Scenes from a country manor adorn this grandfather or long case clock, hand crafted in England about 1825. The 8 day movement has been professionally cleaned and oiled and still keeps excellent time, counting the hour on a bell.
Mahogany with inlaid satinwood and ebony banding, the case has a very fine old finish and warm patina. There are shrinkage separations and warps from age, see photos. Waxed and polished, only an occasional wipe with a soft dry cloth is needed to maintain its glowing luster.
The hand painted iron dial has original charming views of the country house where the clock once stood, plus farm birds and a little girl with chickens. Numerals appear repainted in the center. Unfortunately, there is no signature of the maker or town. Engraved brass hour and minute hands appear original, the second hand and crank are replacements.
Lock and key are modern, the iron pendulum has an exquisite painting of a sailing ship. Because of damp stone floors, the base has been rebuilt. Hand carved spiral columns with brass capitals are authentic.
Size of this antique furniture is 21 1/2" wide, 10" deep and 81 1/2" tall.
This clock needs to be "set up" when delivered - weights and pendulum attached and the case leveled. Most of our customers can do this as we walk them through the fairly simple steps by phone. The process is not very difficult, and it is also nice to know how to do this again whenever the clock needs to be moved for cleaning, painting or whatever. A few customers prefer to hire a local clockmaker at their own expense to make a house-call and set up the clock, which is usually not very expensive, depending on your location.
Item # O-17109
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