Art Funded
The Voysey Clock
© The artist's estate & V&A Picture Library
C F A Voysey (1857 - 1941)
V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)
circa 1896
Rectangular clock. Top is gilded and has a central spike. Above the clock face are painted birds in flight. The front is painted with 3 trees and sailing boats on water. 'Time and tide wait for no man' is painted across the trees.
- Medium: mahogany case, paint, gilding; brass and steel movement
- Dimensions: 50.8 x 27.1 x 17.2cm
- Art Fund Grant: £30000 ( Total: £112,000; Tax Remission)
- ArtFunded in: 1998
- Vendor: John Jesse
Provenance
Assumed to belong to Voysey; bought by current owners in 1970
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