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Collections

Frank E. Cummings III
Only Time Will Tell clock2011-2013

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Responses to Industrialization
Tall figured-wood grandfather clock with glass-paneled case revealing interior gears and pendulum, topped with a dramatic dark radiating starburst crown, mounted on a curved open stand
Tall freestanding clock with a curved glass and wood case mounted on a four-legged open stand, exposing intricate brass gears and a large pendulum disk within; topped with a radiating sunburst of metal spikes above a floral metal finial.
Tall case skeleton clock in a curved mahogany and glass cabinet, exposing an intricate arrangement of pierced black iron gears, wheels, and decorative fretwork, with brass detailing at center and a cylindrical pendulum below.
Skeleton clock in a glazed walnut case with curved top, exposing an intricate arrangement of dark pierced and cut metal gears, a circular fretwork pendulum bob, and a cylindrical rod pendulum with decorative brass mounts.
Mixed-media sculptural assemblage atop a wooden table: a fan of long black-and-cream banded quills radiating upward from a dark wooden base, centered on an oval clock face with ornate metal scrollwork, above a crown-like ring of curved dark wooden slats.
Detail photograph of a mechanical clock movement behind glass, showing interlocking metal gear wheels with decorative carved motifs; a handwritten signature and the date "2011-12" are etched into the glass panel, with a polished wood frame visible below.
Close-up detail of a wooden clock mechanism, showing dark metal gear wheels and intricate fretwork behind a glass panel framed in polished wood, with a handwritten signature and the date "2011-12" inscribed along the lower rail.
Artist or Maker
Frank E. Cummings III
United States, active California, Long Beach, born 1938
Title
Only Time Will Tell clock
Date Made
2011-2013
Medium
Curly and spalted bubinga, walnut, rosewood, ebony, African Blackwood, oak root, 18k gold, glass, garnets, tourmalines, sapphire, topaz, rubies, diamonds, curved and etched mirror, porcupine quills, black pearls, ivory
Dimensions
88 1/2 × 25 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (224.79 × 64.14 × 39.37 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank E. Cummings III through the 2022 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2022.174
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design