18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Period: 18th Century and Earlier

18th century oak longcase clock by James Draycot Wells

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

18th century oak longcase clock by james draycot wells, circa 1790. Excellent quality golden oak longcase clock. Second hand dial, date and baring the makers disc at the top. Hood ...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

18th century oak longcase clock by James Draycot Wells

$4,237

Chinoiserie Grandfather Clock, England, London, Mid-18th Century, Longcase Clock

By James Scholefield

Located in Greven, DE

Chinoiserie grandfather clock England (London) painted oak mid-18th century Dimensions: H × W × D: 236 × 48 × 24 cm Description: Antique English longcase clock with fine lacquer d...

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British Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Oak

Chinoiserie Grandfather Clock, England, London, Mid-18th Century, Longcase Clock

$6,210

Mora Clock

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

Swedish Mora clock dated 1845 with hand painted Swedish floral details and clock maker initials on face 'AAJ' and 'Mora'. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights a...

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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Mora Clock

$2,500

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Other

Antique George III Mahogany Longcase Clock Signed Charles Shuckburgh, London

$10,459 Sale Price

20% Off

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

Located in Greven, DE

Antique Amsterdam grandfather clock with alarm, calendar and moon phase Amsterdam Walnut root and others circa 1760 Dimensions: H x W x D...

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Dutch Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70

$18,437

George III mahogany 8 day longcase clock - Benjamin Peers, Chester

Located in Altrincham, GB

George III mahogany 8 day longcase clock - Benjamin Peers, Chester - arched hood swan neck pediment and finial, the 13 inch painted dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, seconds dial,...

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George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George III mahogany 8 day longcase clock - Benjamin Peers, Chester

$4,449

Antique George III 18th Century Quality Brass Faced 8 Day Longcase Clock

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III 18th century quality brass faced 8 day longcase clock by John Pollard of Crediton having a superb quality mahogany case on original bracket feet, ornate square bra...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique George III 18th Century Quality Brass Faced 8 Day Longcase Clock

$4,658 Sale Price

20% Off

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk

Located in Mckinney, TX

An exquisite Swedish tall case clock boasting a rounded crown and clean lines, complemented by a dry-scraped finish. The clock retains its original blue-green and alabaster paint wit...

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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Iron

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk

$4,200

Japanned steel clock face with English roses by Edmund Sagar, 1793-1805

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Japanned steel clock face with English roses in the spandrels and center with an Arabic numeral dial. The clock face retains its original steel ha...

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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Steel

Japanned steel clock face with English roses by Edmund Sagar, 1793-1805

$750

Late 18th Century Liege Burled Walnut Tall Case Clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

A stately late 18th century Belgian, Liege, tall case clock case having a period Black Forest clock workings with wooden enameled dial and hand-painted fruit decoration, the original...

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Belgian Black Forest Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Iron

Late 18th Century Liege Burled Walnut Tall Case Clock

$2,320 Sale Price

39% Off

18th Century German Grandfather Clock

Located in Tarry Town, NY

Mid 18th century walnut wood framed German 8-Day Grandfather clock. The tall case clock featured a dark walnut case with flared base, hood with half-columns and turned finials. Iron ...

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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

18th Century German Grandfather Clock

$9,988

Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs & Evans London Spanish Market

By Robert and Peter Higgs of London

Located in Portland, OR

A fabulous investment quality antique George III Flame mahogany & gilt bronze eight day movement tall case grandfather clock, by Robert & Peter Higgs & David Evans, made for the Span...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs & Evans London Spanish Market

$22,000

Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700

By Mice di rugiano domenico e c. s.n.c.

Located in Cantù, IT

Meraviglioso Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700 provenienza villa reale lago maggiore produzione mice versailles anni 6...

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Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700

$23,290 Sale Price

50% Off

Fine and Rare 18th century Shenandoah Valley clock likely by Davis & Frye

Located in Richmond, VA

Fine and rare inlaid late 18th century Shenandoah Valley of Virginia walnut tall case clock, likely made by Jacob Fry and dial painted by Caleb Davis of Woodstock, VA.

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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fine and Rare 18th century Shenandoah Valley clock likely by Davis & Frye

$18,500

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Oak & Burr Oak Brass Face Longcase Clock

Located in Suffolk, GB

Outstanding quality antique George III oak and burr oak brass face longcase clock by William Frening, Suning having an outstanding quality case with a long door, turned columns to ...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Outstanding Quality Antique George III Oak & Burr Oak Brass Face Longcase Clock

$4,375 Sale Price

20% Off

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 century, with black paint and arched brass di...

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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor

$19,500

Antique Mora Clock 1782

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

Antique Swedish Mora clock in blue with hand painted floral details and the date of the clock 1782 painted on the body. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and...

