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Lot 559

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$1,500 - 2,500
Price Realized
$625
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A Chinese 'Double Happiness' Gingerbread Clock, Deshunxing
EARLY 20TH CENTURY

二十世紀初 喜字紋木樓鐘
標記:山東煙臺德順興造鈡厰
the ebonized carved wood case detailed with architectural gilt rocaille elements, all risen above a cantilevered base. The dial door painted with a 'double happiness' character amidst floral sprays. The dial with painted Arabic hours. 
德順興是中國第一家民族鐘表工厰,由山東實業家、中國鐘表制造工業創始人李東山在1915年創建,1918年研製出中國第一批座鐘,本拍品即是在這樣的背景下生產的。1938年烟臺淪陷后,日軍要求入股德順興,遭到李東山强烈拒絕,結果日本憲兵隊羅織罪名抓走李的兒子。李東山本人在家庭和生意均受打擊的情況下,逐漸退出了經營管理。本座鐘錶雖然機芯和外觀不如西洋鐘錶精緻,但這一時期的歷史意義不可抹去。
Height 20 x width 11 1/2 x depth 5 in., 50.8 x 29.2 x 12.7 cm.

Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois

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