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Easel Clock, Signed Elkington & Co, England, Circa 1890

Name: Easel Clock, Signed Elkington & Co, England, Circa 1890
Brand: Elkington & Co.
Price: 26605.72 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (11 reviews)

About the Item

Signed Elkington & Co Numbered Rd 92173 Beautiful rectangular table clock executed in gilded and silvered electrotyped metal, decorated in relief with butterflies, music instruments and theater masks, surmounted by two angels crowning with a wreath a portrait of a man in profile in medallion. Ornated in the lower corners with the muses of Theater and Music centering a medallion. It is presented in a wooden frame lined with green velvet, opening by a glazed door and forming an easel. As The Art Journal wrote as soon as 1844, “The electrotypes are perfect; the finest lines, the most minute dots are as faithfully copied as the boldest objections”. With this new technique, developed in England thanks to Elkington, it became then lucrative market for recreating famous works of art in metal as well as creating some new ones, then cheaper than bronze casts. The great Birmingham firm of Elkingtons, was largely the creation of George Richards Elkington (1800-1865), who worked from 1824 in Birmingham as a manufacturer of silver-mounted scent bottles. By 1829 the business had expanded sufficiently for a branch to have been established in London. In the late 1830’s the Elkingtons began making experiments to apply the principles of electro-metallurgy to gilding and plating with silver and in 1840 the patent was at last taken out. Elkingtons owed their rise to a position amongst the most important silversmiths of the country to their exploitation of this new process and the two of the most famous designers then employed, both of them French, Albert Wilms (1827-1899) and Morel-Ladeuil (1820-1888), who helped to make Elkingtons’ reputation with their elaborate exhibition pieces.

Creator:
Elkington & Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 20.48 in (52 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 11.03 in (28 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Wood,Galvanized,Gilt,Silvered
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1890
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
PARIS, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: 528/21stDibs: LU3860328967362

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