This exceptional gilt brass perpetual calendar clock, made by English goldsmith and watchmaker Manoah Rhodes, is a testament to functional beauty. An elegant timepiece in the Neo-classical style, it boasts an aneroid barometer, a rare element in calendar clocks of the day. Subtle foliate engraving and enamel faces enhance this piece's tasteful charm. A stately brass and glass casing gives a view into the clock's inner workings. The enamel clock face is signed "Manoah Rhodes Bradford and Paris."

9 ¾" x 7" x 17 ½"

Circa 1875

Clockmaker Manoah Rhodes is said to have established his business in 1836 in Bradford in partnership with his sons Manoah Sharpley Rhodes and Joseph Rhodes. In 1888, the firm was registered