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It has been a long time since Ferrebeekeeper added a new post to the gothic category. In order to remedy that deficit (and perhaps to focus somewhat on the strange & troubling nature of time itself) here is a gallery of gothic clocks. Something about the ornate yet solemn gothic style seems particularly suited to instruments which measure the passing of time. Until recently, clocks were precious and expensive items and it was very appropriate to dress them up in stylish little reliquary-style cases. Additionally, like churches or crypts (which were frequently constructed in the same style), clocks betoken a world which transcends human understanding or control. Nineteenth century clockmakers particularly relished the gothic aesthetic so most of the clocks below are gothic-revival era objects from England, France, or Germany. However clock makers from before the 19th century also looked to medieval sacred conventions when crafting their timepieces (as can be seen in the ancient sconce clock from 16th century Germany). Perhaps even more strangely, modern clock-makers also frequently refer back to the gothic tradition. At the bottom of my gallery I have included some startling resin clocks made by contemporary manufacturers. The modern timepieces might have jumped from “gothic” to “goth” but they still resemble little shrines to the omnipresent and ineluctable force of time.
Gothic Clock (Germany, 16th century AD)
Antique French Gilt Brass Boudoir Clock (Jarrot Freres)
Oak Case Gothic Revival Bracket Clock, Barraud & Lunds, Cornhill, London, c. 1838-1842
Vienna Regulator. Gothic style, probably from around 1865
Japy Freres Brass Mantel Clock (Gothic Griffons Nouveau)
Libert Gothic Cathedral Clock (French, 19th Century)
Antique Waterbury Steeple Gothic Clock (19th century)
Mahogany Gothic Double Fusee Bracket Clock by Webster Cornhill (English, 1890)
Neo-Gothic Style Partial Gilt Clock (French, 19th Century)
Oak Fussee Gothic Bracket Clock (Tiffany & Co.)
Antique Bronze Gothic Mantle Clock (Austrian, late 19th Century)
Walter Durfree 9-tube clock with Hersbhepe works and Gothic mahogany carved case.
Bielefeld Clock (the pattern is available at http://www.finescrollsaw.com)
Contemporary Resin Gothic Dragon Clock (from Dragon Artwork)
Grim Reaper Gothic Wall Clock (Contemporary, resin)
On Borrowed Time Gothic Clock (Contemporary, resin)
Contemporary Gothic Resin Clock
Contemporary Wall Clock
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