Bidspirit auction | A Late 19th-Century Black Slate

A Late 19th-Century Black Slate and Red Marble Mantel Timepiece - A late Victorian mantel clock of architectural form, featuring a case constructed from black slate or Belgian black marble with inset red-veined marble pilasters and a corresponding red marble plinth base. The case is surmounted by a moulded, overhanging cornice. The circular white enamel dial has black Roman numeral hour markers and a simple minute track, housed behind a hinged glass cover within a gilt brass bezel with a beaded border. A single winding aperture is located at the 6 o'clock position. The rear is fitted with a circular brass door containing an openwork foliate sound fret, opening to reveal a mechanical pendulum-driven timepiece movement. The backplate is stamped with the numerals 6 7 5 1 and 4 4, and includes a partially legible circular maker's mark.