York Minster Cathedral Skeleton Clock

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York Minster Cathedral Skeleton Clock

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Depicting the majestic York Minster Cathedral in York, England, this remarkable Victorian brass skeleton clock is a wonderful specimen of English clockmaking attributed to J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell, London. Known alternatively as a "cathedral clock", this timepiece is in complete, working condition, boasting an intricate two-train chain fusee mechanism. As impressive visually as it is mechanically, the clock indicates the time with blued steel hands on a pierced, engraved and silvered chapter ring, striking on the surmounted bell with a hatchet-shaped ringer as well as the large spiral gong. Set upon its black marble plinth beneath its original glass dome, this magnificent clock is a work of 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, these timekeepers became the favorite of the English circa 1820, when all the main centers of clock production, London, Liverpool and Birmingham began to make the most exceptional examples. A similar York Minster Cathedral skeleton clock is featured in Skeleton Clocks, Britain 1800-1914 by Derek Roberts. That timepiece was created by J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell, London, and is featured on page 135, figure 3/47d. circa 1870 Measures: 17" wide x 9" deep x 19" high.

Attributed to:
J. Smith & Sons (Clockmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)
Style:
Victorian (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
New Orleans, LA
Reference Number:
Seller: 30-86411stDibs: LU891112622172

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