A Victorian large brass Scott Monument skeleton timepiece with balance escapement

ATTRIBUTED TO EVANS OF HANDSWORTH. CIRCA 1860

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A Victorian large brass Scott Monument skeleton timepiece with balance escapement
Attributed to Evans of Handsworth. Circa 1860
On ebonised wood plinth and under glass dome, the silvered chapter ring with engraved numerals, the eight day single chain fusee movement with vertically positioned lever balance, maintaining power and wheels with six crossings; winding key
23½ in. (59.5 cm.) high, 25½ in. (65 cm.) high over dome

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1987, pp.61-63, figs-20 and pp.142-144, figs-57b & pl.24.
F.B. Royer-Collard, Skeleton Clocks, NAG Press, London, 1969, pp.37-41.

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