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VICTORIAN ANTIQUE SKELETON CLOCK 

French Louis XV Style Boulle Occasional Table

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DESCRIPTION

A fine quality Victorian skeleton clock with pierced fretted brass frame in the style of Haycock of Ashbourne. The clock has a silvered pierced dial with Roman numerals and an axe head hammer which strikes the bell on the hours. The movement is an eight day duration, five pillar, anchor escapement, single fusee on chain. The clock has it's original glass dome which has no cracks.

John and Thomas Haycock took over an established clock making business in Ashbourne, Derbyshire in 1826 and began to run the company in their own name. In 1860 new premises were built in Station Street where turret clock and domestic clocks were made. Thomas had two sons, William and Thomas Junior who both worked there. In 1865 the brothers went their separate ways. Thomas Juniors branch closed in 1906 after his death. William died in 1904 and the company still exists with descendants of the brothers working there. Both Thomas Haycock & Son and William Haycock produced fine skeleton clocks.

Height - 43 cm (17 inches)
Width - 28 cm (11 inches)
Depth - 17 cm (6 ½  inches)

Circa - 1880

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Delivery is included in the price for mainland UK. If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote. If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Small goods will be delivered within a couple of working days which are provided with a tracking number. Large items are delivered by a trustworthy carrier and we aim to deliver within two weeks of purchase but please allow three weeks.

We accept returns within 14 days providing the customer pays for the return and the item is in the same condition we sold it in and it is packaged well.

All items are provided with an invoice stating item description, age and price.
 


 

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