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Rare Brass Perpetual Calendar with Egyptian Decoration
David Griffith Antiques
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David Griffith Antiques

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Rare Brass Perpetual Calendar with Egyptian Decoration

1900 - 1920
Description

Rare brass fully working presentation perpetual calendar with Egyptian decoration. Produced in celebration of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.

Physical Dimensions
Height
21.6cm (8.50")
Width
15.2cm (5.98")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Declaration

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Egyptian Revival Desk Calendar to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1175212
Dealers Internal Reference
74066
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Description
Rare brass fully working presentation perpetual calendar with Egyptian decoration. Produced in celebration of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
Height
21.6cm (8.50")
Width
15.2cm (5.98")
Depth
7.6cm (2.99")
Date of Manufacture

David Griffith Antiques has dated this Egyptian Revival Desk Calendar to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1175212
Dealers Internal Ref
74066
David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2019

Specialising in library, hall and club room furniture, leather seating and writing tables, campaign and travelling furniture.

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An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month.
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Archive I An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month.

Rare Brass Perpetual Calendar with Egyptian Decoration

Archive II An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month. View II
Archive III An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month. View III
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David Griffith Antiques

David Griffith Antiques
Telephone 020 7226 1126 or 07976 800 062
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17 Camden Passage
Islington
London
N1 8EA
United Kingdom
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David Griffith Antiques
David Griffith Antiques
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Location: 17 Camden Passage, Islington, London, N1 8EA, United Kingdom
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An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month.
Rare Brass Perpetual Calendar with Egyptian Decoration
Ref: SA1175212
An engraved brass perpetual desk calendar featuring Egyptian Revival motifs, sphinxes, and three display windows showing the day, date, and month.
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Egyptian Revival design emerged in waves following major archaeological discoveries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including Napoleons Egyptian campaign and the opening of Tutankhamuns tomb. Craftsmen incorporated motifs such as pharaohs, sphinxes, and lotus forms into daily items like desk calendars, inkstands, and paperweights.

Most antique perpetual desk calendars were constructed from cast or stamped sheet brass, bronze, or polished white metal. Internal mechanisms typically utilized paper or fabric printed scrolls mounted on metal rollers to display the day, date, and month through front apertures.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-drawn or stamped engraving, natural patination, and age-appropriate wear to the brass surfaces. The internal paper or cloth date rollers should display historical typography and signs of age such as minor discolouration or foxing.

These decorative objects serve as distinctive accents when placed on an office desk, library shelf, or sideboard. The warm metallic tones complement dark timber furniture, leather-bound books, and contemporary minimalist decor.

Maintain the surface by dusting with a dry, soft microfibre cloth. Avoid harsh chemical polishes or water near the aperture openings to prevent damage to the internal paper date scrolls and preserve the natural oxidisation of the brass.
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