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SVR.51
Curio cabinet clock
A bright Italian-style curio cabinet in solid American tulipwood, with seven hand-bevelled glass panes and two large shelves. Its 45° sides let it stand in a corner too.
A clock that is yours alone. Wood, finish, colour and melody: we start from this model and finish it together, the way you want it.
- Dimensions
- Height 204 cm · width 81 cm · depth 32 cm · weight 70 kg
- Wood
- Solid American tulipwood; back in plywood veneered in Tanganyika
- Finish
- Medium walnut, semi-gloss, water-based
- Movement
- German Kieninger mechanical movement in brass; weekly chain winding (each weight drops about 12 cm a day); switchable night silencer from 10 pm to 7:15 am; hands can also be turned anticlockwise
- Chime
- Westminster every quarter hour
- Dial
- Large moon phase dial by Jaeckle
- Pendulum
- Large brass lyre pendulum and brass weights by Jaeckle
- Other
- 7 hand-bevelled 5 mm glass panes, arch included; 2 large glass shelves from side to side; 220 V / 110 V interior light, not to be left on all the time; door with lock; large drawer in the base; 4 screw-on feet that come off; 45° sides, fits a corner too
How it is made
It is a simple, well-balanced cabinet that suits many homes: against a wall or in a corner, thanks to its two sides cut at 45°. It is all solid American tulipwood, with a back in plywood veneered in Tanganyika. In the base is a large drawer, handy for the instructions and the door key.
The seven 5 mm glass panes, the large arch included, are bevelled by hand by Giovanni Casella. Stefano applies the semi-gloss, water-based medium walnut finish. We assemble the clock after finishing it and fix to the back the wooden box that holds the movement, so more light stays inside. The two large shelves run from side to side: whatever you place on them shows through the glass, lit by the interior light.
The German Kieninger movement, in brass, plays the Westminster chime every quarter hour and can stay silent at night. The moon phase dial, the large lyre pendulum and the brass weights are by the German firm Jaeckle. It is wound once a week by pulling the free end of each chain: each weight drops about 12 cm a day. The door has a lock, and the four feet are screwed on, so they come off easily.
