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Victorian Oak Dinner Gong.
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Victorian Oak Dinner Gong.

19th century
Description

Victorian oak dinner gong.

Physical Dimensions
Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
67cm (26.38")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Declaration

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Oak Dinner Gong to the Victorian era.

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SA1238373
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Description
Victorian oak dinner gong.
Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
67cm (26.38")
Depth
36cm (14.17")
Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Oak Dinner Gong to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1238373
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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A Victorian oak framed dinner gong featuring an arched carved pediment, turned side columns, a central circular beaten brass disc, and a suspended wooden striker.
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Archive I A Victorian oak framed dinner gong featuring an arched carved pediment, turned side columns, a central circular beaten brass disc, and a suspended wooden striker.

Victorian Oak Dinner Gong.

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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
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Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
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A Victorian oak framed dinner gong featuring an arched carved pediment, turned side columns, a central circular beaten brass disc, and a suspended wooden striker.
Victorian oak dinner gong.
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A Victorian oak framed dinner gong featuring an arched carved pediment, turned side columns, a central circular beaten brass disc, and a suspended wooden striker.
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  • ObjectDinner Gong
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak, Brass, Felt
  • ColourWarm Brown, Brass
  • MotifsCarved arch pediment, Turned side columns, Fluted supports, Beaten circular disc
  • SizeH 109 cm (43 in) x W 67 cm (26 in) x D 36 cm (14 in)

This Victorian oak dinner gong displays a warm brown finish across its substantial timber frame. The piece incorporates a carved arch pediment at the top, turned side columns, fluted lower supports, and a suspended wooden striker with a felt-covered mallet head resting behind a central circular beaten brass disc. The entire object measures 109 cm high, 67 cm wide, and 36 cm deep, occupying a modest footprint suited for display in a traditional hallway, study, or living room. The structure stands on shaped scroll feet, providing a stable base for the hanging percussion instrument. In a contemporary home, this domestic piece serves as a distinctive decorative accent on a sideboard top or large console table. The heavy timber construction and metallic gong disc bring an authentic English Country House aesthetic to interior spaces. Collectors of nineteenth-century utilitarian objects will find the traditional hanging mechanism and period joinery practical for everyday use as an unconventional sounding device or as a striking focal point in an architectural room scheme.

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Popularised in European households during the nineteenth century, dinner gongs were influenced by Asian percussion instruments and used in grand residences to signal mealtimes to household members and guests.

Victorian dinner gongs typically feature a heavy circular beaten brass or bronze disc suspended within a carved hardwood frame, constructed from oak, mahogany, or walnut, accompanied by a padded wooden striker.

Authentic Victorian examples display natural patination on the metal disc, period joinery such as mortise and tenon joints on the wooden frame, and original turned or carved decorative elements consistent with late nineteenth-century woodworking.

Position the gong on a hallway sideboard, console table, or deep window sill to serve as a sculptural focal point that adds historical depth to contemporary entryways or dining spaces.

Preserve the wooden frame using natural beeswax polish applied along the grain, while dusting the metal disc gently with a soft dry cloth to retain its aged patina without applying abrasive chemical cleaners.
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