Art Deco J. G. Baer Sumiswald Wall Clock, Swiss, cca.1930
200 €
An early 20th century wall clock JG Baer Sumiswald, Switzerland, P.T.T (Swiss Post, Telegraph and Telephone formed in 1928), with the dial having Arabic numerals and also 24-hour numerals in red, matching steel hands, in oak case of the type called by the French “œil-de-bœuf” (bull’s eye), case diameter (front) = 400 mm / dial = 250 mm / octagonal oak wood case (back / mechanism) with side = 150 mm.
The case has the original (domed) glass, with a brass frame. The pendulum is also made of brass. The key of the watch is the original one.
The mechanism (serial – 4793) inscribed “F-que Horloges Monumentales | J.G.Baer | Sumiswald (Suisse)” with the dimensions 120x68x65 mm (HxWxD), is type Anchor escapement.
In horology, the anchor escapement is a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks. The escapement is a mechanism in a mechanical clock that maintains the swing of the pendulum by giving it a small push each swing, and allows the clock’s wheels to advance a fixed amount with each swing, moving the clock’s hands forward. The anchor escapement was so named because one of its principal parts is shaped vaguely like a ship’s anchor.
A video recording with the clock in function mode is available on request.
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| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 40x40x15 cm |
| Weight | 5 kg |
| Duties Notice | If your delivery address is not in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland, please be advised that import duty is not included in the prices you see online |
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Art Deco, sometimes referred to as Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France just before World War I. It became popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jewellery, fashion, cars, movie theatres, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners. It took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris in 1925. It combined modernist styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.
Art Deco was a pastiche of many different styles, sometimes contradictory, united by a desire to be modern. From its outset, Art Deco was influenced by the bold geometric forms of Cubism; the bright colors of Fauvism and of the Ballets Russes; the updated craftsmanship of the furniture of the eras of Louis Philippe and Louis XVI; and the exotic styles of China and Japan, India, Persia, ancient Egypt and Maya art. It featured rare and expensive materials, such as ebony and ivory, and exquisite craftsmanship. The Chrysler Building and other skyscrapers of New York built during the 1920s and 1930s are monuments of the Art Deco style.
In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the Art Deco style became more subdued. New materials arrived, including chrome plating, stainless steel and plastic. A more sleek form of the style, called Streamline Moderne, appeared in the 1930s; it featured curving forms and smooth, polished surfaces. Art Deco is one of the first truly international styles, but its prevalence diminished with the beginning of World War II and the rise of the strictly functional and unadorned styles of modernism and the International Style of architecture.
Art Deco took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925, though the diverse styles that characterize Art Deco had already appeared in Paris and Brussels before World War I.
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