A VICTORIAN BRASS SKELETON CLOCK

A VICTORIAN BRASS SKELETON CLOCKThomas Bolt and Company, Liverpool, circa 1870The twin chain fusee bell striking movement with six spoke wheel crossings and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum set behind the waisted scroll-pierced plates united by six double baluster turned pillars and surmounted by a bell with spire finial, with pierced silvered brass Roman numeral cartouche chapter ring and blued steel moon hands, on four bell-shaped feet over silvered brass D-ended plate signed Tho's Bolt & Co., LIVERPOOL to leading edge applied to the top of the stepped mahogany plinth with channel cut to take a glass dome cover to lower tier and bun feet (glass dome cover present but damaged).43cm (17ins) high excluding damaged glass dome cover, 34cm (13.5ins) wide, 20cm (7.75ins) deep. Provenance: The Selwyn Demmy Collection. Thomas Bolt and Company are recorded in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World and working inBirkenhead and Liverpool in 1857. Condition Report: Mechanism appears complete and fundamentally all-original with no visible evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The movement is in clean working condition with only a few minor spots of tarnish to the plates. The chapter ring is in clean condition and the hands appear free from damage or repair. The silvered base panel has some light tarnishing from fingerprints to the edges otherwise is in good condition. The wooden base has some scuffing and discoloration to the French polished surface otherwise is in good original condition. The glass dome cover is present with the clock but is damaged/broken.Clock has pendulum and a winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer