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An Impressive & Rare Moonphase Longcase Clock
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for sale €17,550     $19,050
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An Impressive & Rare Moonphase Longcase Clock

18th century
Description

A spectacular mahogany longcase clock featuring a very unusual silvered brass dial displaying the moons age, a separate moonphase dial, hours, minutes, date, the months of the year and a brass centre seconds hand. The central plaque reads the word PRICE in Gothic script.

The corners are engraved with the four seasons and the figures to the arch appear to depict Lady Justice and Hope. There is also a Latin phrase to the arch 'Mensis Perpetual Dies.

The 8 day movement also features the rare use of a pinwheel escapement.

The magnificent cabinetwork is veneered with bookmatched mahogany and with fiddleback mahogany to the main truck door. The trunk also with quarter reeded pillars mounted with brass Doric capitals. The base with a central circular design bordered with a thick ebony inlay and solid ogee feet.

The hood with finely reeded pillars mounted with Corinthian capitals, an unusual top pediment with an inlaid Sheraton flower and ebony edge inlay throughout. Also with three matching brass finials and a band of Kingwood inlay to the arch.

A rare and possibly unique example.

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P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Mahogany Moonphase Longcase Clock to the Georgian era.

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SA1180062
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A spectacular mahogany longcase clock featuring a very unusual silvered brass dial displaying the moons age, a separate moonphase dial, hours, minutes, date, the months of the year and a brass centre seconds hand. The central plaque reads the word PRICE in Gothic script.
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The corners are engraved with the four seasons and the figures to the arch appear to depict Lady Justice and Hope.
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers

There is also a Latin phrase to the arch 'Mensis Perpetual Dies.

fig 1. An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door.
fig 1. An Impressive & Rare Moonphase Longcase Clock

The 8 day movement also features the rare use of a pinwheel escapement.

The magnificent cabinetwork is veneered with bookmatched mahogany and with fiddleback mahogany to the main truck door. The trunk also with quarter reeded pillars mounted with brass Doric capitals. The base with a central circular design bordered with a thick ebony inlay and solid ogee feet.

fig 2. An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door.
fig 2. An Impressive & Rare Moonphase Longcase Clock

The hood with finely reeded pillars mounted with Corinthian capitals, an unusual top pediment with an inlaid Sheraton flower and ebony edge inlay throughout. Also with three matching brass finials and a band of Kingwood inlay to the arch.

A rare and possibly unique example.

Date of Manufacture

P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers has dated this Mahogany Moonphase Longcase Clock to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1180062
P A Oxley Antique Clocks & Barometers
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Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2010
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Archive I An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door.

An Impressive & Rare Moonphase Longcase Clock

Archive II An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door. View II
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An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door.
An impressive & rare Moonphase longcase clock
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An antique Georgian mahogany moonphase longcase clock featuring brass finials, an engraved silvered arch dial, and a flame mahogany trunk door.
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  • ObjectClocks
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialMahogany, Flame Mahogany, Brass, Glass
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsSwan neck pediment, Brass finials, Flame mahogany veneer, Silvered arch dial

An antique Georgian longcase clock stands in dark brown mahogany and flame mahogany. The cabinetwork incorporates bookmatched mahogany veneers, quarter reeded trunk pillars with brass Doric capitals, finely reeded hood pillars with Corinthian capitals, a swan neck pediment containing an inlaid Sheraton flower and ebony edge inlay, a band of Kingwood inlay to the arch, and three matching brass finials over solid ogee feet. The base contains a central circular design bordered with thick ebony inlay. The glass front of the hood protects a silvered brass dial displaying the moon's age, a separate moonphase dial, hours, minutes, date, the months of the year, and a brass centre seconds hand, alongside engraved corners depicting the four seasons, figures to the arch depicting Lady Justice and Hope, a Latin phrase, and a central plaque reading the word PRICE in Gothic script. Standing 210 cm tall, this floor clock suits a gentleman's library or a grand hallway as a striking functional timepiece. The wood shows rich natural grain patterns across the trunk door and base panel, while the polished metal components catch the light around the dial and corners of the hood. The tall proportions provide a commanding vertical presence against a wall in a traditional living space or study.

FAQs

A moonphase longcase clock is a tall, pendulum-driven floor clock featuring a mechanical dial mechanism that tracks the 29.5-day lunar cycle alongside standard timekeeping.

Georgian longcase clocks were primarily constructed with solid oak or pine frames veneered in dense figured timbers such as flame mahogany or walnut, incorporating brass movements, silvered dials, and cast brass finials.

Authentic 18th-century longcase clocks exhibit hand-cut movement gears, cast brass dial components, hand-engraved silvered brass faces, original weight-driven mechanical assemblies, and natural wood movement within the cabinet joints.

A longcase clock acts as a dramatic focal point when positioned against neutral architectural walls, in formal foyers, or within contemporary dining spaces where its vertical scale creates structured contrast.

Maintain the casing by applying natural beeswax sparingly along the grain, keeping the timber away from direct heat sources, and ensuring the mechanical movement is professionally cleaned and lubricated by a horologist every three to five years.
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