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Devonshire Longcase Clock by Upjohn of Exeter

Name: Devonshire Longcase Clock by Upjohn of Exeter
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1127551
Price: 9950 GBP
Availability: InStock

18th century

For Sale by P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

Description

NEW ARRIVAL

An excellent Devonshire longcase clock by this well known and prolific clockmaker from the city of Exeter (Exon).

Featuring an eight day duration movement and striking the hours on a bell. The full brass dial has a silvered brass engraved centre with foliage, scrolls, seconds and date. Also with matching blued steel hands. The corners are decorated with brass spandrels. The arch displaying a silver brass cartouche with an engraved bird and Tempus Fugit (Time Flies). The makers name Thomas Upjohn, Exon (Exeter) is engraved to the chapter ring.

The beautifully proportioned flame mahogany veneered case has a long trunk door, reeded quarter pillars and capitals to each side and a plain base with a raised moulding. Standing on a shaped plinth.

The hood features a broken arched top with a front elevation sound fret, viewing windows to the side and reeded pillars finished with brass Doris capitals. The dial can be accessed via a glazed locked door

NOTE: This clock has just arrived and will require some sympathetic restoration before delivery. The movement will require a service and overhaul and the dial could have its silvering freshened up if desired. The cabinetwork will also require some minimal restoration.

Physical Dimensions

Height

219cm (86.22")

Declaration

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Antique Mahogany Longcase Clock to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1127551

Dealers Notes

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Please visit our main website http://www.british-antiqueclocks.com where you can also listen to our clocks. Every striking antique clock on our main website has its own individual sound file. This is particularly useful if you are unable to view our antique clocks in person. Other information regarding the history of the longcase/grandfather clock and how to setup a longcase/grandfather is also a feature of our website.

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Description

NEW ARRIVAL

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An excellent Devonshire longcase clock by this well known and prolific clockmaker from the city of Exeter (Exon).

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

Featuring an eight day duration movement and striking the hours on a bell. The full brass dial has a silvered brass engraved centre with foliage, scrolls, seconds and date. Also with matching blued steel hands. The corners are decorated with brass spandrels. The arch displaying a silver brass cartouche with an engraved bird and Tempus Fugit (Time Flies). The makers name Thomas Upjohn, Exon (Exeter) is engraved to the chapter ring.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century Georgian mahogany longcase clock featuring an arched hood with fluted columns and a silvered brass dial. — fig 1. Devonshire Longcase Clock by Upjohn of Exeter

The beautifully proportioned flame mahogany veneered case has a long trunk door, reeded quarter pillars and capitals to each side and a plain base with a raised moulding. Standing on a shaped plinth.

The hood features a broken arched top with a front elevation sound fret, viewing windows to the side and reeded pillars finished with brass Doris capitals. The dial can be accessed via a glazed locked door

fig 2. An eighteenth-century Georgian mahogany longcase clock featuring an arched hood with fluted columns and a silvered brass dial. — fig 2. Devonshire Longcase Clock by Upjohn of Exeter

NOTE: This clock has just arrived and will require some sympathetic restoration before delivery. The movement will require a service and overhaul and the dial could have its silvering freshened up if desired. The cabinetwork will also require some minimal restoration.

Physical Dimensions

Height

219cm (86.22")

Date of Manufacture

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Antique Mahogany Longcase Clock to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1127551

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A longcase clock, commonly known as a grandfather clock, is a freestanding, weight-driven pendulum timekeeper housed in a tall wooden cabinet that emerged in the mid-seventeenth century.

Cabinetmakers typically crafted Georgian longcase clock cases from solid oak or mahogany, often applying decorative flame mahogany veneers, while clockmakers used brass and iron for the internal movement and dial components.

Authentic eighteenth-century examples feature cast brass dials or silvered brass chapter rings, hand-cut gear teeth, weight-driven brass movements, and period-accurate cabinet construction details such as hand-cut dovetail joints.

Position the clock as a focal architectural element in an entryway, hallway, or dining space, pairing its dark mahogany wood tones against neutral or deep wall colours for dramatic contrast.

Maintain a stable humidity level, dust the wooden casing with a soft lint-free cloth, apply beeswax sparingly, and ensure the mechanical movement is professionally lubricated and serviced every five to seven years.

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Devonshire Longcase Clock by Upjohn of Exeter

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