More artwork than clock, we loved this huge timepiece looming over the dining table in a house up for auction in Melbourne, Australia. Far from making us feel like we have to hurry up and finish eating, our eyes linger on the exquisite details...
Flickr Finds: Out-Of-Scale Wall Clock
...the ornate hands, and the white-painted piece on the other side of the hands from the numbers. We're sure this clock has a story, perhaps a previous life on the top of a civic building.
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Thanks for the post! I have been searching for large clocks for my kitchen...and this is great inspiration!
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Danielle--
The term is "Overscale" - as in "Oversized".
And yes it's a nice clock, but I wouldn't want it in the dining area - it would only serve as a reminder that people are spending "too much time" at the table.
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I love the fact that it's an authentic outdoor or station clock, way way better than the copies you find in shops.
I saw one not long ago in a store: it was an imitation Victorian style clock with written something like "paddington Station" (it wasn't Paddington but had a very British name I recall), and a date, 1775... as if the train existed in 1775.
So much for authenticity...
Anyhow real salvaged clocks like these cost a fortune.
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The clock is very cool. But what I am really in love with is the combination of that table and those chairs. I'm having a similar table made. Does anyone know what kind of chairs those are or where I can get something similar?
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yeah, i am in love with that table!
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I love the 7 on the clock as well as the hands--it's wonderful!
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