Antique Clocks
An English antique Mahogany Musical Grandmother Clock .
An English antique Mahogany Musical Grandmother Clock with 8 Day ... Find out more
A19th century English antique grandfather or longcase Clock in Mahogany.
This fine clock comprises of a central brass finial with swan neck pediment above an inlaid garland of ribbons, this above the arched glazed door of the clock having a column on each side, each column decorated with gilt metal, the body of the clock is profusely inlaid with a ... Find out more
A mahogany English antique grandfather clock or longcase clock.
This superb Exhibition clock is in excellent condition.The case is designed in what is referred to as Chippendale revival. The clock has a substantial triple train 4 pillar movement with deadbeat escapement, fine beat adjustment, nickel plated, maintaining power, quarter chimes a choice of two tunes on 8 tubular gongs ... Find out more
A magnificent 19th century Gothic revival English wall clock
cotland took over the assets of what became known as the National Westminster Bank and so Baron Grimthorpes and Potts joint masterpiece was hauled out of storage and put back into storage in a different place! Indifferent to history and time the new owners put the clock up for sale, ... Find out more
19th C. Swiss Carved Black Forest Clock Depicting a Hawk perched on a rocky crag
19th C. Swiss Carved Black Forest Clock Depicting a Hawk perched on a rocky crag ... Find out more
An English antique grandfather clock.
A very fine quality English longcase / grandfather clock in an elegant mahogany case. The 8- day mechanism is fitted with a musical movement.
The clock is signed Armstrong, Manchester and is fitted with a musical movement which plays Westminster, Whittington and St. Michaels chimes on 9 tubular bells.
The face ... Find out more
An English antique turret clock with original copper dial.
An English antique turret clock with original copper dial. Mechanism and dial recently cleaned, polished and repainted with gold leaf roman numerals. The clock is signed "John Moore and Sons, Clerkenwell, London 1851". The clock is shown on a modern display stand without its weights and ... Find out more
A late 19th century English grandfather / longcase clock in mahogany
A late 19th century English grandfather / longcase clock in mahogany
This superb Exhibition clock is in excellent condition.The case is designed in what is referred to as Chippendale revival. The clock is fitted with a mercury compensated pendulum. The clock is heavily carved throughout, the panel on the base of ... Find out more
A large scale model of Big Ben.
A large scale model of Big Ben built out of teak, copper and glass. the 3 way mechanism, striking on a gong. The model took 5 years to construct and was built 55 years ago in Cape Town, South Africa. Provenance is available. A truly stunning piece and possibly quite unique. ... Find out more
An Antique Swiss Black Forest Exhibition Mantel Clock, 1870.
An Antique Swiss Black Forest Exhibition Mantel Clock, ... Find out more
An Antique Swiss Black Forest Walnut Eagle Plaque with a clock mounted in the center, circa 1870.
An Antique Swiss Black Forest Walnut Eagle Plaque with a clock mounted in the center, circa ... Find out more
An overview of antique carriage, bracket, mantel, wall and longcase clocks
Over the years we have maintained an inventory of antique clocks that are not only excellent time keepers, but also impressive decorative objects because of their design and architectural style. The cases of clocks are quite varied in size. Gilt and brass carriage clocks are among the smallest time pieces, moving on in size to bracket clocks and mantle clocks with cases made from various woods such as mahogany, walnut, ebony and rosewood to a sculptural Black Forest clock which depicts anything from a Golden eagle perched on a rocky crag to a carving of William Tell. Many mantle and bracket clocks were created more for their decorative appearance than to serve as accurate timekeepers.
In a wall clock an owner had something distinguished that could be hung on the wall and serve as a focal point or symbol. For instance, wall clocks were used in bank buildings where the exact time was very important. One such model that we have in our inventory would be our Gothic Revival wall clock whose designer was the engineer in charge of the clock mechanism for the tower clock in London known as Big Ben.
Longcase clocks have been built by clockmakers in the late 1600's. Our stock of antique longcase clocks is mainly Georgian, Regency or Victorian English, German or French.. A longcase clock has a distinct personality about it due to its shape, size, clock face, hood, the sound of its tick and chime, and the material from which the case was constructed. Most English grandfather or longcase clocks have walnut, oak or mahogany cases. The dials of the clocks more often than not were in brass, painted enamel or a mixture of brass with gilt or nickel plated fittings and decoration, much of this depending on the clock's origin.
Musical clocks are very popular. Such musical movements announce the quarter of each hour with a musical melody that increases in length the closer it gets to the hour. The clock then plays its full chime before sounding the hour often on a gong or loud bell.