George J. Henkels
Wall Clock

Wall Clock

Public Domain

Wall Clock
CasemakerAmerican, 1819–1883
Horologer
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Wall Clock
Datec. 1860
Movement made inParis, France
Case made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumBlack walnut, brass, and enamel
Dimensions28 × 17 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (71.1 × 44.5 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Beth Baird bequest, by exchange
Object numberB.2015.15
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Belter Parlor
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionCabinetmaker George Henkels had a thriving business in Philadelphia in the 1850s and 1860s. A keen self-promoter, he regularly advertised that his furniture reflected the latest French fashions, which were the leading design trends of the time. The clock’s elaborately carved wooden case was made in Henkels’s Philadelphia factory, but the clockworks were imported from France. Its dial proudly proclaims “George J. Henkels, Paris and Philadelphia.”

ProvenanceGrant Albert Oakes II (1938–2010), Warren, Ohio; Estate of Grant Oakes; consigned to [Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, September 12–13, 2015, lot 828]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on dial: GEO J HENKELS / PARIS AND PHILADELPHIA

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