United Kingdom. Mid 19th century.

Victorian brass skeleton clock by J. Smart, Islington.  The clock features pierced tapered pylon-shaped plates united by four tapered baluster double-screwed pillars enclosing a single chain fusee train with five-spoke wheel crossings, terminating with an anchor escapement regulated by half seconds pendulum.  The dial is silvered skeletonised Roman numeral chapter ring and blued steel trefoil hands over signature J. Smart, Islington engraved into the arched lower rail of the frame.  The clock rests on four turned pedestal-shaped feet set on a rectangular canted-edge rosewood veneered base on disc turned feet.