RAREST ASYMETRICAL MANTEL WESTMINSTER CLOCK HERMLE CLOCK COMPANY FOR ENGLAND

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� � � � � � � � � � � � � � ASYMETRICAL ART DECO RARE CHIMING MANTEL WESTMINSTER CLOCKHERMLE CLOCK COMPANY FOR ENGLAND MADE IN GERMANY AND GREAT BRITAIN ca. 1920 DESCRIPTION THIS BEAUTIFULLY SHAPED MANTEL CLOCK WAS MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE WONDERFUL PERIOD OF ART DECO. THE MOVEMENT ISN�T MARKED WITH A COMPANIES SYMBOL, ONLY WITH NUMBERS, BUT FROM MY EXPERIENCE I´M CONVINCED THAT THE MOVEMENT IS A GERMAN ONE. (AND IT`S CENTIMETER NOT INCH!) LOOKING AT THE PENDULUM MOST LIKELY FROM FHS - HERMLE AND SONS. � THE SHAPE OF THE CLOCK IS GENUINELY ART DECO, YET WITH DISTINCT BRITISH AMMENDMENTS. FOR ONE WE USUALLY FIND MANTEL CLOCKS OF THE TIME TO BE FAR WIDER THAN HIGH, THE GEOMETRY HAS BEEN REVERSED HERE TO SUIT THE TASTE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE EMPIRE. SO IN TOTAL THEREFORE THIS CLOCK IS A RARE TIMEPIECE IN DESIGN, MATERIALS USED AND ORIGIN, A TRUE COLLECTOR'S PRIDE AND JOY. THE CLOCK PLAYS THE FAMOUS WESTMINSTER MELODY + THE HOURLY BIMBAM (1-12 TIMES). THE SOUND CAN BE SWITCHES OFF FROM THE FRONT. CONDITION THE CLOCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF USE AND AGE. THE CLOCKWORK WORKS WELL AND IT CHIMES HARMONIOUSLY. THE CLOCK COMES WITH A SUITABLE KEY. MEASUREMENTS LENGTH: 13" (33cm) HEIGHT: 9" (22cm) WIDTH: 5" (12,5cm) SHIPPING US/CANADA/WORLD: 64 US$ INSURED AIRMAIL SHIPPING TO EU: 25 EUR read more