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Fine Monumental Musical Long Case Clock
John Howkins Antiques
for sale €7,313     $7,938
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Fine Monumental Musical Long Case Clock

1900 - 1920
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An exhibition quality monumental late 19th century fine mahogany and musical long case clock. The superb quality face having a wonderful arched hand painted moon roller showing fazes of the moon and date. The dial with pierced and gilded spandrels and etched centre. The silvered dial having raised gilded Arabic numerals and enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial in the centre. The 2 other subsidiary dials offer Chime or Silent and Whittington or Westminster Chimes. The 3 train 8 day movement with polished brass weights and brass and steel pendulum. The tunes are played on 8 tubular gongs and the hour is struck on a circular gong. The movement has been totally serviced and polished to a very high standard. The fine mahogany case topped with a carved bracket above the moulded arched frieze which has scrolling carved foliage. The hood supported by sugar barley twist columns and the bevel edged door with working lock and key. The trunk having conforming barley twist columns with further carved detail and bevel edged glazed door. The base having an arched panel flanked by scrolling foliage and graduated carved harebells all raised on a shaped plinth base. Condition - Very good throughout. Circa 1890. Dimensions:- Height…97’’/ 246cm. Width…22.5’’/ 57cm. Depth…15.5’’/ 39.5cm. Free U.K. delivery on this fine long case clock

Physical Dimensions
Height
246cm (96.85")
Width
57cm (22.44")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Declaration

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Mahogany Musical Longcase Clock to the 1900s.

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SA892629
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23867
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An exhibition quality monumental late 19th century fine mahogany and musical long case clock.
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The superb quality face having a wonderful arched hand painted moon roller showing fazes of the moon and date.
John Howkins Antiques

The dial with pierced and gilded spandrels and etched centre. The silvered dial having raised gilded Arabic numerals and enclosing a subsidiary seconds dial in the centre. The 2 other subsidiary dials offer Chime or Silent and Whittington or Westminster Chimes. The 3 train 8 day movement with polished brass weights and brass and steel pendulum. The tunes are played on 8 tubular gongs and the hour is struck on a circular gong. The movement has been totally serviced and polished to a very high standard. The fine mahogany case topped with a carved bracket above the moulded arched frieze which has scrolling carved foliage. The hood supported by sugar barley twist columns and the bevel edged door with working lock and key. The trunk having conforming barley twist columns with further carved detail and bevel edged glazed door. The base having an arched panel flanked by scrolling foliage and graduated carved harebells all raised on a shaped plinth base. Condition - Very good throughout. Circa 1890. Dimensions:- Height…97’’/ 246cm. Width…22.5’’/ 57cm. Depth…15.5’’/ 39.5cm. Free U.K. delivery on this fine long case clock

Height
246cm (96.85")
Width
57cm (22.44")
Depth
39.5cm (15.55")
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated this Mahogany Musical Longcase Clock to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA892629
Dealers Internal Ref
23867
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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A tall Victorian carved mahogany musical longcase clock featuring spiral columns, a brass arch dial, visible brass weights, and tubular chimes behind a glass door.
Fine Monumental Musical Long Case Clock
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A musical longcase clock is a tall, floor-standing pendulum clock engineered with an expanded movement that plays tunes on specific hours or quarters using bells or brass tubular chimes.

Traditional construction utilizes solid woods and veneers such as mahogany, oak, or walnut for the casing, while internal movements consist of cast brass plates, steel arbors, brass weights, and silvered dials.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved casing details, brass or silvered-brass dials with engraved or applied numerals, weight-driven brass pendulum movements, and signs of age-appropriate wear on timber joinery.

Positioning a tall clock in an entryway, hallway, or library creates a grounding vertical focal point that contrasts structured historical craftsmanship against neutral, contemporary walls.

Keep the casing away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent timber warping, dust internal surfaces gently with a soft cloth, and have the mechanical movement serviced and oiled by a professional horologist every five to seven years.
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