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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Antique Mora Clock 1782

$2,600

Mora Clock

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

Swedish Mora clock dated 1883 with hand painted Swedish floral details. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour. Width: 62cm / 24.4" ...

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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Mora Clock

$2,500

Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Antique Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock Additional information: Materials: Fruitwood Please note that this item contains materials that are legally...

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French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock

$4,400

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790

$30,000

18th Century Elegant French Louis XIV Hand Carved Tall Case Clock with Rooster

Located in Lisse, NL

Stunning and completely original, antique oak grandfather or lantern clock, circa 1750. This very old grandfather clock is one of the tallest w...

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French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century Elegant French Louis XIV Hand Carved Tall Case Clock with Rooster

$9,316

18th Mahogany Longcase Clock Robert Fletcher Chester 1784-1820

By Robert Fletcher of Chester 1

Located in Oirlo, LI

This 18th-century mahogany longcase clock boasts a beautifully painted 13-inch arched dial, featuring a charming sun and moon automaton on the arch, a subsidiary seconds dial, and a ...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

18th Mahogany Longcase Clock Robert Fletcher Chester 1784-1820

$5,565

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 door, cross banded...

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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

English Chestnut and Mahogany Tall Case Clock. John Coates, London, Circa 1750

$15,000

18th Century Lacquered Japanned Longcase Clock from London

Located in Hoddesdon, GB

A superb mid 18th-century London longcase clock, finished in green japanned lacquer with gilt scenes of figures, pagodas, and landscapes. The clock features a silvered brass dial wit...

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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Oak, Lacquer, Paint

18th Century Lacquered Japanned Longcase Clock from London

$3,292

George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by William Taylor of Whitehaven, Cumbria

Located in Essex, MA

William Taylor lived 1738 till 1801. Beautiful case with unusual fret carved sides of case. The carved broken arched pediment with carved rosettes and trailing vine, reverse glass pa...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by William Taylor of Whitehaven, Cumbria

$14,000

Antique Mora Clock 1848

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

Antique Swedish Mora clock in green with hand painted floral details and clockmakers initials on face AAL and twon where the clock was made 'Mora'. Working Longcase clock mechanism o...

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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Antique Mora Clock 1848

$2,600

Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century

Located in Berlin, DE

Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with ...

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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron

Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century

$7,017

George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century

Located in Opole, PL

George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century his elegant 18th-century George III longcase clock is a true masterpiece of period craftsmanship, dating to the first half of the 1700s....

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century

$5,329 Sale Price

20% Off

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood

Fine Inlaid George III Longcase Clock with Automaton Movement, circa 1780

$12,800

Late 18th Century English Longcase Clock with Moonphases, Manchester, circa 1780

Located in Greven, DE

Late 18th Century English Grandfather Clock with Moonphases England (Manchester) Mahogany second half of 18th century Dimensio...

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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century English Longcase Clock with Moonphases, Manchester, circa 1780

$6,185

18th Century George II Red Chinoiserie Clock

Located in Charlottesville, VA

This is a handsome clock with chinoiserie decoration. It is non working.

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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

18th Century George II Red Chinoiserie Clock

$3,800

Walnut longcase Clock Langley Bradley

Located in Folkestone, GB

An very fine quality burr walnut longcase clock from the Quenn Anne period with exceptionally well patinated case. With moulded stepped cornice above a fretwork border and silvered d...

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English Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

Walnut longcase Clock Langley Bradley

$24,691

18th Century Dutch 'Utrecht' Longcase or Grandfather Clock by W.V. Dadelbeek

By W.V. Dadelbeek

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A walnut, burr-walnut and inlaid Dutch longcase clock by W.V Dadelbeek, Utrecht. The case of typical form, trunk door with feather banding, bombe ...

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Dutch Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Dutch 'Utrecht' Longcase or Grandfather Clock by W.V. Dadelbeek

$25,000

Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Longcase Clock

Located in Warsaw, PL

An impressive Dutch longcase clock with a burr walnut veneered oak case, signed on the chapter ring F. VAN CEULEN UTRECHT. The hood of this clock ...

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French Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Longcase Clock

$30,928 Sale Price

25% Off

Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century.

Located in Berlin, DE

Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with b...

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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Historic antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century.

$5,708

Antique George III Quality Eight Day Brass Face Oak Longcase Clock

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique George III quality eight day brass face oak longcase clock having an attractive shaped top with an inlaid shell, oak glazed door flanked by two reeded columns with brass capi...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique George III Quality Eight Day Brass Face Oak Longcase Clock

$5,131 Sale Price

20% Off

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 woo...

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English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Unique Antique English Grandfather Clock, Mahogany, 18th Century

$5,828

Antique Dutch Marquetry "Pieter Paulus" Amsterdam Grandfather Clock, Circa 1730.

