Art Deco Clock: Rare & Outstanding Art Deco Period English Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale

Fabulous all-original high-quality English Westminster chiming mantel Clock, by the Perivale Clock Manufacturing Company, London. (Financed by a consortium of wealthy businessmen involved in the British and European clockmaking sector, under the Chairmanship of Elias Buerger, of German descent, The Perivale Clock Manufacturing Co., started producing clocks from circa early-1934, from a new and purpose built factory in Perivale, London. Such was the company’s success, that it went on to become the second-largest producer of domestic mechanical clocks in the UK by the late 1940’s). • A wonderfully proportioned Art Deco clock, constructed of light oak and black ebonised timber. • Overt drum-head style outline, resting on its hexagon shaped chrome-plated feet. • Stunning dual timber open-faced dial with original large chrome Arabic numerals and chrome Deco style skeleton hands. • Unusual and eye-catching chrome-plated sculptural embellishment. • Hinged, (and operable) turn-catch rear door; (the inside of the door, still exhibiting the clocks original Perivale guarantee paper). • Fabulous 8-day Perivale Westminster chiming movement. • 5 x rear-hung chiming hammers, chime on the quarters and hours, and is served by a ‘British Made No.1’ Perivale cast iron chime-bar stand. • Snailed finished backplate (adopted by Perivale for their exclusive range of pristine early chiming clocks), with trade marks and serial number “30540”, all helping to date the clock. • Comes with its Perivale die-cast alloy lenticular pendulum bob, and Perivale signed brass winding key. This hugely impressive vintage clock would have been hand-crafted in c1936, during the euphoric embellishment of all things Art Deco, a massively popular design vogue of the 1920’s and 1930’s that spread throughout the world. It combined modern creative styles, expert craftsmanship, and rich, colourful materials, characterized by bold geometric lines and ‘zigzagging’ forms. The Deco era represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and opulence; all in-line with the social and technological advances of the day, and this outstanding period mantel clock has all of this, in abundance! The clock is also very rare, being one of only 1,000 produced at the time, as a ‘Special Limited Edition’ series - 500 made in light oak and black ebonised timber (such as this one), and 500 made in light and dark oak. Payment - We Accept: - Debit / Credit Cards. - Bacs Transfer. (Our bank details are on our invoices). - PayPal, via this site.