DESIGNED BY H.J. WINKELMAN IN POSSIBLE COOPERATION WITH G.H. LANTMAN, EXECUTED BY WINKELMAN & VAN DER BIJL, AMSTERDAM, 1920S

Winkelman & Van der Bijl was a wellknown workshop for ornamental ironwork, established by H.J. Winkelman in 1909. The firm cooperated with famous Amsterdam School architects and produced a large part of the ornamental ironwork for the Amsterdam Scheepvaarthuis. H.J. Winkelman himself designed clocks and fireplaces from circa 1920 onwards. The present offered lot was most probably bought at a specialized Winkelman-auction in 1933. The auction catalogue mentions various bronze clocks by artists like B. Richters and A. Remiëns but also a 'very attractive bronze clock with reclining chameleon'. One can learn from the estimate (the former Winkelman-prices) in the contemporary catalogue that this clock was twice as expensive as the other bronze artist's clocks. It is said that G.H. Lantman designed the enamelled dial.

For comparison see:
Cornelis van der Sluys, Binnenhuiskunst, Amsterdam, 1921, Deel I, p. 97, afb. 44, Deel II, p. 32, afb. 44
Jaarboek Nederlandsche Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst(VANK), Rotterdam, 1919, p.21, nr.30, for a comparable chased and enamelled brass dial by George Henri Lantman (1875-1932)

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