ALLEN DESIGNS WHIMSICAL BIRD WALL CLOCK - CIRCA 1990S

A CHARMING NOVELTY WALL CLOCK BY AMERICAN MAKER ALLEN DESIGNS, FEATURING A STYLISED BIRD FORM WITH AN INTEGRATED CLOCK FACE AND DECORATIVE TAIL FEATHERS. THIS PLAYFUL TIMEPIECE EXEMPLIFIES THE DECORATIVE KITSCH AESTHETIC POPULAR IN LATE 20TH-CENTURY HOME DÉCOR.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:
THE CLOCK IS CONSTRUCTED FROM PAINTED RESIN COMPOSITE, WITH THE BIRD'S BODY RENDERED IN SOFT GREEN AND CREAM TONES WITH PURPLE FACIAL MARKINGS AND A YELLOW BEAK. THE CLOCK FACE IS POSITIONED CENTRALLY WITHIN THE BIRD'S BODY, FEATURING ARABIC NUMERALS AND RED AND GOLD-TONE HANDS. THE DISTINCTIVE TAIL COMPRISES FIVE ELONGATED FEATHERS IN COORDINATING PASTEL SHADES: SOFT BLUE, CREAM, PALE PURPLE, AND SOFT YELLOW, CREATING A FAN-LIKE DISPLAY TYPICAL OF ALLEN DESIGNS' SIGNATURE STYLE.

THE BIRD'S LEGS ARE RENDERED IN BRIGHT YELLOW RESIN, ADDING TO THE WHIMSICAL CHARACTER OF THE PIECE. THE OVERALL FORM IS THREE-DIMENSIONAL AND DESIGNED FOR WALL MOUNTING.

MAKER AND PERIOD:
ALLEN DESIGNS IS AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURER KNOWN FOR PRODUCING NOVELTY AND DECORATIVE CLOCKS FROM THE 1980S THROUGH EARLY 2000S. THIS EXAMPLE BEARS THE MAKER'S PRINTED LABEL AND REPRESENTS THE COMPANY'S CHARACTERISTIC APPROACH TO COMBINING FUNCTIONAL TIMEKEEPING WITH SCULPTURAL, CHARACTER-DRIVEN DESIGN. THE STYLE AND MATERIALS ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRODUCTION FROM THE 1990S.

CONDITION:
THE CLOCK IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE RESIN BODY SHOWS MINOR SURFACE WEAR AND LIGHT SCRATCHING CONSISTENT WITH DISPLAY USE. THE PAINT FINISH REMAINS LARGELY INTACT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPPING. SOME COLOUR FADING IS EVIDENT TO THE YELLOW TAIL FEATHERS, WHICH IS TYPICAL FOR PIECES OF THIS AGE AND MATERIAL COMPOSITION. THE CLOCK MECHANISM IS FUNCTIONAL AND KEEPS TIME RELIABLY. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS APPEAR PRESENT, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE SET OF TAIL FEATHERS AND THE ORIGINAL MAKER'S LABEL.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ALLEN DESIGNS, USA
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1990S
- MATERIALS: PAINTED RESIN COMPOSITE, PLASTIC FEATHERS, METAL CLOCK MECHANISM
- CONDITION: GOOD, WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR
- FUNCTIONAL STATUS: CLOCK MECHANISM WORKING

THIS NOVELTY CLOCK REPRESENTS A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF LATE 20TH-CENTURY DECORATIVE KITSCH AND WOULD APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF NOVELTY TIMEPIECES, ALLEN DESIGNS ENTHUSIASTS, OR THOSE SEEKING DISTINCTIVE VINTAGE HOME DÉCOR WITH FUNCTIONAL APPEAL.

Item Size: Height: 23cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 24cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good

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Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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