Lot 389:
Sold for: £14
Description
An assortment of five contemporary mantel and wall clocks. This lot comprises a varied collection of battery-operated quartz timepieces in diverse styles. The group includes a large arched gold-tone plastic mantel clock featuring a skeletonised movement and a rotating pendulum at the base; the white dial is marked with the name RHYTHM and Arabic numerals. A second silver-tone arched mantel clock features a transparent plastic housing with a decorative city-scene backdrop and is marked to the dial with the cursive script name Whittall and the word QUARTZ.
The wall-mounted pieces include a large circular clock with a gold-tone plastic bezel and a cream-coloured dial bearing the printed letters LC and quartz; the dial is decorated with black Roman numerals. Accompanying this is a circular wall clock with a stepped light-wood style bezel and a white dial featuring Arabic numerals. The collection is completed by a miniature rectangular silver-tone mantel clock with a white Roman numeral dial; below the twelve o’clock position is a small printed bird-shaped logo, and above the six o’clock position is the word QUARTZ.
Condition report:
All items show signs of light use including surface dust and minor scuffs to the plastic housings. The silver-tone Whittall clock appears to have adhesive residue or clouding on the clear plastic front (photo 2). The gold-tone Rhythm clock shows minor surface wear to the base (photo 3). The wooden bezel wall clock has a light scratch to the inner silver-tone rim near the nine o\'clock position (photo 4). All movements are untested and batteries are not included.
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