on a well rendered frothy sea and mixed blue sky with clouds
with 29 pages and 27 plates of illustrations
The top appears to be original and has a nice patina with marks
Whether to be restored or not
The mirror is in tired but very attractive condition with the ebonised finish chipping and flaking back to ivory in several areas
A Large Cast Iron Painted & Mirrored Architectural Skeleton Clock Face; Gatehouse, Leicester c.1870 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope on a well rendered frothyOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Gatehouse, Aylestone Road Gas Works, Leicester Date: c. 1870 Diameter: 72 Depth: 2 The large and decorative black and white painted cast iron architectural clock face, having a distressed mirrored glass backing and at six feet in diameter, of skeleton configuration with Roman numeral indicator marks, to a central six segment star, the whole salvaged from the Gatehouse, Aylestone Road Gas Works,