Description:
Item #: 10-54-0
COOL Vintage German Eames Mantle Mantel Clock Urgos
Comment:
Great Mid-Century Modern (Eames Era) styling makes this a special piece for your collection!
Mark: Urgos
URGOS
Urgos was founded by Christian Haller, Johannes Jauch, Robert Papst, and Heinrich Rumminger in Villigen, Germany, in 1920. The company was first named Rumminger & Co. GmbH, but the name was changed to Urgos in 1923. Urgos specialized in building movements for Westminster striking clocks. With just 50 employees in 1925, Urgos grew quickly and by 1936 employed 140 workers, however the entire staff was conscripted into military service under Hitler's Third Reich. Due to the involvement with Hitler's regime, all of Urgos' machinery was dismantled after World War II and eventually auctioned in 1992. Urgos movements are marked with UW and then the particular model number.
Object: Mantle Mantel Clock
MANTEL CLOCK / GARNITURE MANTEL CLOCK
Mantel clocks are relatively small, moveable clocks traditionally placed on a shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace. The form, first developed in France in the 1750s, can be distinguished from earlier clocks of similar size due to a lack of carrying handles. A Garniture Mantel clock is a three-piece set, which features a clock in the middle with two garnitures, or decorative sidepieces. Mantel clocks are often highly ornate, decorative works.
Origin: Germany
Dimensions (inches:)
7.50H x 19.50W x 4.50D
Date: 1930
Condition:
GOOD
In overall good condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'good condition' relative to the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include nicks or dings to a wooden or metal object, wear to a painted surface, speckling on a mirror, crazing or manufacturing glaze skips in ceramic finish, wear to a label, and some original decorative trim may be missing. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernable and would be mentioned in the listing. 'Good condition' would not include chips or cracks in any glass or ceramic item.
Item Specifics:
Shows normal wear to finish, face and bezel, and miscellaneous scratches, nicks and dings due to age and use. Time and strike mainsprings are broken.
* Clock does not run.
* Chime (Qtr or Half Hour or Music) Function: Not applicable.
* Strike (Hour) Function: Strike function not currently working.
* Key Included, may or may not be original key.
Material: Mahogany Veneer
Style: Mid-Century Modern
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Decorative arts and architecture from the period after World War II and continuing through the 1960s is known as Mid-Century Modern, and in many ways is a continuation of the sleek, streamlined aesthetic developed with the Art Deco style. Hallmarks of the Mid-Century Modern style are a great emphasis on utility and functionality as well as simplicity and the use of natural shapes. Architects continued to employ the principles of Frank Lloyd Wright, by streamlining homes with the use of open floor plans and bringing the outside in by using ample windows. Sometimes called Danish or Swedish Modern, furniture from this era was created in very light woods and continued to use the rectilinear and streamlined forms of Art Deco. The Heywood-Wakefield furniture brand was a household name, while modern chairs designed by Charles Eames were in great demand. Russel and Mary Wright influenced all aspects of home design with their Iroquois chinaware and with the publication of Guide to Easier Living in 1950.
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