Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Jos. Kent, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation, Joseph Kent, London.
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 82.68 in W 18.31 in D 9.85 in
8 Day Original Rocking Ship Longcase Clock by Charles Botta of Poole
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A fine small 8 day arched painted dial original rocking ship automata clock, by Charles Botta of Market Place Poole, Dorset. Recorded as making barometers and clocks, circa 1842. Th...
Brass
Miniature Longcase Rocking Ship Clock by Sinclair Harding.
By Sinclair Harding
Located in Amersham, GB
Made by one of the last great english clock makers working in a traditional manner. This miniature longcase has an eight day weight driven movement with an automaton rocking ship in ...
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
American Cherry Rocking Ship Tall Case or Grandfather Clock
Located in Essex, MA
Connecticut Federal cherry tall case clock, ca. 1800, the fretwork bonnet enclosing an eight day English works with rocking ship, the face inscribed Chr. Gould Londini fecit, over a ...
Cherry
Sold
H 89.5 in W 21.5 in D 10.5 in
18th Century Chippendale Tall Case Clock with Rocking Ship Automaton
Located in Essex, MA
IRISH TALL-CASE CLOCK BY WILLIAM HERON Late 18th Century Mahogany case, the bonnet with a scrolled broken arch pediment and the trunk with quarter columns. Rocking ship movement in...
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 93 in W 20.5 in D 10.5 in
Early 19th Century Abel Hutchins Concord NH Tall Case Clock with Rocking Ship
By Abel Hutchins
Located in Milford, NH
This exceptional New Hampshire tall case clock has a bonnet with arched molded cornice surmounted by three brass ball finials with spires above the arched door flanked by freestandin...
Sold
H 81.75 in W 18 in
Period English George III Mahogany Long Case Close with Rocking Ship Automaton
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian mahogany long case or grandfather clock --Working --Rare rocking ship automaton --Beautiful case with rich patina.
Mahogany
Sold
H 91.5 in W 20 in D 10 in
Mahogany Longcase Clock, Robert Fletcher, Chester with Rocking Ship Automation
By Robert Fletcher of Chester 1
Located in Norwich, GB
Mahogany Longcase Clock with Rocking Ship Automation. Robert Fletcher, Chester Fine flame mahogany case, the hood with swan neck pediment, carved patrae, turned and reeded pillars...
Mahogany
Sold
H 81.75 in W 18 in D 10 in
Period English George III Mahogany Long Case Close with Rocking Ship Automaton
Located in Essex, MA
Period Georgian mahogany long case or grandfather clock --Working --Rare rocking ship automaton --Beautiful case with rich patina.
Mahogany
Westminster Chiming Grandmother Clock in a Mahogany Case
Located in Montreal, QC
This grandmother clock has a spring-driven, three train, chiming movement, facilitating the Westminster chime on a nest of gong rods. The case is made of solid mahogany and is made i...
Brass
Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by Thomas Morgan, Edinburgh
By Thomas W. Morgan
Located in Norwich, GB
Mahogany longcase by Thomas Morgan, Edinburgh Fine mahogany case standing on bracket feet with canted reeded corners. Long break arch trunk door, swan neck pediment, reeded pillar...
Mahogany
$15,000
H 90 in W 21.75 in D 11.25 in
English Chestnut and Mahogany Tall Case Clock. John Coates, London, Circa 1750
By John Coates
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chestnut and Mahogany tall case clock with broken arch pediment, floral rosettes, original brass urn finials, dolphin and figural ormolu face, original arched hood with glass...
Brass
$9,815
H 87.8 in W 19.69 in D 10.24 in
Antique Georgian 8 Day Mahogany Longcase Clock by James Field of Hempstead
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality Antique George III period 8 day longcase clock by James Field of Hempstead, dating to circa 1785. The clock features a beautifully engraved silvered brass arched dial ...
Mahogany
$5,599
H 99.61 in W 27.56 in D 12.21 in
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 ...
Wood, Mahogany
$5,357
H 86.62 in W 23.63 in D 10.63 in
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 di...
Wood, Mahogany
$13,641Sale Price|20% Off
H 94 in W 21 in D 10 in
18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock by John Wood of Grantham
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany longcase clock by John Wood of Grantham (known to be working from 1753-1797) an imposing mahogany clock with moon phase, quarter chiming and day / date function...
Mahogany
Tall Mahogany Long Case Clock by D Williams of Crickhowell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Tall Mahogany Long Case Clock by D Williams of Crickhowell A Good English grandfather clock in mahogany, late 18th/19th century. English grandfather clock, barley twist ormolu capp...
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Georgian Gothic style tall case clock, its bonnet with a swan’s neck broken arch pediment with Battersea enamel oval polychrome urn accents surmounting scrolled fabric...
Metal, Brass
Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London
Located in Essex, MA
With arched bonnet with brass finials over a convex glass bezel opening to a steel clock face. Newly cleaned and put in ready to go condition. The case with pendulum door. Weights, k...
