Clock
Charles Frodsham
Category
Horology
Date
1880
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
47 cm (Height)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 850807.1
Summary
Outer casing of bronze and gilt mantle clock. By Charles Frodsham, Paris. c.1880. Gong striking Japy movement. Bronze winged figure of Kronos (Father Time) holding gilded scythe and clock face. Stands on red marble base with gilded lion's paw feet.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund at the sale of the contents of Ickworth East Wing in 1996.
Makers and roles
Charles Frodsham