By William F. Evans of Handsworth
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible arabesque skeleton clock is a stellar example by the preeminent English firm of William Frederick Evans of Handsworth, Birmingham. This horologic masterpiece is in complete, working condition, boasting an amazing brass triple-layer frame, a characteristic found in the most attractive and important Evans arabesque timepieces. Not only is this clock visually stunning, but it is also a mechanical triumph with its chain fusée movement. Time is told by blued steel hands on a pierced, engraved and silvered chapter ring. Set upon its velvet-covered and plinth beneath its original glass dome, this magnificent clock is a work of true distinction.
Skeleton clocks are among the most exceptional and intriguing timepieces ever made and were designed to display as much of the working mechanism as possible. Often the result of the highest quality workmanship, skeleton clocks are actually some of the earliest clocks, some dating from the mid 16th Century as drum clocks. Popularized circa 1750 by the French, who produced wonderful spring driven antique mantle clocks...
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19th Century English Other Antique Velvet Mantel Clocks