Stock No: 9466
9466. A remarkable carved stone Gothic Revival arched chimneypiece with the original handsome brass clock in the overarch.The chimneypiece with high relief carved detail in the manner of A.W.N.Pugin, 1812-1852. ( Image before restoration)
The Clock: The florally engraved brass dial with Roman Numerals and with fusee mechanism, in working order.
A fusee is a cone-shaped, grooved pulley used together with a barrel that contains a mainspring and a chain-driven, wire or gut cord operation system. Fusees were used on clocks as well as watches from the early 1500s to the early 1900s.
Clockmakers : Joseph Penlington of Liverpool.
Link to: Antique Renaissance Chimneypieces inc Elizabethan, Jacobean, Tudor Gothic Revival Fireplace mantels.
| Width | Height | Depth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| External | 66.9" 170 cms |
76.8" 195 cms |
11.0" 28 cms |
| Internal | 36.2" 92 cms |
36.2" 92 cms |