Japanese Longcase
George III Chinoiserie Japanned Longcase Clock
By William Scafe
Located in London, GB
The dial signed William Scafe, London, the arched hood with an elaborate caddy top surmounted by three carved giltwood flambeau pedestal urns above a gilt scroll pierced sound frieze...
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Antique Mid-18th Century British George III Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
An 18th Century Green Japanned Lacquer Longcase Clock
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1780
A mid-eighteenth century green japanned lacquer longcase clock, the case
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
George III Green Japanned Tall Case Clock
Located in Essex, MA
By Joseph Head from Wotton Surrey. Flat top over a glazed door opening to a brass clock works all redone and ready for install. The case with a beautiful subtle green and gilt chinoi...
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Antique 1770s English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Oak
English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period Chinoiserie parcel gilt and japanned tall case clock from the 18th
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Materials
Brass
H 104 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
George II Japan Painted Tall Case Clock
Located in New York, NY
George II Japan painted tall case clock
This Yellow chinoiserie japan painted tall case clock with
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longca...
Materials
Brass
Chinoiserie Tallcase Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful and rare tall case clock, in black lacquer with gold japanned details and figures
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Grandfather Clocks...
Materials
Brass
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English Victorian Monumental Bird Cage
By Henry Jones
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian bronze and copper octagonal shaped monumental bird cage with a gilt pierced dome & finial top raised on 8 swirl iron legs. (Patent #1107831-Henry Jones)
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bird Cages
Materials
Copper, Iron, Bronze
Chippendale Nostell Priory Mirror
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
This exceptional mirror is carved in the Chinese taste, surmounted with a pagoda and carved HoHo bird with foliate plate divisions and pierced fretwork apron. The original mirrors we...
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2010s English Chippendale Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Nancy Corzine Chinoiserie Marble Top Sideboard Chest
By Nancy Corzine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular large sideboard chest, buffet, or credenza featuring hand painted parcel gilt chinoiserie reserves by Nancy Corzine. The bespoke cabinet has a serpentine front with four ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Lo Studiolo di Ponziani Florentine Chinoiserie HandPainted Secretary Desk Italy
By Ponziani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chinoiserie hand-painted secretary, Lo Studiolo di Ponziani, Florence, Italy. Chinoiserie painted secretary desk Ponziani Firenze. Painted brilliant lemon yellow, beautiful and subst...
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Late 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 92 in W 41 in D 17 in
Queen Anne Style Chinoiserie Writing Table Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous writing table desk or bureau plat made in the lovely Queen Anne style featuring an emerald green lacquered finish. Decorated in the chinoiserie revival taste with painted As...
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20th Century American Queen Anne Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional pair of rectangular carved pier mirrors, inspired by the Chinese Room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot in the chinoise...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pier Mirrors and Conso...
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Paint, Wood, Gesso
18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Large 18th Century Chinese Blue and White Kangxi Period Porcelain Covered Vase/Jar. Of baluster form this covered vase is truly exceptional in quality, condition and size. The body...
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Antique 1720s Chinese Chinese Export Vases
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph by Robert Physick
Located in London, GB
A Carved Marble Bust of a Nymph
By Robert Physick (1815-1882)
Carved from Carrara marble, the female bust signed and dated to the base "Robt Physick. Sculp : 1875."
English, cir...
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Busts
Materials
Marble
Unique Antique English Grandfather Clock, Mahogany, 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century.
English floor clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with root wood mirror, bead bar strips, turned columns, white ...
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Antique 18th Century English Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
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Wood, Mahogany
19th century portrait painted in St Petersburg in 1819
Located in London, GB
Signed, inscribed and dated, lower right:
'Geo Dawe RA St Petersburgh 1819', also signed
with initials, lower centre: 'G D RA'; and signed and inscribed verso:
'Geo Dawe RA Pinxit 1...
