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.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Guide ID 09064126

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques Date18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 245-290 years old

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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:

Single pierced steel hand: provincial 30-hour timekeeping before two-hand movements became standard.

Posted birdcage frame movement: traditional English country clockmaking method.

Dial signed Tho: May Witney: Oxfordshire clockmaker active around 1760.

Hand-sawn backboard showing uneven saw marks: early timber preparation.

Square brass dial without corner spandrels: simple mid-18th-century provincial styling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions

Height

205.7cm (80.98")

Width

52.8cm (20.79")

Depth

30cm (11.81")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1152018

Dealers Internal Reference

MS 8366

Dealers Notes

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 .

Please quote the Internal Reference Number to identify the item you are enquiring about....thank you.

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.

Date of Manufacture

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

Independent Date Report ID 09064126

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques dating18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 245-290 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:

Single pierced steel hand: provincial 30-hour timekeeping before two-hand movements became standard.

Posted birdcage frame movement: traditional English country clockmaking method.

Dial signed Tho: May Witney: Oxfordshire clockmaker active around 1760.

Hand-sawn backboard showing uneven saw marks: early timber preparation.

Square brass dial without corner spandrels: simple mid-18th-century provincial styling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions

Height

205.7cm (80.98")

Width

52.8cm (20.79")

Depth

30cm (11.81")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1152018

Dealers Internal Ref

MS 8366

About the Dealer

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

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

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

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

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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