Description:
Item #: Y-9-0
Antique Victorian Grandfather Clock Woodcutter Mahogany
Comment:
A fine English Tall Clock in a magnificent mahogany case. The bonnet is topped with a swan's neck pediment ending in brass roundels and featuring two turned columns with brass capitals flanking either side of the glazed door. The colorful painted dial sho
Subject Keywords: Dog Woodcutter Shells
Object: Grandfather Clock
GRANDFATHER CLOCK / TALL CASE CLOCK / LONGCASE CLOCK
A longcase clock, also known as a tall case clock, grandfather clock or floor clock, is a freestanding, weight-driven, pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower, or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly around 6 - 8 feet tall (the shorter Grandmother clock is usually between 5 - 6 feet tall). Most longcase clocks are striking clocks, which means they sound the time on each hour or fraction of an hour.
The advent of the longcase clock was due to the invention of the anchor escapement mechanism around 1670, which allowed a long pendulum that only needed to swing 4 - 6 degrees to operate, and was much more accurate than the older verge escapement. Until the 1800s, clocks were hand-made by individual craftsmen and were very expenisve. The rich ornamentation of clocks of this period indicates their value as status symbols of the wealthy. Pendulum clocks remained the world standard for accurate timekeeping for 270 years until the invention of the quartz clock in 1927.
Origin: England
Dimensions (inches:)
88.50H x 21.50W x 10D
Date: 1830
Condition:
GOOD
In overall good condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'good condition' relative to the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include nicks or dings to a wooden or metal object, wear to a painted surface, speckling on a mirror, crazing or manufacturing glaze skips in ceramic finish, wear to a label, and some original decorative trim may be missing. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernable and would be mentioned in the listing. 'Good condition' would not include chips or cracks in any glass or ceramic item.
Item Specifics:
Split in the wood on the side and some wear to veneer due to age. Weights in picture are stock weights used for photo purposes. Antique weights original to this particular clock will be included, but appearance may differ slightly than those shown in the picture.
* Clock is in running condition.
* Chime (Qtr or Half Hour or Music) Function: Not applicable.
* Strike (Hour) Function: Strike in working order.
* Key Included, may or may not be original key.
Material: Mahogany
Material 2: Glass
Style: Victorian
VICTORIAN STYLE
In England, the Georgian period, or the reign of the four King Georges, came to an end in 1830 with the death of George IV. Eventually the throne passed to the granddaughter of George III, Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901.
As the middle class rose in status and wealth with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, more people were able to afford furniture. This flattening of society in combination with technological advancements created a surge of furniture production. Improved transportation meant a greater variety of wood was available at lower costs. For the first time, furniture became accessible and affordable to the common man. From the 1830s to the end of the 19th century, furniture makers reached back to earlier historical styles and reinterpreted them with a great deal of creativity and experimentation. Although machines were used to increase speed and productivity, most of the carvings were still done by hand. Consumers were hungry for large, ornate and heavily carved furniture that would impress their friends and family and show off their newly found wealth.
After many years of war and political antagonism, France and England became allies under the reign Queen Victoria. She reached out to the French Emperor, Napoleon III, in a gesture of peace. A Rococo Revival flourished under the reign of Napoleon III, as French furniture makers reached back to the designs from the glorious court of Louis XV at Versailles for inspiration. Queen Victoria, who also enjoyed an ornate and extravagant taste in furniture and the decorative arts, became smitten with the French Rococo Revival style and it soon swept England, and eventually the United States. Mary Lincoln Todd, who was enamored of the new Rococo Revival style, purchased what is known as the Lincoln bed, which is still in place in the White House today. Trendsetters in interior design in the late 19th century loved to mix and match Rococo Revival, Eastlake, Renaissance Revival, and Gothic Revival pieces, all in the same room, and, of course, to add exuberant patterns on the wallpaper and rugs.
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Please note that EuroLux Antiques goes to great lengths to include information about the functioning of any clock we list under the 'Condition' section of our listings. This information, to the best of our knowledge, is accurate at the time of the listing. For clocks that are listed as being in FULL working order (i.e., clock runs, clock strikes (if applicable), clock chime
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