A rare miniature English Victorian brass skeleton clock, Fenton Bury, circa 1850.
Description
Chapter ring
The 5.1-cm diameter engraved and silvered chapter ring has Roman numerals. The ‘spade hands’ are made of blued steel.
Verge escapement
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The movement is driven by a spring barrel with fusee and chain and is of one-day duration. It is regulated by a verge escapement in combination with a plain iron balance.
Fenton Bury
The brass frame is shaped like an inverted Y with curled ends. It stands on an oval brass base signed Fenton Bury. The whole is placed under a glass dome on a wooden base with flat round brass feet.
Sizes
(Height clock) 9.8 cm (Height incl. dome) 13 cm (Width) 8 cm (Depth) 6 cm
(Height clock) 3.8 in (Height incl. dome) 5.1 in (Width) 3.1 in (Depth) 2.3 in
Price
€ 7.200
Signature
Fenton Bury