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19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Louis XVI Style Black and Gold Japanned Chinoiserie Demilune Commode
Located in Essex, MA
With red and gray, white demilune marble top over a conforming case with two drawers with ring handles and side doors. Raised on square tapered legs. Waldorf Towers NYC with original...
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Duke of Leeds Hornby Castle Settee in Fortuny
Located in Hanover, MA
Antique circa 1910 reproduction of the Duke of Leeds double chair from Hornby Castle, as illustrated in The History of English Furniture by Percy MacQuoid, 1905.
William & Mary form ...
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Vintage 1910s British William and Mary Settees
Materials
Cotton, Giltwood, Walnut
George III Chinoiserie Bar Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English chinoiserie bar or display cabinet, the break bowfront brass gallery top above a delicately Chocolate chinoiserie hand-painted interior of two galleried shelves with pierc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th Century English Chinoiserie and Red Lacquered Slant Front Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and elaborated 19th century Chinoiserie red lacquered slant front secretary. Hand painted and raised decoration. The interior with pigeon holes and drawers and a writing ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires
Materials
Wood
H 89 in W 45 in D 22 in
Pair of English 1790s George III Gold and Black Chinoiserie Corner Cabinets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English corner cabinets from the late 18th century, with chinoiserie motifs. Born in England during the reign of King George III, each of this exquisite pair of corner cabi...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Wood
H 45.25 in W 23.5 in D 15.5 in
Life-Size 19th Century Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman
Located in Lymington, GB
A dynamic, life-sized marble bust of a Roman in a toga with a leopard’s head clasp, raised on a variegated grey socle.
Mid-19th century.
This impressive antique bust of an - as yet t...
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Antique 19th Century Busts
Materials
Marble
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George I Green Japanned Longcase Clock by “Edward Cockey, Warminster”
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine George I green japanned, chinoiserie decorated eight-day longcase clock with lunar calendar
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Antique Early 18th Century English George I Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
Welsh Mahogany Longcase Clock with Moonphase W. Rowland Pwllheli, circa 1830
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Welsh mahogany longcase clock with moon phase W. Rowland Pwllheli, circa 1830.
Japanned dial
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
H 92.52 in W 15.75 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Space Age Alarm Clock Garant, Plastic and Chromed, 1970s
Located in Warsaw, PL
A great example of design in the 1970s. In other words, Space Age.
Japanese clock / alarm clock
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Space Age Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Chrome
Japanese Space Age Alarm Clock Garant, Plastic and Chromed, 1970s
Located in Warsaw, PL
A great example of design in the 1970s. In other words, Space Age.
Japanese clock / alarm clock
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Space Age Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Queen Anne Red Japanned Tortoiseshell Longcase Clock
Located in Knutsford, GB
Queen Anne red japanned tortoiseshell longcase clock by “Benjamin Broadhead, London”
A fine
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
Queen Anne Export Lacquer Clock by Daniel DeLander, London
By Daniel Delander
Located in Knutsford, GB
A highly important Queen Anne export lacquer longcase clock by Daniel DeLander, London. The
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Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
George III Chinoiserie Japanned Longcase Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
Chinoiserie Japanned longcase clock, the dial signed Henj Isaac Knarebro, the arched hood with two
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Grandfather Clocks and Lo...
A George II Black and Gilt-Japanned Longcase Clock by Joseph Davis
By Joseph Davis
Located in Dallas, TX
a George II black and gilt- japanned long case clock, arched bonnet supported by columns and
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Clocks
Materials
Wood
George II 8 Day Striking Chinoiserie Longcase Clock by Royal Clockmaker
Located in London, GB
A stunning George II 8 Day Striking Japanned Longcase Clock by James Tregent, Leicester Square
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Antique 1770s English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Oak, Pine
English George III Japanned Tall Longcase Clock, Daniel Keele, circa 1770
By Daniel Keele
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine George III period black lacquer japanned longcase clock with a movement by Daniel Keele
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Materials
Lacquer
H 99.25 in W 20.25 in D 10 in
George II Japanned Chinoiserie Longcase Clock by John Crouch, Knightsbridge
By John Crouch
Located in Dallas, TX
A George II longcase clock with chinoiserie decoration by London clock and watchmaker John Crouch
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Antique 1760s English Chinese Chippendale Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...
