WATERFERD CRYSTAL CLOCK

This handsome 4-3/4-inch-tall table clock is part of Waterford's Metropolitan series. Though Waterford has been making renowned crystal pieces for more than 200 years and is famous for timeless classic designs, these pieces clearly have an architecturally modern, art-deco flair. The Metropolitan design features clean, rectangular lines and fields of unblemished crystal. This large, upright table clock recalls the shape and form of the entrance of a grand public building, with a base made of three step-like shelves and side borders of telescoping rectangular slabs. Aside from the angular contours, the crystal is unadorned, emphasizing its startling clarity. The 1-3/4-inch round clock is inset into the central panel. It indicates the time with slender black hour, minute, and second hands and black Roman numerals in an elongated typeface. Other matching pieces in the Metropolitan series include a candle pillar, pedestal bowl, and a 5-by-7-inch picture frame, as well as two other sizes of table clock.