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Dutch Marquetry Grandfather Clock, Dial and Movement made by Pieter Paulus, Amsterdam, Circa 1720-1740.

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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Dutch Marquetry "Pieter Paulus" Amsterdam Grandfather Clock, Circa 1730.

$30,000

Longcase Clock, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

An 18th Century Longcase Clock The case with broken-arch top and stepped caddy, cresting above foliate frets and simulated tortoiseshell h...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Longcase Clock, 18th Century

$38,333

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...

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English Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial

$4,900

Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock

Located in Kramfors, SE

Northern Swedish rococo long case clock. The shape of the case is rococo and the expression is unique for the area Jämtland in Sweden. Made by hand during the late 1700s in pine with...

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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Pine

Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock

$5,076

18th Century French Tall Case Clock or Horloge De Parquet

Located in Winter Park, FL

A French Horloge De Parquet, or tall case clock made of solid cherry. The case is from the 18th century and the clock is from the late 19th century. In two parts, the case has a tape...

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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

18th Century French Tall Case Clock or Horloge De Parquet

$3,500

French 18th Century Coromandel and Ormolu Grandfather Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A magnificent large scale French 18th century Coromandel and ormolu Grandfather Clock, by André Furet. This very unique and high quality clock is raised by rectangular base with a li...

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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 18th Century Coromandel and Ormolu Grandfather Clock

$165,000

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...

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British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Oak

18th Century Longcase Clock by Charles Rowbotham of Leicester

$2,627

Fine and Elegant 18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine example of an eight day longcase clock with wonderful full brass dial, moon roller and date hand. The superb mahogany case has a cross banded door veneered in flame mahogany w...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine and Elegant 18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock

$13,143

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'

Located in Milford, NH

A fine and rare William & Mary long case or grandfather clock by London maker Daniel LeCompte. c.1690, London, the fine marquetry case having oval panels of birds and flowers, the movement signed Daniel LeCount (LeCompte) having a silver chapter ring and seconds dial, brass spandrels of cupids supporting a crown; including key, weights and pendulum. LeCompte was a French Huguenot...

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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'

$18,500

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by Jonathan Storr, York

$20,536

Swedish 1790s Long Case Mora Clock with Blue Gray Paint and Carved Crest

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Swedish painted wood Mora clock from circa 1790s with carved crest, blue gray painted finish and single door. This exquisite Swedish Mora clock, dating back to the 1790s, is a tes...

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Swedish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Enamel

Swedish 1790s Long Case Mora Clock with Blue Gray Paint and Carved Crest

$6,500

19th Century Swedish Rococo Tall Case Clock with Original Paint

Located in Boden, SE

19th century Rococo tall case clock from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Made in wood. Nice details and carvings in shape of flowers and leav...

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Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Pine

19th Century Swedish Rococo Tall Case Clock with Original Paint

$5,293

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 wi...

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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock by John Wood of Grantham

$13,690 Sale Price

31% Off

Georgian Walnut Tall Case Clock by Thomas Smith of Norwich

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine 8 day tall case clock by Thomas Smith of Norwich, the three original giltwood urn finials over arched hood having molded cornice, the brass dial with engraved boss reading "Tho’s Smith - Norwich" the dial with second dial and calendar ring...

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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Georgian Walnut Tall Case Clock by Thomas Smith of Norwich

$9,500

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Daniel Delander of London

By Daniel Delander

Located in Devon, GB

This superb George I period antique longcase clock by Daniel Delander is cased in highly figured walnut veneer of lovely colour and patina. Standing on a double plinth there is a panelled base and moulded trunk door. The pull forward hood is flanked by quarter columns with brass capitals. The case retains the original caddy top surmounted by two finials. The square dial has an applied chapter ring with cherubin spandrels. The dial centre is finely matted with an engraved date aperture and subsidiary seconds dial. The original blued steel hands appear to be original and are finely wrought and pierced. The movement is of eight day duration striking the hours on a single bell Daniel Delander worked with Thomas Tompion...

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British George I Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Daniel Delander of London

$48,011

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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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Small Georgian Longcase Domestic Regulator by John Byard, London

$37,723

17th Century Charles II Month Going Marquetry Longcase Clock by John Wise

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A superb Charles II month duration floral marquetry longcase clock by the well-known maker John Wise, c. 1680-85. Measure: 10". The case is of the highest quality and decorated throughout in very attractive floral marquetry depicting spring flowers and birds showing a high level of sophistication with a glazed circular lenticle to the door. Similarly, the rising hood is decorated with blind frets around the top and surmounted by a shallow caddy decorated by five gilt wooden ball finials. It is flanked by prominent gilt brass-capped solid barley twist columns, with blind fretted panels to the sides. The month-going nicely finned and knopped five pillar movement has reversed going and striking trains, the striking train (on the right) being regulated by a small outside countwheel. The going train has anchor escapement and a seconds pendulum. The movement is fronted by a 10-inch brass dial with an unusual narrow silvered chapter ring, seconds ring and date aperture. It has elaborate cherub-head spandrels in the corners and is signed along the bottom John Wise Londini Fecit. The middle is finely matted, whilst the time is indicated by a fine pair of blued-steel hands, the hour hand richly pierced. The maker John Wise was born in Banbury shortly before 17 March 1624, the date of his baptism. He was the son of John and Ann Wise and a cousin of Joseph Knibb...

