Glass and Metal Swimming Koi. 1930’s Japanese wind-up animated clock. Painted, bronzed, and chromed metals topped by a blue tinted glass sphere. Strong Art Deco and Machine Age design elements throughout. Pictured on page 21 of Philip Collins book’Pastime, Telling Time From 1879 To 1969′. And on page 141 of the Tony Fusco’Art Deco Identification and Price Guide’. An uncommon clock, and this example is in exceptionally fine cosmetic condition. However there are mechanical issues;…
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Rare vintage Art Deco Machine Age’Cercle Tournant’ Sphere Fish Aquarium Clock
Vintage’Cercle Tournant’ animated clock. Fantastic Art Deco design elements throughout. Constructed of m etal and glass with extreme attention to detail. The clock movement by the Toyo Clock Factory, Japan. The clock is wound up all the way and not running. It’s missing one of the two Koi fish normally inside the glass’aquarium’ sphere, usually two fish are attached to the movement train. When running the fish move back and forth in an animated fashion…
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Fabulous vintage’Cercle Tournant’ small animated table or desk clock. Metal and glass with strong Art Deco design elements throughout. The clockworks by the Toyo Clock Factory, Japan. This clock is wound up all the way and not running. It’s missing one of the Koi fish which are normally inside the glass’aquarium’ sphere, both usually attached to the movement train. When running both fish move back and forth in an animated fashion as if swimming while…
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