KING GEORGE V 1921 SAILING RACE PRIZE GRANDFATHER CLOCK
(Item: XC-361)
ART DECO
KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN
MARY
1921 COWES REGATTA PRESENTATION
GRANDFATHER CLOCK
"THE REGATTA AT
COWES, ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND, ON AUGUST 6, 1921 WAS A GAY AND NOTABLE
AFFAIR. KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY APPEARED AMID PENNANTS AND BUNTING.
THE TOWN SWARMED WITH BLUE JACKETS FROM THE U.S.S. UTAH, WHICH LAY OFFSHORE."
A QUOTE FROM THE MAIN YACHT CLUB NEWSPAPER. THE RACE WAS WON BY THE
BOAT SUNNYCOTT SUNRISE, BEST IN CLASS AND BEST OVERALL IN 1C THROUGH TO
T7. KING GEORGE V PRESENTED THIS CLOCK TO THE FIRST PRIZE WINNER.
THE PRESENTATION PLAQUE
IS INSIDE THE DOOR.
THIS ART DECO CLOCK WAS
MADE BY SMITHS IN ENDFIELD, ENGLAND IN 1921.
THE CASE IS OF FUMED
OAK, WITH A GLASS DOOR AND DECO STRIPS. THE CASE IS DONE IN A TYPICAL ART
DECO STYLE WITH VERY CRISP LINES.
THE DIAL OR FACE IS BRASS,
10 INCHES BY 10 INCHES, AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
NOTE THE BEAUTIFUL
BRASS HANDS. THE PENDULUM IS BRASS WITH A HIGH RELIEF SUNBURST DESIGN.
THIS CLOCK HAS A WESTMINSTER
CHIME MOVEMENT OF HIGH QUALITY (IT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED). IT IS OF
EIGHT DAYS DURATION AND PLAYS THE QUARTERS AND THEN THE FULL WESTMINSTER
CHIME AND HOUR STRIKE ON THE HOUR.
REFERENCE # C-361
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
ORIGINAL
YEAR: 1921
HEIGHT: 75 INCHES
WIDTH: 19 1/4 INCHES
DEPTH: 12 1/2 INCHES
PRICE: $ 1,995.00
FOR
OUT OF STATE WE SUGGEST USING " CRATERS AND FREIGHTERS" THE PREMIER SHIPPING
OPERATION.
SOLD
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