A NOVELTY 'DRAGON' CLOCK
Lot 570

A NOVELTY 'DRAGON' CLOCK

BY ALEXANDER MUSHKIN, MODERN

Closed14 September 2016

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GBP 8,125

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A NOVELTY 'DRAGON' CLOCK
BY ALEXANDER MUSHKIN, MODERN
Brass and metal, assembled using over 1,000 individual elements including spoons, forks, sprocket-wheels, optical lenses, brass wire mesh, ruby bearings, car engine parts, and candlesticks, the dial with enamel numerals, the timepiece movement with passing strike to bell
49 in. (125 cm.) high

Specialist note

Artist Aleksandr Mushkin crafts sculptures and objets d’art in a steampunk-inflected style, using scrap art techniques. His work incorporates vintage wares and working parts alike. 'The Clock Dragon', a working clock, is constructed from over 1,000 individual elements. The Dragon took around one year to complete, and is made entirely from found objects – none of the materials or mechanisms were cast or built for the piece. The dragon’s head, for example, is made from spoons, forks, sprocket-wheels, optical lenses, brass wire mesh, ruby bearings, car engine parts, and candlesticks.