LIGOS QUARTZ MELODY MANTEL CLOCK - SOUTH KOREAN CIRCA 1970S-1980S

A VINTAGE MANTEL CLOCK IN MAHOGANY VENEER WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL FORM, FEATURING A QUARTZ MELODY CHIMING MECHANISM. THE PIECE COMBINES CLASSICAL CLOCK DESIGN WITH MID-TO-LATE 20TH CENTURY ELECTRONIC INNOVATION.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: LIGOS, SOUTH KOREAN MANUFACTURER
- MODEL: QUARTZ MELODY
- MOVEMENT: QUARTZ ELECTRONIC WITH CHIMING FUNCTION
- DIAL: CREAM-COLOURED FACE

CASE AND CONSTRUCTION:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: MAHOGANY VENEER OVER WOODEN CASE
- SECONDARY MATERIALS: BRASS PENDULUM, BRASS SUSPENSION CHAINS, BEVELLED GLASS FRONT PANEL, BLACK BACKING BOARD
- BASE: DECORATIVE CARVED WOODEN PLINTH WITH LION HEAD MOTIFS IN RELIEF
- HARDWARE: ELECTRONIC PUSH BUTTON (RED) AND ROTARY VOLUME CONTROL DIAL MARKED MIN TO MAX

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 68 CM
- WIDTH: 28 CM
- DEPTH: 18 CM

FEATURES:
- FUNCTIONING QUARTZ MOVEMENT WITH MELODY CHIMING CAPABILITY
- BRASS PENDULUM SUSPENDED FROM CHAINS VISIBLE THROUGH GLASS PANEL
- VOLUME CONTROL FOR CHIMING FUNCTION
- ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THE MAHOGANY VENEER CASE DISPLAYS EXPECTED SURFACE WEAR, MINOR SCRATCHES, AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF USE. THE GLASS FRONT PANEL SHOWS DUST ACCUMULATION AND MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES BUT. BRASS PENDULUM AND CHAINS EXHIBIT NATURAL OXIDATION. THE DIAL FACE REMAINS LEGIBLE AND CLEAR. THE DECORATIVE CARVED PLINTH BASE SHOWS WEAR APPROPRIATE TO AGE. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAIR. ALL ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND CONTROLS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL AND IN PLACE.

WORKING STATUS: NOT TESTED DURING INSPECTION. QUARTZ MECHANISM APPEARS INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. PENDULUM IS PRESENT AND CORRECTLY SUSPENDED. CHIMING FUNCTION CONTROLS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND OPERATIONAL IN APPEARANCE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER LABELS OR DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANYING THE LOT.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

656496+1

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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