Materials
Brass
H 87.5 in W 19 in D 12 in
18th Century George I Style Lacquered Chinoiserie Grandfather Clock Longcase
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic late 17th century English clock, black and red lacquered, with gold chinoiserie figures, mechanism untested but in good order. Small flaws, but a watch over 300 years old c...
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Antique 1690s English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Wood
H 85.83 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Pedestal Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent Dai-dokei (pedestal clock) is one of the finest and rarest examples of Japanese
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Brass, Steel
Japanned Eight Day Grandmother Clock
Located in Cheshire, GB
Cream japanned grandmother clock, Elliott London. The eight-day movement striking on gongs to the
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Early 20th Century British Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Paint
Small Green Japanned 18th Century Chinoiserie Long Case Clock
Located in Lymington, GB
A small early Georgian dark green japanned (‘lacquer’) chinoiserie longcase clock.
George II
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Antique 1740s English Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
George III Japanned Tall Case Clock by William Harvey
Located in Essex, MA
With domed bonnet with cherub holding an orb flanked by two other cherubs , overall blind fret decoration over the glazed door opening to the works , pendulum door and plinth base. P...
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Antique 1770s English Chinoiserie Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Other
George II Japanned 8 Day Tall Case Clock by Jonathan Wady
By Jonathan Wady 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and beautiful George II black and red tortoiseshell Japanned tall case 8 day time and strike
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Vtg Japanese Dragon Carved Oak Tempus Fugit Pagoda Grandfather Clock Oriental
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive oriental chinoiserie Tempus Fugit Grandfather Clock made in Okinawa Japan, circa
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Vintage 1970s Japonisme Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Oak
H 77.5 in W 22.5 in D 13 in
Fine George I Green Japanned Tall Case Clock with Mirrored Door by William King
By William King
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive early 18th century dark green japanned tall case clock, the 12 inch silvered brass
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Antique 1720s English George I Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Oak
H 106 in W 11 in D 11 in
George II Lacquered Chinoiserie Tall Case Clock Inscribed Jno. Fladgate, London
Located in Dallas, TX
George II lacquered chinoiserie tall case clock inscribed Jno. Fladgate, London. The arched hood with pagoda top surmounted by three brass ball finials, the center finial with an eag...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
Materials
Silver
H 92 in W 19.5 in D 9.5 in
Eighteenth Century George II Chinoiserie Tall Case Clock
Located in Doylestown, PA
George II Japanned tall case clock, 18th century, the brass filigree dial signed "Wm Champ, London
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
Materials
Brass
Antique 17th C William & Mary Oyster Veneered Lace Box
Located in London, GB
–West trade routes, were put to use as veneer and inlays. Japanning, the popular Asian lacquerwork, also
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Antique 1680s British Boxes
English Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Tall Case Clock, Maker J. Jackeman, C. 1680
Located in Hollywood, SC
English chinoiserie black lacquered and gilt stenciled tall case clock with a steel numeral engraved face surrounded by flanking cherubs and crown ormolu mounts, removable hood with ...
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Antique 1680s English Chinoiserie Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Gold, Brass, Steel, Ormolu
H 76.5 in W 18.25 in D 10 in
20th Century Mappin & Webb Blue Chinoiserie Miniature Longcase Clock
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Rare blue chinoiserie Miniature Longcase clock retailed by Mappin & Webb, Regent St, London, circa
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Early 20th Century British Chinoiserie Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
English Georgian Japanned Longcase Clock
Located in Sheffield, MA
Georgian period black Japanned longcase clock by William Young, London, eight-day movement with
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks
Materials
Brass
George III black japanned longcase clock. Late 18th C
Located in New York, NY
George III black japanned longcase clock with chinoiserie decoration inscribed 'John Barber
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks
George III Green-Japanned Chinoisserie Tall Case Clock
Located in Austin, TX
Sam Bayliss, London,
third quarter 18th century.
