antique longcase clock

Antique Restored Longcase Clock.
(Isaac Du Hamel was working in London 1731 to 1755 of French extraction (Hugenot heritage. His work, which speaks for itself, was always of the highest quality. His clocks and watches can be found in the best collections and the Royal Collection has some very fine examples of his family’s work) , often in burr walnut with elaborate brass dials featuring date/seconds dials and mask spandrels, reflecting fine craftsmanship of his era. A Fine Quality Figured walnut Longcase Clock, Circa 1735 beautiful figured walnut, an imposing and impressive clock. The movement has been stripped down, cleaned, oiled with new gut lines together with a lovely arch brass dial and silvered chapter ring with a seconds dial and calendar facility fitted . Complete with 2 brass cased weights, quality pendulum and winding crank key. All in all, a lovely period Longcase clock which would grace any home. Size height standing 92.00 inches to the top of the flat-top add a bit more for the wooden finials (the period finials are just over 6.5 inches high) ,a width of 19 inches at its widest point with the trunk just under 13.5 inches wide, all in perfect working restored condition. The 12 inch arched brass dial with mask head spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer minute markers and half hour markers surrounding a matted centre with shaped name plaque, the arch with silent strike dial is very nice. Fronting an eight-day five pillar weight driven movement with anchor escapement striking the hours on a cast bell. The flat top hood with blind fretwork and circular columns it has its pagoda removable top which adds 7 inches. Please see pictures off and on, an arch top figured walnut trunk door with feather inlay , The plinth base with feather inlay compliments the clock. The clock veneered in walnut on an oak case quality. You can view this clock and others by prior arrangement . Please study the photos as these form part of the description. I have allowed £95.00 for delivery. We are based in Warrington, Cheshire and local home delivery and set up can be arranged or you may need to get a local clock shop man to set up. However there will be full details written down for the buyer to undertake yourself. Buy from someone who cares A history expert also found out that a turret clock was made by him who worked between 1704 and 1726 – meaning the clock ticked through The Battle of Trafalgar, The Battle of Waterloo Waterloo and the First World War. Thomas Hutley died in 1726 and was succeeded by his son, also Thomas
( known for creating quality longcase clocks) , often in burr walnut with elaborate brass dials featuring date/seconds dials and mask spandrels, reflecting fine craftsmanship of his era. A Fine Quality Figured walnut Longcase Clock, Circa 1720 beautiful figured walnut, an imposing and impressive clock. The movement has been stripped down, cleaned, oiled with new gut lines together with a lovely arch brass dial and silvered chapter ring with a seconds dial and calendar facility fitted also to the right of the dial a day of the week week to the left of the dial a month wheel this doesn’t turn and looking at the movement and back of the dial probably never did when it was first made . Complete with 2 brass cased weights, quality pendulum and winding crank key. All in all, a lovely period Longcase clock which would grace any home. Size height standing just 88.00 inches to the top of the arch add a bit more for the finials, ( the gilded wooden finals are a reproduction of the era) a width of 20 inches at its widest point with the trunk just under 14 inches wide, all in perfect working restored condition. The 12 inch arched brass dial with mask head spandrels enclosing a silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals and outer minute markers and half hour markers surrounding a matted centre with shaped name plaque in the arch this looks very nice. Fronting an eight-day five pillar weight driven movement with anchor escapement striking the hours on a cast bell. The arch top hood with circular columns above an arch-top long trunk door, with feather line inlay, lock and key. The plinth base with line inlay compliments the clock. The clock has been veneered in walnut on an oak case showing quality. You can view this clock and others by prior arrangement . Please study the photos as these form part of the description. I have allowed £95.00 for delivery. We are based in Warrington, Cheshire and local home delivery and set up can be arranged or you may need to get a local clock shop man to set up. However there will be full details written down for the buyer to undertake yourself. Buy from someone who cares, regards Stephen Walker

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Maker/Artist:

Issac du hamel

Materials:

Oak carcass walnut veneer

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North west grandfather clocks

Here at North west grandfather clocks, we specialize in the buying and selling of Antique grandfather clocks,of all ages and prices,all clocks we sell have gone through our workshop and are ready to display in the comfort of your own home or office. The movements are all stripped down cleaned and repaired if needed with new gut lines and oiled as a matter of course,with a time served horological expert by my old friend who passed his exam in 1989.The dials are all restored and looking good,as are the clock cases, waxed and re-polished if needed all to a sympathetic restoration taking into account the age of the clocks. you will not be disappointed buying from us, having had a passion for clocks since a very early age, and now being retired i can concentrate on restoration, my father being a cabinet maker i have learnt a lot from him, ITS JUST A PASSION regards Stephen

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