Imposing Victorian Longcase Clock
Offered for sale is our lovely Victorian Solid Oak Carved Longcase 8 day Hall Clock, Which We Have Owned For Many Years. The Case Is Very Heavy, Being Made of Solid Oak Which Has Been Ebonised and Carved To Front of Case at time of Manufacture. Unusually The Hood Slides Upwards, But There Are Side Panels To The Hood To Access Rear of Movement. The Movement Itself is of 8 Day Duration and Has Some of The Thickest Plates I have Ever Seen on a Longcase Clock, There is an A Stamped on Both Great Wheels, (Atkins & Co London ?) The Clock Chimes The Hours on a Gong. The Movement is Original To The Case The Dial Is Brass With Spandrels and Has Lovely Silvered Chapter Ring. It Comes With Its Original Weights and Pendulum The Clock Stands 92 Inches High, So is Very Imposing and Perfect For Standing in a Hall or Large Lounge The Clock Runs and Strikes as it Should, Though Will Likely Need Putting 'In Beat' In Its New Location, As Usually Stated It Would Benefit From Periodic Service. Offered At a Very Reasonable and Realistic Price To Reflect Current State of The Longcase Market, There Has Never Been a Better Time to Purchase a Longcase! Collection by Yourself or Courier a Must, Location DN19 7LT. COC Much Preferred Read More