What defines French Art Deco clock design?

French Art Deco clock design features clean geometric silhouettes, bold numerals, and streamlined wooden cases that emerged during the 1920s to 1940s.

What materials are typically used in Art Deco pendulum clocks?

These timepieces combine hardwoods such as walnut or oak with brass pendulum bobs, glass viewing apertures, and enamelled or painted metal dials.

How can authentic 1940s mechanical wall clocks be identified?

Look for mechanical clock movements, maker marks on the dial or backplate, period-accurate geometric case construction, and natural age on the wood finish.

How do you style a vintage wooden wall clock in a modern interior?

Position the clock on a neutral wall or above mid-century furniture to allow the rich walnut grain and geometric silhouette to act as a focal point.

How should a mechanical wall clock be maintained?

Mount the clock level on the wall, dust the cabinet regularly with a soft dry cloth, and have the internal movement serviced by a professional every few years.

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Art Deco Very Stylish Vedette Westminster Carillon Walnut Wall Clock French Circa 1940

Name: Art Deco Very Stylish Vedette Westminster Carillon Walnut Wall Clock French Circa 1940
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1224583
Price: 475 GBP
Availability: InStock

1920 - 1940

For Sale by Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

Description

Art Deco Very Stylish Vedette Westminster Carillon Walnut Wall Clock French circa 1940

Still with the original movement, dial, pendulum and hands, the movement fully serviced and in working order.

Movement and case are original and belong together, Chimes every 15minutes with the possibility to turn it off.

Still with the original bevelled glass in front of pendulum, including the original instructions on the inside door.

In wonderful original used condition, in working order.

With key and 8 day movement.

74cm high, 33cm wide 16cm deep

Price: £475,--

To your information, all the clocks we sell have been fully serviced, this is done in our own workshop including the cases, our clocks are in working order.

Date of Manufacture

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland has dated this Art Deco Walnut Wall Clock to the 1940s.

Independent Date Check ID 09572081

Dealer's Item Date1940s

Sellingantiques Date1940s

Sellingantiques agingItem 75-100 years old

Test ResultsPassed dating check

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1940s:

Stepped geometric case profile: Art Deco styling of the decade.

Octagonal dial with bold numerals: clean French interwar and wartime design.

Cast chime bracket stamped Vedette: maker active in France across these years.

Printed French instruction slip pinned inside the door: original factory issue.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions

Height

74cm (29.13")

Width

33cm (12.99")

Depth

16cm (6.30")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1224583

Description

Art Deco Very Stylish Vedette Westminster Carillon Walnut Wall Clock French circa 1940

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Still with the original movement, dial, pendulum and hands, the movement fully serviced and in working order.

Koos Limburg Jnr. Scotland

Movement and case are original and belong together, Chimes every 15minutes with the possibility to turn it off.

fig 1. An Art Deco French walnut wall clock featuring a stepped top, an octagonal white dial face with Arabic numerals, and a visible brass pendulum bob behind a trapezoidal glass aperture. — fig 1. Art Deco Very Stylish Vedette Westminster Carillon Walnut Wall Clock French Circa 1940

Still with the original bevelled glass in front of pendulum, including the original instructions on the inside door.

In wonderful original used condition, in working order.

With key and 8 day movement.

74cm high, 33cm wide 16cm deep

Price: £475,--

To your information, all the clocks we sell have been fully serviced, this is done in our own workshop including the cases, our clocks are in working order.