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Rare Skeleton Clock Attributed to Either Smith of Clekenwell or Evans of Handsworth
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Rare Skeleton Clock Attributed to Either Smith of Clekenwell or Evans of Handsworth

19th century
Sold 26 January 2026 · P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers
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Description

A rare 19th century Skeleton clock depicting Lichfield Cathedral.

Featuring a double fusee 8 day movement and striking the hours on a coiled blued gong and once on the half hour. The well executed skeletonised chapter ring with engraved Gothic Roman numerals and well made blued steel hands.

Both the front and backplate are designed to imitate Lichfield Cathedral, along with the three spires to the top and three brass crosses. The movement is of the highest quality and features five spoke wheel work. Also with blued steel screws throughout the movement

The movement stands on what appears to be a contemporary ebonised base and an original glass dome.

C.1870

Fully restored and guaranteed for 3 years.

Physical Dimensions
Height
48cm (18.90")
Declaration

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Antique Skeleton Clock to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1106582
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A rare 19th century Skeleton clock depicting Lichfield Cathedral.
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Featuring a double fusee 8 day movement and striking the hours on a coiled blued gong and once on the half hour.
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

The well executed skeletonised chapter ring with engraved Gothic Roman numerals and well made blued steel hands.

fig 1. An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base.
fig 1. Rare Skeleton Clock Attributed to Either Smith of Clekenwell or Evans of Handsworth

Both the front and backplate are designed to imitate Lichfield Cathedral, along with the three spires to the top and three brass crosses. The movement is of the highest quality and features five spoke wheel work. Also with blued steel screws throughout the movement

The movement stands on what appears to be a contemporary ebonised base and an original glass dome.

C.1870

Fully restored and guaranteed for 3 years.

Height
48cm (18.90")
Date of Manufacture

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Antique Skeleton Clock to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1106582
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Archive I An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Rare Skeleton Clock Attributed to Either Smith of Clekenwell or Evans of Handsworth

Archive II An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base. View II
Archive III An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base. View III
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Wiltshire
SN11 8UX
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An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base.
Rare Skeleton Clock Attributed To Either Smith Of Clekenwell Or Evans Of Handsworth
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An ornate brass skeleton clock modelled in a gothic architectural cathedral style, enclosed beneath a glass dome on a velvet-lined wooden base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectClocks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialBrass, Glass, Wood, Velvet
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsGothic spires, Openwork brass frame, Roman numeral chapter ring, Stepped base
  • SizeH 48 cm (19 in)

FAQs

A skeleton clock is a timekeeper designed to reveal its gear train and inner mechanical workings by skeletonising the plates and dial, popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries.

These clocks are predominantly constructed from brass or gilt-bronze for the framework and gear trains, often mounted on marble or wooden bases and protected by blown glass domes.

Authenticity is determined by hand-cut wheel teeth, fire-gilded or polished brass surfaces, quality fusee movements, and the presence of hand-engraved signatures or serial numbers on the backplate.

Place the clock as a focal point on a mantelpiece, console table, or enclosed desk where its intricate mechanics can be admired from multiple angles against a clean background.

Keep the glass dome in place to prevent dust accumulation, avoid direct sunlight and humidity fluctuations, and have the mechanical movement professionally serviced every three to five years.
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