JUNGHANS CERAMIC MANTEL CLOCK - GERMAN MID-CENTURY MODERN CIRCA 1950S

A CHARMING MID-CENTURY CERAMIC MANTEL CLOCK BY THE RENOWNED GERMAN MANUFACTURER JUNGHANS, FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE MODERNIST DESIGN WITH CLEAN LINES AND A STRIKING RED STRIPE ACCENT TO THE SIDE PROFILE. THE PIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE FUNCTIONAL AESTHETIC OF 1950S GERMAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.

IDENTIFICATION AND MAKER:
- MAKER: JUNGHANS, SCHONACHBACH, GERMANY
- MODEL: 19/1005 (STAMPED TO REAR CASING)
- DIAL SIGNATURE: JUNGHANS CLEARLY MARKED TO FACE
- MOVEMENT: ORIGINAL MECHANICAL MOVEMENT, MAKER'S MARK VISIBLE ON BACKPLATE

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:
THE CLOCK FEATURES A MODERNIST CERAMIC CASE IN CREAM WITH A DISTINCTIVE RED VERTICAL STRIPE DETAIL TO THE LEFT SIDE, CHARACTERISTIC OF MID-CENTURY DESIGN LANGUAGE. THE DIAL IS CLEAN WHITE WITH BOLD ARABIC NUMERALS AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE HANDS. THE CASE DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITY CERAMIC PRODUCTION TYPICAL OF JUNGHANS' MID-20TH CENTURY OUTPUT.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 19CM
- WIDTH: 22 CM
- DEPTH: 6 CM

MOVEMENT AND FUNCTION:
THE CLOCK HOUSES AN ORIGINAL MECHANICAL MOVEMENT. THE DIAL AND HANDS ARE INTACT AND CLEARLY LEGIBLE. THE MOVEMENT SHOWS SIGNS OF AGE-RELATED PATINA CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE USE BUT NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS.

CONDITION:
FAIR CONDITION FOR AGE. THE CERAMIC CASE EXHIBITS MINOR CRAZING AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF USE AND DISPLAY. THE RED STRIPE DETAIL REMAINS VIBRANT AND INTACT. THE DIAL FACE IS CLEAN AND UNMARKED. MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION IS VISIBLE WITHIN THE MOVEMENT HOUSING, TYPICAL FOR A CLOCK OF THIS AGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS TO THE CERAMIC CASE ARE EVIDENT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PATINA AND HAS NOT BEEN RE-GLAZED OR REPAINTED.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS IS A GENUINE PERIOD EXAMPLE OF GERMAN MID-CENTURY DOMESTIC HOROLOGY, REPRESENTATIVE OF JUNGHANS' SIGNIFICANT OUTPUT DURING THE 1950S WHEN THE COMPANY WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MODERNIST CLOCK DESIGN.

Item Size: Height: 19cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

993598+13

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