Clock

1896-1901 circa

CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY VOYSEY (1857-1941)

This aluminum clock represents one of Voysey’s most innovative creations.

IN DETAIL

Dimensions

49,5 x 26,7 x 17,8 cm

Technique

Aluminium. Circular plate, lettering and hands in copper, clasps and rear opening in iron.

Description

A recent study by Helen Ritchie, when the Valsecchi collection was on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, confirms that this clock is one of 3 made in aluminium, possibly with the same cast. One of these is in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv. CIRC.519-1962) and the other formed part of the John Scott collection, sold through the Fine Art Society in 2014-2015.

Bibliography

Charoltte Gere, Michael Whiteway, Ninteenth Century Design. From Pugin to Mackintosh, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1993, pp. 236-240, pl. 302; Designers & Jewellery. 1850-1940. Jewellery and metalwork from the Fitzwilliam Museum, exhibition catalogue (Cambridge, The Fitzwilliam Museum, 31 July-11 November 2018) curated by Helen Ritchie, Philip Wilson, London-New York, 2018, pp. 57-61, n. 24, p. 148.