Mantel clock frame, ca. 1870, British, Wrought brass, inset with cabochons and quartz, Overall: 15 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. ( ×

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Mantel clock frame, ca. 1870, British, Wrought brass, inset with cabochons and quartz, Overall: 15 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. ( × cm), By the nineteenth century, advances in manufacturing meant timekeeping was no longer a luxury but something accessible to the growing middle class. Bruce J. Talbert was a successful commercial designer known for his work in the Gothic Revival style, including furniture, textiles, metalwork, and stained glass

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