How do you style an antique longcase clock in a modern interior?

Position the clock as a focal piece in an entryway, hallway landing, or drawing room alcove, contrasting the dark oak timber against neutral wall finishes.

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Antique 18thc Oak English Longcase Clock - Thomas May of Witney with Single Hand. C1760-70

Name: Antique 18thc Oak English Longcase Clock - Thomas May of Witney with Single Hand. C1760-70
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1152018
Price: 975 GBP
Availability: InStock

18th century

For Sale by Mark Seabrook Antiques

Description

A beautifully made thirty hour 18thc longcase clock by Thomas May of Witney, made around 1760-70....it has a brass 10" dial with no spandrels and a single hand, inside is the original "birdcage" movement . The oak case is original with a beautiful natural patina and it is topped off with a caddy top....a lovely clock to own, which was sold in the year 2000 for £4,200.00 so what wonderful value for money now..!

English. C1760-70.

Physical Dimensions

Height

205.7cm (80.98")

Width

52.8cm (20.79")

Depth

30cm (11.81")

Declaration

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Longcase Clock to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1152018

Dealers Internal Reference

MS 8366

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Payment can be made by Bank Transfer , all you will need are my Bank Details, which I will send you or off line by Credit / Debit card ,..... e-mail or telephone your card details (long card number, expiry date and three security digits on the reverse of the card) through to me and I will do the rest .

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Description

A beautifully made thirty hour 18thc longcase clock by Thomas May of Witney, made around 1760-70....

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it has a brass 10" dial with no spandrels and a single hand, inside is the original "birdcage" movement.

Mark Seabrook Antiques

. The oak case is original with a beautiful natural patina and it is topped off with a caddy top....a lovely clock to own, which was sold in the year 2000 for £4,200.00 so what wonderful value for money now..!

English. C1760-70.

Physical Dimensions

Height

205.7cm (80.98")

Width

52.8cm (20.79")

Depth

30cm (11.81")

Date of Manufacture

Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Longcase Clock to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1152018

Dealers Internal Ref

MS 8366

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Mark Seabrook Antiques

Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2020

Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.

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An eighteenth-century Georgian oak longcase clock with a square brass dial, single hand, pediment hood, and simple column details.

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A single-hand longcase clock, common throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, uses only an hour hand to display time, with the dial face divided into quarter-hour increments.

Georgian longcase clocks were crafted using solid native timbers such as oak, walnut, or mahogany for the casing, housing brass or painted dials and weight-driven iron and brass movements.

Authentic period examples feature hand-engraved brass dials, cast corner spandrels, period joinery on the timber case, and maker signatures corresponding to documented regional clockmakers.

Keep the clock in a stable environment away from direct heat sources, apply natural beeswax to the oak casing periodically, and ensure the mechanical movement is serviced regularly by a horologist.

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Antique 18thc Oak English Longcase Clock - Thomas May of Witney with Single Hand. C1760-70

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