Albert Cheuret

Acquired by the present owner in  Los Angeles, 1975

Yvonne Brunhamer, Le Style 1925, Paris, n.d., p. 141
Bevis Hillier, The World of Art Deco, New York, 1971, p. 32
Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, New York, 1974, pp. 273-274 and pl. 259
Frederick Brandt, Late 19th and 20th Century Decorative Arts, the Sydney and Frances Lewis Collection in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985, p. 232, fig. 96

Overall in good condition consistent with age and use. The silvered bronze is slightly tarnished as visible in the catalogue illustration and would benefit from a light polishing and cleaning to remove remnants of old polish which has collected in some of the creases. Some of the silver plate appears to have rubbed off which is to be expected with age. The onyx is in good condition with only a few minor flecks to the edges at the bottom, the onyx on the top of the clock is in very good condition. The clock is electrified with an American outlet although we do not guarantee the clockwork it appears to be in working condition. A good original example of this iconic work.
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In 1922 when the world heard of Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, the craze for Egyptian styles and motifs began.  The interest of Art Deco artists in the Egyptian style was appropriate to their quest for the exotic and in adapting the styles and forms of this dramatic aesthetic to their own designs.  One of the most famous objects created in the Egyptian style during this period was this mantel clock by Albert Cheuret.  Its form resembles that of an Egyptian headdress with its stylized tresses sweeping down and out in a pyramidal shape.