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Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks For Sale
Style: Neoclassical
Style: Georgian
Antique English George III Flamed Mahogany John Scott Grandfather Clock Ca. 1780
By John Scott, London
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English London Made George III Flamed Mahogany "John Scott" Grandfather Clock, Circa 1780.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

19th Century Welsh Country Oak Long Case Clock by Wm Jones of Llanfyllin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century Welsh Country oak long case clock by Wm Jones of Llanfyllin. 19th Century Country oak clock with a painted enamel face and a calendar aperture date display by Wm Jone...
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19th Century Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by Mummery, Dover
By Mummery
Located in Norwich, GB
Mahogany Longcase clock by Mummery, Dover. Late Georgian longcase clock in a finely figured mahogany case with satinwood stringing and quadrant shell inlay to the raised, moulded...
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1830s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Fine Inlaid George III Longcase Clock with Automaton Movement, circa 1780
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisitely inlaid Georgian period 18th century longcase or grandfather clock. Original boxwood and satinwood inlay in late Georgian neoclassical...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

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 bas...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Georgian Single Handed Longcase Clock by John Baker, Sevenoaks
Located in Norwich, GB
Oak longcase clock by John Baker of Sevenoaks. Slim oak case standing on a raised plinth with long trunk door and a rich patina and original brass escutcheon. The pull forward hood is flanked by integral pillars with gilded capitals and quarter pillars to the rear. Ten inch brass dial with corner spandrels, finely matted centre with beautifully engraved birds and original iron single hand, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals signed ‘John Baker, Sevenoaks’. Thirty hour, rope driven birdcage movement with brass pillars and outside countwheel strike on a large centrally mounted bell, circa 1735 ‘Kent clockmakers and watchmakers’ by Michael Pearson lists John Baker as having made a tavern clock which is now in the Maidstone museum but was most probably originally made for the Rose and Crown...
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1730s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

George I Lacquered Longcase Clock by Peregrine Tawney, London
Located in Norwich, GB
George I Longcase Clock with gilt floral decorated to the sides. Long break arch trunk door with beautifully raised Chinoiserie scenes of pavilions and rural life. The plinth also ha...
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1720s English George I Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Fruitwood

English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany tall case clock with brass finials, arched bonnet with brass fluted columns, gilt ormolu and chased polished steel fa...
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1790s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass, Steel

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. Fine flame mahogany case with break arch hood, reeded pillars with...
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1810s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Small Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by John Paine, Brentford
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian mahogany Longcase clock by John Paine, Brentford A slim finely figured flame mahogany case with stepped base and raised moulding to the plinth. Long break arch trunk door...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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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...
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1760s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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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...
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1790s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

George I Longcase Clock by William Holloway, London
Located in Norwich, GB
George I longcase clock by William Holloway, London Georgian longcase clock in a finely figured mahogany case standing on a stepped ba...
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1720s British Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

EXQUISiTE ANTIQUE RESTORED HAND CARVED GRANDFATHER CLOCK CASE DEPICTING A KING
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully restored, hand carved antique English longcase grandfather clock case depicting a King’s Sovereign portrait Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price What a find, I purchased this piece maybe 8-10 years ago and it has sat waiting all this time for restoration, whomever removed the clock movement did so with little care and damaged the top of the piece, as such it has been fully restored to gallery condition and is now ready to accommodate a new movement I saved this piece because clearly the carving is very old and was conducted by an exceedingly fine craftsman, the Sovereign portrait of a King is very Regal and adds a sense of occasion to such a piece, the case is also decorated with what looks like English Tudor Rose...
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1780s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Glass, Oak

Antique George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by Samuel Hunter of Islington London
Located in Devon, GB
A late George III antique mahogany longcase clock of eight day duration. The ogee shaped silvered brass dial, reminiscent of Dutton, ...
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock By John Ross, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian longcase clock by John Ross, London Finely figured flame mahogany case with stepped base, raised moulding to the plinth, long bre...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Antique George III Quality Mahogany 8 Day Longcase Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality mahogany 8 day longcase clock having a quality mahogany case with a swan neck pediment, turned columns, mahogany and glass arched shaped door opening to re...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Other

Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Metal, Brass

George III Oak Cased Thirty Hour Longcase Clock by Francis Whitton, Norwell
Located in Norwich, GB
George III longcase clock by Francis Whitton, circa 1740. The case is made from the finest English oak, the long trunk door typical of ...
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1740s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Georgian Mahogany Longcase Clock by Thomas Morgan, Edinburgh
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...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Antique George III Mahogany Longcase Clock Signed Charles Shuckburgh, London
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique George lll all original longcase clock signed Charles Shuckburgh of London having a brass arched dial, silvered chapter ring, subsidiary dial, original hands, 8 day move...
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1760s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass, Other

Antique George III Mahogany and Oak Longcase Clock by Hudfon of Nottingham
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III mahogany and oak longcase clock by Hudfon of Nottingham having a quality inlaid swan neck pediment and central brass finial above an ar...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Late 18th c Scottish Mahogany Tall Clock by Ebenezer Anderson, Auchtermuchty
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Scottish inlaid mahogany tall clock by Eben (Ebenezer) Anderson, Auchtermuchty, with a swans neck split pediment top with brass rosettes and ball & spire finial, and pierced f...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass

Georgian Longcase Clock with Red Chinoiserie Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
Georgian red-lacquered longcase / tall-case clock with gilt Chinoiserie decoration, marked William Wilson / Darlington with sunburst decoration, brass dial with repousse spandrels and silvered chapter ring with black Roman numerals; includes built in level bubble on bottom of clock face, case decorated with raised gilt Chinese / Far Eastern designs on a deep red ground; with movement, pendulum and two weights, key to case only...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Wood

18th century grandfather clock Ashton of Macclesfield
Located in Chelmsford, GB
A Quality oak Lancashire Longcase clock of very good proportions with full 12 inch brass dial showing silvered Chapter ring, Calendar and dial centre with gilt spandrels to the dial...
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1760s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

18th Century 8 Day Mahogany Long Case Clock, by B. Francis of Gravesend
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century mahogany long case clock, by B. Francis of Gravesend, having arched top with brass finials and fluted columns, enclosing eight-day striking movement with silvered...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass

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...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

George III Oak Cased Longcase Clock by Philip Avenell, Farnham
Located in Norwich, GB
George III longcase clock George III oak longcase clock standing on a double stepped base with long trunk door and brass escutcheon. Integ...
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1770s English George III Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Antique Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks for Sale on 1stDibs

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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