Case and Aesthetic Features
The clock is constructed in a balloon shape, a form noted in British clockmaking of the period, executed in figured mahogany. The case is decorated with inlaid boxwood stringing along the perimeter of the brass-bezelled dial. Below the dial, a decorative marquetry panel features crossed flaming torches tied with ribbons and stylized floral motifs.
The base is formed on a plinth displaying floral scroll marquetry and is supported by four fluted brass feet. The aesthetic design is attributed to the George III period style. The materials used for the inlay include satinwood and boxwood set into the mahogany veneer.
Evidence for this section
- “فرم کلی بدنه آن به سبک کلاسیک بالونی (Balloon shaped) اجرا شده است”
- “دورتادور زهوار ریختهگری برنجی لولادار، با نوار ظریف معرق شمشاد (Boxwood Stringing) تزیین شده است”
- “در قسمت زیرین صفحه، یک قاب معرقکاری با چوبهای اطلسی (Satinwood) و شمشاد اجرا شده”