The outstepped molded cornice above a brass and silver dial with eight day time and hour strike and subsidiary second hand, flanked...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Long...
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Wood
18thCentury English Queen Anne style Chinoiserie Case Clock, Sam Stanton, London
Located in Atlanta, GA
Japanned Case
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Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...
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Glass, Wood
H 94 in W 19.5 in D 10 in
Decorative 18th Century Moon Phase Painted Longcase Clock Dial, circa 1780-1790
By James Wilson
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
manufacturers of painted or japanned dials for clocks in imitation of the much more expensive true enamelling on
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Antique 1780s English George III More Clocks
Materials
Sheet Metal
H 18.75 in W 13.25 in D 0.75 in
Longcase Clock in Japonisme Style, Painted Wood, France, circa 1920
Located in Dilsen-Stokkem, BE
Attractive and decorative longcase clock in painted wood to imitate lacquer. In an oriental
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Vintage 1910s French Japonisme Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century George III Japanned Tall Case Clock
By William Harris
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A large and elegant late 18th century English chinoiserie decorated tall case clock in an unusual deep green or blue lacquered background with stylized raised Anglo-Chinese figures i...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Long...
George II Blue Lacquered Tall Case Clock
By William Stapleton
Located in Sheffield, MA
George II blue lacquered tall case clock inscribed Wm. Stapleton, London. It has an eight-day movement with twin train and anchor escapement, striking on a bell, brass dial with silv...
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Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Grandfather Clocks and Longca...
Materials
Wood
"Dear Morris" Grandfather Clock - Shigeru Uchida, Italy, 1989
Located in Bridport, CT
"Dear Morris" grandfather clock in red lacquered wood by Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida, made in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...
English Early 18th Century Chinoiserie Long Case Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a good George II tall case clock retaining an early Japanned surface in the Chinese motif
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Antique 1730s English Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
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Finding the Right grandfather-clocks-longcase-clocks for You
Antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks are staples of old-world design sensibilities, and, along with their storied history, these statuesque timepieces can bring a feeling of warmth to living rooms, dining rooms and other areas of your home.
Longcase clocks, which originated in England and were manufactured in the United States beginning in the 1700s, refer to tall clocks with a face and clock works positioned high in the housing while a large swinging pendulum movement is tucked inside the case, which is supported by a carved base called a plinth.
While guests making their way through your foyer (another ideal location for such a furnishing) might typically refer to your longcase clock as a “grandfather clock,” there are actually three varieties of these stylish floor clocks, which include granddaughter clocks (the shortest, generally not one solid piece of wood and around three to five feet tall), grandmother clocks (the slimmer middle ground, between five feet and six feet tall) and grandfather clocks, which are typically between six and seven feet tall.
Sculptural and statement-making, antique grandfather clocks created by the likes of the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the Howard Miller Clock Company, Hermle or other clockmakers are an alluring choice in filling up space in a room, while the shorter longcase clocks are just as useful if you need an element that is comparatively muted or you’re working with limited space.
Each generation of artisan clockmakers, working in various furniture styles over time, contributed its own flourishes to the design of longcase clocks. Antique grandfather clocks in the Georgian style share commonalities with neoclassical design. They were often made in dark woods such as mahogany and feature intricate carving. Mahogany is also common for Victorian-era grandfather clocks, although examples of this style can be found in oak and walnut too. Designers of contemporary grandfather clocks are using a range of materials.
It’s easy to get confused when determining the origins or value of an antique grandfather clock or other vintage longcase clock. While an antique appraiser will be able to tell quickly, searching for a manufacturer’s name engraved on the face and dial of the clock may be an easy way to learn about the history of your clock.
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