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British Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

17th Century Charles II Month Going Marquetry Longcase Clock by John Wise

$116,370

George III Adam and Eve Automaton Longcase Clock

By James Fenton

Located in New Orleans, LA

A majestic specimen of English clockmaking, this important longcase clock by London clockmaker James Fenton features an exceptional Adam and Eve automaton above the dial. Longcase ti...

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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George III Adam and Eve Automaton Longcase Clock

$54,500

Late 18th Century Irish Mahogany Tallcase Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

Late 18th Century Irish Mahogany Tallcase Clock with Steel & Brass Face, Signed Alex Gorden, Dublin

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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century Irish Mahogany Tallcase Clock

$4,250

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Jonathan Lowndes of London

By Jonathan Lowndes

Located in Devon, GB

A fine Queen Anne period, early 18th century walnut hour-striking longcase clock by this well-known London clockmaker. The molded case is veneered with beautifully figured walnut, the herringbone cross-banded rectangular trunk door has raised convex moldings. The flat-top hood has a finely pierced-wood soundfret below the overhanging cornice and brass capped columns either side of the dial. The 12in square...

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British Queen Anne Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Jonathan Lowndes of London

$26,749

Fine George III 18th Century Period Mahogany Longcase Clock by Tomas Fowle

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine George III period mahogany longcase clock of excellent colour, patination and proportions, circa 1780-1790 Surmounted with three ball and spike brass finials, the inverted ...

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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Fine George III 18th Century Period Mahogany Longcase Clock by Tomas Fowle

$17,791

Exceptional Surinam-Themed Amsterdam Long-Case Clock

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Surinam-themed Amsterdam long-case clock The Netherlands, 1746-1756, dial signed Nicolaas Weylandt/Amsterdam The case of the clock is made of Rio palisander veneer and snakewood, with the arch showing a painted scene of the harbour of Paramaribo, Fort Zeelandia and Dutch ships in anchorage, the spandrels decorated with figural representations of the four continents, the centre of the dial painted with Mercury, the god of trade, seated on a bale signed VCS (Vereenigde Compagnie Suriname), and one of the barrels bearing the initials “RBS,” on the left the river god of the Surinam river, with a Dutch three-master in the background. Measures: H 259 x W 60 x D 35 cm (case) Diameter 32 cm (clock dial) This exceptionally rare long-case clock probably was ordered by one of the many wealthy families living along the Amsterdam canals that owned or had shares in plantations in Surinam. It’s a successful marriage of the work of an accomplished 18th century Amsterdam clockmaker, a Dutch cabinetmaker working with exotic tropical timbers, a woodcarver familiar with both Dutch Rococo design and Surinamese iconography, and a painter with knowledge, whether first- hand or through other visualisations, of the Paramaribo waterfront. In the production of this Gesamtkunstwerk, only the name of the clockmaker is known: Nicloaas Weylandt (circa 1700-1754), who had a business situated on the Nieuwendijk near the Haarlemmersluis in Amsterdam from 1742 until his death. The case is made of imported timbers from Surinam; Rio-palisander and snakewood. A very similar clock-case, veneered in walnut, is illustrated in J. Zeeman, De Nederlandse staande klok...

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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Palisander

Exceptional Surinam-Themed Amsterdam Long-Case Clock

$45,385

17th Century Regency Clock and Console Table

Located in Cantù, IT

A clock and console table in the style of Louis XIV made by parisian cabinet maker Lessure who specilised in the reproduction of statues of horses. He ...

Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

17th Century Regency Clock and Console Table

$33,442 / set

Unique 18th-Century Grandfather Clocks and Other Antique Longcase Clocks for Sale on 1stDibs

Antique 18th-century 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.

The three kinds of longcase clocks 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 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 18th-century grandfather clock or other 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 — whether it’s the Howard Miller Clock Company, Hermle, Seth Thomas Clock Company or another clockmaker — may be an easy way to learn about the history of your clock.

Find a distinctive variety of antique 18th-century grandfather clocks and longcase clocks on 1stDibs, and browse our collection of unusually beautiful clocks, wall clocks, desk clocks and other vintage clocks too.