Brass, Iron
18th Century Longcase Clock by Charles Rowbotham of Leicester
Located in Brussels, Brussels
A fine longclock from the end of the 18th century circa 1780 in oak by the watchmaker Charles Robotham of the city of Leicester Very beautiful English clock The clock has its o...
Oak
$4,365
H 85.5 in W 19 in D 9 in
Georgian Oak and Mahogany Longcase Clock by Thomas Crawshaw, Rotherham
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian Oak and Mahogany Longcase clock. The case is made from the finest English oak and crossbanded with mahogany, it has reeded canted corners either side of the trunk door a...
Oak
$8,185
H 95.67 in W 18.31 in D 9.65 in
Small 18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock by Rowning of Newmarket
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A rare 18th century mahogany longcase clock of small size, with an 11" silvered dial and eight day striking movement by Rowning of Newmarket. This clock is in very original condition...
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by John Taylor, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian Longcase clock by John Taylor, London Finely figured flame mahogany case with stepped shaped plinth and inset panel to the base. Long break arch top trunk door with r...
Mahogany
Small Georgian Longcase Domestic Regulator by John Byard, London
Located in Norwich, GB
A very fine small Georgian longcase domestic regulator. Twelve inch silvered dial signed ‘John Byard, London’, with original blued steel hands and subsidiary seconds dial. M...
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by Jonathan Storr, York
Located in Norwich, GB
A George III Longcase clock by Jonathan Storr of York. The mahogany case with long door featuring flame mahogany and Sheraton fan inlay to the arch top with Porcupine decorati...
Mahogany
Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bound in half leather with mar...
Leather, Paper
$443,364
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
19th Century, Rooster Weathervane, American
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century, classic form molded rooster copper weathervane with sheet brass tail and zinc legs, which are supported by the original 13 1/2" copper bar. Weatherane is similar i...
Brass, Copper
$11,595
H 14.18 in W 10.63 in D 8.27 in
19th Century Coromandel Vanity Box with Silver Gilt Fitted Interior by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
A Victorian Coromandel and Brass bound Dressing Case By Asprey The hinged cover with an inset brass monogram, the base with a jewellery drawer and two fitted internal trays, contai...
Brass, Silver, Vermeil
English Masonic Oak Tall Case Clock H. Peach. Circa 1820
By H. Peach
Located in Charleston, SC
English Oak Masonic tall case clock with brass Eagle finial over broken pediment, arched bonnet, fluted brass hood columns with upper secret drawer, hand painted decorative face, mas...
Brass
Egyptian Carved Wood Sarcophagus Figure, Painted, Antique, Circa 1900
Located in Queens, NY
Egyptian carved and painted life size sarcophagus figure (19/20th Cent)
Wood, Paint
$32,740 / set
H 24.41 in W 21.86 in D 8.08 in
Empire Style Ormolu Clock Set Depicting the Oath of the Horatii
Located in London, GB
This exquisite 19th century trio is comprised of a central clock and a pair of flanking six-light candelabra. The design of the clock case is widely acknowledged to be inspired b...
Bronze
$4,500
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American na...
Cotton
$20,462 / set
H 22.05 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral
Located in London, GB
This exquisite three-piece alabaster clock garniture consists of a central clock with two flanking vases. The central clock is designed to resemble the shape of a neo-Gothic cathedra...
Alabaster, Ormolu
$5,485Sale Price|22% Off
H 7.08 in W 5.9 in D 3.74 in
Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clock with Ormalu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Neoclassical mantle clock in brass with ormalu mounts, urn and swag detail. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
Brass
$850
H 10.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
African Tribal Yoruba, Nigeria Rider Figure Offering Bowl Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...
Wool
French Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality, impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and grey marble clock garniture. Having a large pair of five branch candelabra either side, support by classical mai...
Marble, Ormolu
$19,098
H 81 in W 47 in D 4.5 in
Thomas Fentham 136 the Strand a Late Georgian Gothic Revival Gilt Wall Mirror
By Thomas Fentham
Located in London, GB
Thomas Fentham & Co, 136 strand. London 1793-1824. Carvers and gilders, glass grinders, looking glass and picture frame makers. A rare and important Late Georgian Gothic gilt wall m...
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
$15,043
H 14.18 in W 6.7 in D 5.52 in
Neoclassical Mantel Clock in Ormolu and Sevres Style Porcelain by Ernest Royer
By Ernest Royer
Located in London, GB
This splendid neoclassical style French mantel clock is beautifully crafted in ormolu and porcelain decorated in the Sevres style. 'ER', the mark of French clockmaker Ernest Royer, a...
Ormolu
$32,740
H 24.41 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
French Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This antique French mantel clock is crafted from ornate gilt bronze and gilttering cut-glass and dates from the early 19th century. The clock sits on a rectangular ormolu base set on...
Ormolu
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.
Find a distinctive variety of antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks on 1stDibs, and browse our collection of unusually beautiful clocks, wall clocks, desk clocks and other vintage clocks too.
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