antique walnut longcase clock restored

Antique RestoredLongcase Clock
NICOLAS LAMBERT LONDON,
( Nicholas Lambert was a notable English clockmaker in London during the early to mid-18th century (active from at least 1715), 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, NICHOLAS LAMBERT, LONDON AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY BURR WALNUT EIGHT-DAY LONGCASE CLOCK. A Fine Quality Figured walnut Longcase Clock, 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 silent strike feature, 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 just over 90inches with 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, with a silvered arched band above with the inscription “Time and tide wait for no man” added later; date aperture and seconds dial; the arch with a strike/silent dial. Fronting an eight-day five pillar weight driven movement with anchor escapement striking the hours on a cast bell. The flat top hood with circular columns finished with brass capitals above an arch-top long trunk door (41 inches high) with line inlay, lock and key. As you can see the door has added steel bars to keep the door from bowing, The plinth base with line inlay compliments the clock, The sides of the trunk with inlay banding are also a very nice feature.
You can view this clock and others by prior arrangement . Please study the photos as these form part of the description. We are based in Warrington, Cheshire and local home delivery and set up can be arranged please contact me regarding courier delivery cost. 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.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 42Y35YF3F

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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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