A mid-nineteenth century engraved strut timepiece.

The finely engraved case numbered 1482, with folding handle and swivel foot support with bevelled bowed glass to the engraved silvered dial, signed Thos. Cole London, having Roman numerals and blued steel fleur-de-lys hands. The eight-day duration spring barrel movement, wound from the rear via a captive winder, with lever escapement. The case signed Thos. Cole London.

Case height: 5 inches (13cms).

A very fine gilt-metal strut timepiece.

The well engraved oval case, retaining its original gilding, with folding strut to the rear, signed for C.F. HANCOCK, 39 Bruton Street, London and numbered 862 – 77; the engraved silvered dial with cipher to the centre having Roman numerals and blued steel fleur –de-lys hands. This fine example was probably made for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Case height (less loop handle): 4 inches (10cms).

 

The scroll frame with single train chain fusee and six-spoked wheels surmounted by a substantial platform lever escapement having a silvered shield dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The whole standing on an ebonised base with free standing presentation plaque dated 1864 covered by a glass shade.

Height of movement: 14 ½ inches (37 cms).
Height overall: 19 inches (49 cms).

Note: There are similar clocks by Evans illustrated in British Skeleton Clocks by Derek Roberts, pages 150 and 153.

 

The gilt-brass case mounted with well executed porcelain panels and dial depicting a farmyard showing figures each side feeding various animals. The two train going barrel movement sounding the hours and half hours on a gong, with repeat and with a platform lever escapement.

Case height: 6 inches (15cms).

The two-tier white marble base ormolu mounted with scroll volutes between supporting an inverted ‘Y’ frame with single train chain fuseé great wheel movement, skeletonised barrel, pin-wheel dead-beat escapement and knife-edged suspended pendulum with sunburst bob. The white enamel dial with vertical Arabic numerals and blued steel moon hands.

Overall height: 14 inches (35.5cms). Width: 7 ¾ inches (19.5cms). Depth: 6 inches (15cms).

See ‘Continental and American Skeleton Clocks’ by Derek Roberts, page 79 for a similar example.