A The Hague School nickelplated brass and niëllo mantel clock 1920's

the case etched with a lineair pattern and cubist numerals filled in black niëllo, with black lacquered brass cubist hands, with fitting key and pendulum

Cf. Rijk, de 2004, plate I, p. 8 for a cabinet by Jan Lecointre, designed circa 1920, with anniversary date in metal inlay, the numerals of comparable design to the ones on the clock here offered 

Overall in good condition. The nickelplate a bit worn (matted), the niello crackled, with traces of (silver) polish and a bit faded in colour. The backside of the case has an open compartment, without cover but partly covered with marbled (wall)paper.
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The clock here offered is a striking example of the impact of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright on Dutch designers and architects in the 1920's, especially a group of architects and interior designers in The Hague whose geometrical style is generally referred to as The Hague School. Within this group a distinction can be made between the luxurious and comfortable interiors of designers such as Hendrik Wouda and the more radical modernist designs of a.o. Jan Wils, who was connected to the De Stijl group. The clock here offered shows characteristics of both philosophies; the machine-esthetics of the nickelplated case being moderated by the symmetry of the decoration