Mantel clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th century
This mantel clock features a sculptured figure of a woman mounted atop a tiered base. The sculpted female figure stands with outstretched arms holding her fan-like pleated skirt out wide, wearing a decorated bodice and headwear. Below the sculpture, the clock is integrated into a multi-tiered, stepped architectural base adorned with geometric panels flanking an octagonal clock face.
The piece was created by the artist Démeter Chiparus during the 20th century. Executed using sculptural techniques, it is constructed from bronze, marble, and ivory. The patterned, banded stone base supports the central movement, while the chryselephantine-style figure surmounts the central pedestal.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze, marble and ivory
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Chiparus, Démeter
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Mantel clock
- Museum object number
- CIRC.205-1972
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.