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Gordon Russell Grandfather Clock

Name: Gordon Russell Grandfather Clock
SKU: PV003718
Availability: InStock

Price on Application

This item is price on application due to its rarity and importance.

Dimensions

Height: 80.71 in (205 cm)
Width: 14.96 in (38 cm)
Depth: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)

Year of manufacture

1927

Maker

Gordon Russell

Designer

Gordon Russell

Period

Arts & Crafts Movement
1920-1929

Style

Arts and Crafts

Condition

Good

Condition consistent with age and use

About this piece

The case is tall, narrow and architectural, with a quiet strength typical of Russell’s better interwar work. The lower plinth is stepped and chamfered at the front corners, rising into a long panelled door framed by vertical stiles and restrained moulded edges. The door has a gently arched upper rail, giving a softer rhythm to an otherwise clean rectilinear case.

Above, the hood is formed with sloping shoulders and a shaped crest, the circular dial set within a simple brass bezel. The front panel around the dial is arranged with angled grain, giving the clock face a composed cabinetmaker’s frame.

The dial is signed “The Russell Workshops, Broadway, Worcs” and has Roman numerals, a minute track and a subsidiary seconds dial.** The centre is engraved with stylised flowering stems and leaves, giving the clock a delicate decorative focus against the plain oak case. The clock has four chime settings, including “Westminster,” “Whittington,” “Chime,” and “Silent.”

The movement is housed behind the dial with brass-coloured wheelwork, chime rods, pulleys and cylindrical weights. An additional paper label to the back reads “Barnby, Bendall & Co. Ltd., Depository, Cheltenham,” with the handwritten reference “Wakeman 221.”***

References / Provenance

* Original Gordon Russell paper label to the back records: design number 27, by Gordon Russell, foreman Edgar Turner, cabinet maker F. Shilton, metal worker A. Fry, timber used English brown oak, 18.10.1927.

** Dial signed: “The Russell Workshops, Broadway, Worcs.”

*** Additional paper label to the back reads: “Barnby, Bendall & Co. Ltd., Depository, Cheltenham,” with handwritten reference “Wakeman 221.”