Description:
Item #: 10-164-0
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
Style:
ART DECO STYLE
World War I brought a sobering end to the lavish Art Nouveau style and a new modern, streamlined aesthetic developed in the 1920s and 1930s that eventually was known as Art Deco style. After WWI, the extravagance and excessive carvings found on Victorian and Revival styles was seen as outdated. Consumers wanted simplicity in design, and at the same time were fascinated with the new technological advancements in society, including the automobile, the airplane, the radio, television and skyscrapers, such as the Chrysler building and the Empire State Building in New York City.
Early Art Deco style is marked by sweeping curves, which give the impression of speed and velocity and the aerodynamic nature of automobiles and airplanes. Art Deco style can be understood as the celebration of the Machine Age, the optimism of spirit that proclaimed the future is here brought by technology. At the same time, there was a feeling of disconnection with the past and a rebellion against societal norms during the Roaring Twenties, which was expressed by the Flappers, young women who threw off their girdles, cut their hair short, smoked, drank, and danced all night in the Jazz clubs. Such a break in tradition demanded a bold, new and dramatic style and Art Deco fit the bill.
As the Art Deco style developed, there was a shift away from sweeping curves to rectilinear lines and geometric shapes, however the shapes were often fractionated forms that mirrored the contemporary Cubist art of Pablo Picasso. Hallmarks of the Art Deco style include geometric shapes, trapezoids, zigzags, chevron patterns, a sunburst motif and the stylized use of gazelles, deer, and birds, as well as a bold and dramatic color palette. Bright green, red, orange, yellow, and blue were found everywhere, especially on the cheery dishware line called Fiestaware in the US. Pink and black was also a favorite color combination. After the stock market crash of 1929 when 25% of the US was unemployed, inexpensive Art Deco wares remained popular as the vibrant colors boosted spirits and the focus on technology and the future gave promise that things would get better.
Date: 1930
Comment:
Great Art Deco styling and an unusual movement makes this a special piece.
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 and alligatoring due to age and use. There is wear to the face, bezel and hands. The clock plays the Westminster chime. Strikes once no matter what hour hands are set on.
* Clock does not run.
* Chime (Qtr or Half Hour or Music) Function: Chimes function, but actual sound is weak, tinny, or otherwise less than original sound quality. EuroLux Antiques makes no representation as to the actual notes of the melody, if any, played. If the actual melody played (Westminster Quarters, Whittington, Winchester, etc) is important to you, please email EuroLux Antiques, and we would be happy to verify it for you.
* Strike (Hour) Function: Strike in working order.
* Key Included, may or may not be original key.
Dimensions (inches:) 9.50H 28W 6D
Mark: Kienzle
KIENZLE
Johannes Schlenker ran both a family farm and a small clockmaking business in Schwenningen, Germany, in the early19th century. His sons, Johannes, Erhard and Christian followed in his footsteps. Johannes took on Jacob Kienzle, his son-in-law, as a partner in 1883, officially changing the name of the company to Schlenker & Kienzle. Jacob Kienzle (1859 - 1935) learned the clock business under the training of his uncle, Friedrich Mauthe. Annual production increased from 65,000 clocks in 1888 to 162,000 clocks in 1893. By 1898, Schlenker left the firm and Kienzle became the sole proprietor of Kienzle Uhrenfabrik (Kienzle Clock Company), which shipped 470,000 timepieces that year and employed 400 skilled workers.
By 1908, Kienzle had celebrated the 25th anniversary of the industrial production of timepieces and his workforce had grown to 1,700 employees and annual production of 2.35 million timepieces and movements. Kienzle took over the Thomas Ernst Haller watch factory in 1929, along with Deutsche Uhrenfabrik in Leipzig in 1931. When Kienzle signed a cooperative agreement with Seiko in 1962, the German manufacturer was supplying the world's markets with some 7 million timepieces, including 12% of all the timepieces made in West Germany. Kienzle declared bankruptcy in 1996 and was acquired by Highway Holdings in Hong Kong. Kienzle returned to German ownership in 2005 and the trademark is still in use today.
Material: Walnut Veneer
Free Shipping:
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Please note that EuroLux Antiques goes to great lengths to include information about the functioning of any clock we list under the 'Condition' section of our listings. This information, to the best of our knowledge, is accurate at the time of the listing. For clocks that are listed as being in FULL working order (i.e., clock runs, clock strikes (if applicable), clock chimes (if applicable)), we typically test them again for 24-48 hours prior to shipping to confirm the accuracy of those statements. The customer will be contacted prior to shipping if a clock is found not to be fully functional, if so stated in the listing, as defined above.
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