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Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/grandmother Clock
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
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Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/grandmother Clock

18th century
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A very small Georgian Scottish Longcase/Grandmother clock. A mahogany case of neat proportions with satinwood crossbanding to the trunk door. A swan-neck hood pediment with side glass hood apertures showing the mechanism. Reeded hood sides. A brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and a recessed seconds dial. Blued steel hands. An arched name cartouche signed 'William Robb, Montrose'

A 7-day duration, weight driven mechanism striking the hours on a bell. It has the original, slim lead weights often seen on Scottish clocks. Circa 1780.

William Robb of Montrose was a very talented clockmaker. He is illustrated on the front and back cover of Whytes' 'Scottish Clock & Watchmakers' book and is listed as working from 1746-1780.

Height 6ft"/ 184cms Width 14 1/2" / 37cms Depth 7" / 18cms.

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique longcase clock that is serviced with 12 months guarantee. Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send you a detailed WhatsApp video. We personally set up and deliver to the UK, please contact us for a quote. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

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Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Grandmother Clock to the Georgian era.

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Description
A very small Georgian Scottish Longcase/Grandmother clock. A mahogany case of neat proportions with satinwood crossbanding to the trunk door. A swan-neck hood pediment with side glass hood apertures showing the mechanism. Reeded hood sides. A brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and a recessed seconds dial. Blued steel hands. An arched name cartouche signed 'William Robb, Montrose'
fig 1. A Georgian mahogany grandmother clock featuring a swan-neck pediment, brass rosettes, an engraved brass and silvered dial, and an inlaid wooden trunk case.
fig 1. Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/grandmother Clock

A 7-day duration, weight driven mechanism striking the hours on a bell. It has the original, slim lead weights often seen on Scottish clocks. Circa 1780.

William Robb of Montrose was a very talented clockmaker.

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He is illustrated on the front and back cover of Whytes' 'Scottish Clock & Watchmakers' book and is listed as working from 1746-1780.
Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
fig 2. A Georgian mahogany grandmother clock featuring a swan-neck pediment, brass rosettes, an engraved brass and silvered dial, and an inlaid wooden trunk case.
fig 2. Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/grandmother Clock

Height 6ft"/ 184cms Width 14 1/2" / 37cms Depth 7" / 18cms.

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd you can expect a genuine antique longcase clock that is serviced with 12 months guarantee. Please phone 01179565281 to order. We can send you a detailed WhatsApp video. We personally set up and deliver to the UK, please contact us for a quote. We are members of The British Watchmakers and Clockmakers Guild.

Date of Manufacture

Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd has dated this Georgian Mahogany Grandmother Clock to the Georgian era.

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Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd
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Archive I A Georgian mahogany grandmother clock featuring a swan-neck pediment, brass rosettes, an engraved brass and silvered dial, and an inlaid wooden trunk case.

Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/grandmother Clock

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A Georgian mahogany grandmother clock featuring a swan-neck pediment, brass rosettes, an engraved brass and silvered dial, and an inlaid wooden trunk case.
Robb, Montrose Georgian Small Longcase/Grandmother Clock
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A Georgian mahogany grandmother clock featuring a swan-neck pediment, brass rosettes, an engraved brass and silvered dial, and an inlaid wooden trunk case.
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A Georgian grandmother clock is a slim, shorter variation of the traditional longcase floor clock, produced in the 18th and early 19th centuries featuring mahogany timber cases and brass or silvered dials.

Georgian clockmakers primarily employed flame mahogany, oak, and walnut veneers for the cabinetry, alongside cast brass dials, corner spandrels, steel hands, and weight-driven mechanisms.

Authentic examples feature hand-engraved brass or painted dials, maker signatures, cast spandrels, hand-cut gear teeth, weight-driven brass movements, and period joinery such as hand-dovetailed weight boxes.

Positioning a slim antique floor clock in a hallway, stair landing, or room corner provides vertical height and architectural character, anchoring contemporary minimalist interiors.

Maintain a stable relative humidity to prevent timber warping, apply natural beeswax to the casing annually, and ensure the mechanical movement is professionally serviced and lubricated by a horologist every five to seven years.
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