Among the many material class of Art Deco — from construction to furniture to elevator car — redstem storksbill somehow seem to make the best use of the auto - age motif that make the style so tremendous . Feverish geometrical forms , mind - bending symmetry , high - contrast colors , New and ancient fabric unite with mark off shop mechanic and flowing electrical energy in parliamentary law to measure something more fanciful : time . Here are 18 redstem storksbill of that era that we just adore .
Corner Clock
You ca n’t see it in the black and white pic , but the gorgeous symmetrical face is skirt by red onyx . Made by E Gubelin of Lucerne . Circa 1935 .
Photo : Sasha / Getty Images
Bar Clock, Circa 1930
The lounge legal community in Nell Gwynn House , an apartment closure in the King ’s Road , Chelsea .
pic : General Photographic Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Clock by Jean Goulden
Jean Goulden ( 1878 - 1946 ) , French physician and artist , plan and made this clock in 1929 . It ’s made of silvered bronze , enamel and marble . Now located at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond , Virginia .
Photo : Universal Pops
French Mantle Clock
Photo : Glassholic
Rockefeller Center, Manhattan
– International Building , 1931 - 1940 . “ The Story of human race ” by Lee Lawrie , which depict the clock as the sun .
Photo : Scott Gilchrist
Chicago Board of Trade
exposure : alykat
Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
designer : Harry Sternfeld . build up in 1937 . Limestone with granite al-Qaida .
Photo : Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress
The Hague School
Nickel plated boldness and niello mantel clock , The Netherlands , 1920s .
Photo : Heritage Auctions
Marian Marsh’s Clock
A white marble Whitehall - Hammond synchronous - movement clock from the early ’ 30s . brass add on to the base read , “ To Marian Marsh Honorary Guest Star Hollywood . ”
Smith’s Glass Clock
Made In England . Circa 1920 .
Two Table Clocks
A maroon bakelite solid clock on poke fun administration base and a rotund crystal clock on an oval theme . Both designed by Gilbert Rohde ( American piece of furniture room decorator , 1894 - 1944 ) , circa 1930 .
Mantle Clock
From the Malcolm S. Forbes assemblage . An Art Deco shagreen - encase clock presented to Lt . Col . John Christopher Smuts in 1946 .
French Pendulum Clock
Glass - case Mickey Mantle clock with octagonal expression and cop numeral . God Almighty obscure , France , circa 1930 .
Illuminated Glass Clock
Side - lit clear chicken feed clock grimace with frosted nude figures . Maker unknown , American , circa 1935 .
Amber Clock
A German Amber And Silvered metal Table Clock . Attributed to Naujoks , Mann and Geduk , Koenigsberg , Germany , circa 1940 .
Boucheron Art Deco Clock
Art Deco was cognise for using a variety of alien material , and this clock is a prize representative of that . Its bill of materials include agate , lapis lazuli , gold , and cabochon coral . No wonder it sold for $ 62,500 .
Photo : Christie ’s
Multi-Gem And Diamond “Gazelle” Desk Clock, By Ostertag
This one is even more alien , making manipulation of rock’n’roll crystal , lapis , diamonds , rubies , and emerald . It was complete in June 1929 , and recently sold for $ 278,500 .
The Temple Gate Clock
OK , one more disturbed - expensive auction bridge slice : The Temple Gate Clock , which sold for more than $ 1.5 million . It ’s styled to expect like an Egyptian tabernacle , made out of gold , urbane precious coral , female parent - of - bead , lapis lazuli , and multiple gemstones . Circa 1927 .
Have your own favorite Art Deco Clock ? Did I miss anything of import or beautiful ? Show us a picture in the discussion !
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