[SP01] (Size: 4"D x
10 1/2"H)
Cocobolo, African blackwood, olivewood, snakewood, 1 3/8"
clock movements, gold-plated beads, brass escutcheon pins. A
large custom piece based on the motif of classical clock towers
as evidenced in many of the striking century-old Texas county
courthouses. Highly figured cocobolo is used for the main body
and dome of the base. Dentil moldings are used in the base and at
the cornice level below the main dome to create a vertical
formality as in the Grecian temple architecture. The lower body
is decorated with a deep 60 degree V-cut in a stacked design. The
lower dome serves as the lid for a box accessed by lifting off
the dome to expose a pull-out tray establishing 2 levels within.
The lower dome is surmounted by a platform supporting the square
clock tower which has 3/4-round classical balusters at the four
corners to provide the sense of support. Within the blackwood
moldings above and below the clock tower are polished brass pins
set in hemispherical recesses to give a pearl-in-shell effect and
aesthetically lighten the mass of black colored wood. Four clock
faces with battery-powered movements are installed in the
olivewood tower. The marbling of the olivewood gives an effect of
stone faces. The upper dome, of snakewood, is also removable to
expose a storage space within. The finial is of gold-plated
beads, supported by a fluted skirt. See details-4.
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