Mantel clock
Category
Horology
Date
1830 - 1901
Materials
Marble, slate, brass and glass
Measurements
420 x 495 x 170 mm
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Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499779
Summary
A Victorian mantel clock with black marble and pink slate architectural style plinth. Arched top with inlaid pink slate of two triangles flanking a circle. Two scrolls flank the dial and the pediment has a central pink diamond with mirrored triangles either end and moulding. Glazed circular dial and white chapter ring with painted Roman numerals and pink slate spandrels surrounding the dial. Part of the inner brass mechanism is visible along with two winding holes, in the dial centre. Blue steel hands each with a pierced circle and terminating in a pointed end.