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Albert Cheuret
Mantel clock
circa 1925
Nickel-plated bronze, onyx, glass, enameled metal.
6 1/2 x 15 x 4 1/2 in. (16.5 x 38.1 x 11.4 cm)
Front edge signed in cast Albert Cheuret. Clock face printed FRANCE.
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Following Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, artists and designers began adapting Ancient Egyptian forms to fit the Art Deco aesthetic. The stylized form and articulated fluting of this mantel clock suggest that Albert Cheuret may have been looking to Ancient Egyptian art when he designed it.