a decorated pendulum. The assembly is supported on turned feet atop a white marble base and is enclosed within a glass dome.
- Provenance and Documentation
- The item is dated to circa 1875 and is attributed to the Mid-Victorian period. The specific maker of the clock is not recorded in the provided source material. Certain components of the movement, such as the rear configuration, are not documented.
Identification
- Reference
- as362a080
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Maker is unspecified in the source documentation.
- Research required: Rear movement configuration, bell, and pendulum suspension are obscured from the frontal view.