Cabinet clock - Art Deco Wood - 1920-1930






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An Art Deco style pendulum wall clock is shown, typically dating from the 1930s or 1940s.
Key Features:
Style: Art Deco. This is indicated by the angular shapes, the clean dial, the geometric patterns, and the carved decorations on the top and sides.
Case: A solid, dark-toned wood (most often oak or walnut).
Design: The square dial with the hands is located on top, and the round, metal pendulum is visible through a glass window at the bottom.
Manufacturer/Type: During the period, this type of mechanical wall clock (often with a Westminster or other melodic percussion mechanism, called a carillon) was made by renowned French and German manufacturers such as Vedette, Odo, or Girod.
The clock in the picture is most likely associated with France. Although similar style wall clocks were also produced in Germany during the interwar period (especially in the 1930s), this characteristically elongated, angular wooden case, the Art Deco font on the dial, and the carved motif above are the trademarks of classic French wall clocks (called carillons). The largest French manufacturers of the era that produced exactly such models are: Vedette (the most likely manufacturer for this type)
It works perfectly, it runs accurately. It has a beautiful sound. It indicates every quarter hour, on the full hour how many hours it is, plus it even plays a melody. You can also mute it by hooking the spring shown in the pictures into the chime and then it cannot strike.
An Art Deco style pendulum wall clock is shown, typically dating from the 1930s or 1940s.
Key Features:
Style: Art Deco. This is indicated by the angular shapes, the clean dial, the geometric patterns, and the carved decorations on the top and sides.
Case: A solid, dark-toned wood (most often oak or walnut).
Design: The square dial with the hands is located on top, and the round, metal pendulum is visible through a glass window at the bottom.
Manufacturer/Type: During the period, this type of mechanical wall clock (often with a Westminster or other melodic percussion mechanism, called a carillon) was made by renowned French and German manufacturers such as Vedette, Odo, or Girod.
The clock in the picture is most likely associated with France. Although similar style wall clocks were also produced in Germany during the interwar period (especially in the 1930s), this characteristically elongated, angular wooden case, the Art Deco font on the dial, and the carved motif above are the trademarks of classic French wall clocks (called carillons). The largest French manufacturers of the era that produced exactly such models are: Vedette (the most likely manufacturer for this type)
It works perfectly, it runs accurately. It has a beautiful sound. It indicates every quarter hour, on the full hour how many hours it is, plus it even plays a melody. You can also mute it by hooking the spring shown in the pictures into the chime and then it cannot strike.
