ART DECO WOODEN MANTEL CLOCK WITH EIGHT-DAY MECHANICAL MOVEMENT - ENGLISH CIRCA 1930-1940

A DISTINCTIVE ART DECO MANTEL CLOCK FEATURING THE CHARACTERISTIC GEOMETRIC FORM AND STREAMLINED AESTHETIC OF THE INTERWAR PERIOD. THE CASE EXHIBITS THE PERIOD'S SIGNATURE CURVED SHOULDERS AND TAPERED SIDES, CRAFTED FROM DARKWOOD VENEER WITH CONTRASTING GRAIN FIGURING. THE SILVERED CHAPTER RING DIAL IS HOUSED WITHIN A POLISHED BRASS BEZEL, WITH SIMPLE BATON HANDS AND ARABIC NUMERALS IN THE ART DECO STYLE.

MOVEMENT AND FUNCTION:
- TYPE: EIGHT-DAY SPRING-DRIVEN MECHANICAL MOVEMENT
- MAKER: MARKED TO MOVEMENT BACKPLATE (VISIBLE THROUGH REAR ACCESS PANEL)
- STRIKE: NON-STRIKING TIMEPIECE
- WORKING STATUS: NOT TESTED DURING CATALOGUING & PARTS SEEM TO BE LOOSE. MECHANISM VISIBLE AND APPEARS COMPLETE WITH ALL COMPONENTS PRESENT. REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT AND SERVICE BEFORE OPERATION.

CASE CONSTRUCTION:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: DARKWOOD VENEER OVER WOODEN CARCASE
- BEZEL: POLISHED BRASS WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE FINISH
- FEET: TWO TURNED WOODEN FEET TO BASE
- ACCESS: HINGED REAR PANEL PERMITS MOVEMENT INSPECTION

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 20 CM
- WIDTH: 22 CM
- DEPTH: 12 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT: THE CASE DISPLAYS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DOMESTIC USE. THE VENEER SURFACE SHOWS EXTENSIVE FINE SCRATCHING AND SURFACE WEAR TO THE FINISH, WITH MINOR LIFTING VISIBLE AT THE PERIMETER EDGES. THE SILVERED DIAL EXHIBITS AGE-RELATED PATINA AND MINOR FOXING SPOTS, THOUGH NUMERALS AND CHAPTER RING REMAIN CLEARLY LEGIBLE. THE BRASS BEZEL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FINISH WITH NATURAL OXIDATION. THE MOVEMENT IS COMPLETE AND ACCESSIBLE, SHOWING NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE, THOUGH PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION IS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO OPERATION. NO RESTORATION OR REFINISHING HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN. THE ORIGINAL PATINA AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS REMAIN INTACT, PROVIDING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE PIECE'S PERIOD AUTHENTICITY AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE.

PERIOD SIGNIFICANCE: THIS CLOCK EXEMPLIFIES THE ART DECO MOVEMENT'S INFLUENCE ON DOMESTIC HOROLOGY DURING THE 1930S, COMBINING FUNCTIONAL MECHANICAL TIMEKEEPING WITH THE ERA'S DISTINCTIVE GEOMETRIC AND STREAMLINED DESIGN VOCABULARY. THE SIMPLIFIED DIAL TREATMENT AND CURVED CASE FORM ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD'S MODERNIST APPROACH TO CLOCK DESIGN.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

656496+4

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

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