Posted 5 years ago
Bruce99
(15 items)
Greetings to the CW Community!
It's been a long winter. Hope you're able to enjoy the coming spring.
After so many years of postings on the board, often, it's not easy to find something which hasn't already been posted here in one place or another. I think we have a unique example of a special Sessions Mantel Clock here. It was designed, and manufactured by "The Shop of the Crafters" of Cincinnati, OH in collaboration with the Sessions Clock Company. We think that it is probably from circa 1902 give or take a few years.
The Shop of the Crafters was an Arts and Crafts furniture manufacturer. They produced some quite interesting furniture in the Mission, and later, the Arts & Crafts Styles. An Hungarian by the name of Pál Horti was their designer.
You can find a little more information on The Shop of the Crafters at this URL:
https://www.artsandcraftscollector.com/collectors-article/shop-of-the-crafters-a-research-report/
As you can see in the photos, our clock is made of a lightly stained oak, as many "Mission" pieces of furniture are. It's very box-like and the face is framed by two half-columns with torch finials top and bottom. The face or dial has stylized Butterflies or Moths stamped on all four corners which we think is a nice, understated touch. Below the face is a beautiful piece of opaque stained/marbled glass which we think really goes well with and contributes to the color and style of the clock.
Although we took note of and liked the look of the clock, we generally don't collect "Mission" Clocks so we had not intended to bid on it. Fortunately for us there wasn't a lot of interest in it at the auction. You won't find it in any Collectors' reference books and not a lot of information was out there about "The Shop of the Crafters" when we acquired it in June of 2016. The Sessions movement is complete and in good shape as is the rest of the case. We got lucky. It was one of those little opportunities which can make auctions fun to sit through.
We hope you have enjoyed our little one and only Mission Mantel Clock.
Thanks for looking in.
Unique & beautiful mantel clock, the design and front glass piece are truly lovely
Thank you for the "loves"
Newfld (and for the very kind comments),
Mikelv85,
AnythingObscure,
Watchsearcher and
vetraio50
Glad you enjoyed the post. Much appreciated.
What a lovely old clock!
Thank you Mrstyndall for your comments and love
officialfuel
fortapache
shughs
dpetersen and
blunderbuss2
Thank you all for stopping by and clicking that "Love It" button.
Very happy to know that you've enjoyed seeing and reading about our Sessions.
Ben,
Beachbum58 &
Radegunder
Thank you!
looks to be so Unique... nice find.. glad you posted it ...smiling
Thank you Roycroftbooksfromme1 for you kind remarks and your "Love It"!
Thank you Hunter!
Glad you both enjoyed the posting.
Thank you ho2cultcha!
Thank you sandhardin!
OOOhhh! I have something very similar to this but is from Germany. It makes the most beautiful and soothing sound with the chimes. The key is there too! Love it!
Thank you for the "Love It" and for your kind comments shareurpassion! You should post your clock too. We would love to see it.
Thank you Designer!
Thank you for the "Love It"s PW-Collector and Yougottahavestuff. Glad you enjoyed the clock and very much appreciate you stopping by.
Hi Sean! Thanks for stopping by and for the "Love It". Glad you enjoyed the write up and photos. :)
beautiful clock Bruce!!
Thank you Sean for your kind comments.
We really like the glass colors and how it blends into the rest of the case.
Thank you Valentino97 for your "Love It". :)
Thank you Roycroftbooksfromme1! Much appreciated.
ttomtucker, thank you for the "Love It". Glad that you enjoyed the posting.
Thank you rlwindle!
Hi Bruce,
It appears you have knowledge of clocks. I have an R&A clock at home. It has been in storage for a while and when I unwrapped it this morning, the swinging part (excuse my lack of knowledge when it comes to these things) was loos. It appear I need to hook it in somewhere but I cannot determine where. Also, I have the key but on the clock there is x3 ports which need to be turned. There is no notebook in the casing so not sure how many times to turn where to set the clock correctly. Will yo be able to assist please? You can email me at rmail.burger@gmail.com
Thanks for the "Love It" ttomtucker. Much appreciated!
Hi Rochelle & rlwindle. Thanks for stopping by and for your "Love Its". Glad you enjoyed our Sessions Clock
Thanks for the "Love it" Sean!
So happy to see this post! I have this same clock (or very similar) in a black finish. Ecstatic to see the pic of the stickers on the back of yours. Mine are crumbling with just a few puzzle pieces left. My clock belonged to my Great Great Great Aunt(my mother's father's father's father's sister). Is that how that goes? I'm not sure but I simply LOVE it!
Glad to know that you enjoyed our Post and that it has helped you put some of the puzzle pieces together. Circa 1902 wasn't *that* long ago. You must be fairly young. That and the fact that I'm just getting old. :) Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.
Thanks for the "Love It" Click Sean. :)
Thanks to TheGateKeeper for stopping by and for the "Love It" click. :)
Awesome Clock!!
Hi Hoot60! Thank you for stopping by to have a look at our Sessions Clock. Glad that you liked it. Of course, thanks also for your kind comment and "Love it" click. :)
This is one of our favorite wood cased clocks. Thanks Russ!
Thanks rlwindle and Lamplover78 for stopping by and for your "Love it" clicks!
Thank you Scottvez. Much appreciated!
Thank you for stopping by MarmorealMaiden and Ho2cultcha and for your "Love it" clicks! Much appreciated.
Thank you Cokeman1959!
ttomtucker and kwqd, thank you for stopping by and for your "Love it" clicks!
Thank you Alfie21!
Vintagelamp and Ho2cultcha, thank you both for stopping by and for your "Love it" clicks. We have this clock wrapped up and in storage. We really love the colors and design. I'm going to find some place to display it and get it out of the basement! Thanks again.
Hello MarmorealMaiden. Thanks for stopping by and for your "Love it" click! :)
Thanks again vcal. Much appreciated.