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Antique English longcase clock

Partially verified

The auction house describes this object as an antique English longcase clock measuring approximately 210 cm in height and 48.5 cm in width. The case is constructed of dark wood, featuring a shaped pediment hood with a central urn or ball finial and flanking turned colonnettes. The painted arched dial features floral corner spandrels, Arabic hour markers, a painted architectural scene in the arch, and two winding apertures. According to the lot description, the piece is accompanied by its key, pendulum, and weights.

Hood and upper trunk of the longcase clock showing the painted arched dial
Hood and upper trunk of the longcase clock showing the painted arched dial — Vickers & Hoad. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
www.invaluable.com
Category
Clock · Longcase clock
Maker / attribution
Not established
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
2750
Source-reported date
Not established
Country
United Kingdom

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

Identity and Case Construction

The auction catalog lists the lot under the title 'Antique English longcase clock' with stated dimensions of 'approx 210cm H x 48.5cm W'. Visual inspection shows a dark wood hood fitted with an arched glazed door flanked by slender turned columns, surmounted by a swan-neck or scroll-style pediment centered with a finial.

Physical damage is evident on the hood assembly, specifically observed as: 'Swan-neck or scroll-style pediment featuring a central finial; the left crest scroll is broken or missing.' The lower trunk, waist door, and base plinth are not shown in the lot photograph, and their construction details remain unrecorded in the source.

Evidence for this section
  • “Antique English longcase clock”
  • “approx 210cm H x 48.5cm W”
  • “Swan-neck or scroll-style pediment featuring a central finial; the left crest scroll is broken or missing.”

Dial Presentation and Movement Features

The auction entry records a 'painted arched dial'. Photographic observation confirms a painted white dial displaying Arabic numerals, painted floral motifs at the spandrels, and an architectural or ruin landscape vignette set within the arch.

The dial face exhibits two winding arbors and a subsidiary register positioned below 12 o'clock. The listing specifies that the clock 'has key (in office 6-58), pendulum and weights', though neither these accompanying parts nor the movement itself are illustrated in the catalogue imagery.

Evidence for this section
  • “painted arched dial”
  • “Two winding arbors on the dial face and a subsidiary dial located below the 12 o'clock position.”
  • “has key (in office 6-58), pendulum and weights”

Attribution and Operational Status

No clockmaker name or place of manufacture is legible in the photograph or recorded in the auction listing; the geographic attribution rests entirely on the catalog heading 'Antique English longcase clock'.

The internal brass movement, escapement, and striking assembly are not pictured. The auction house conditions state that 'All items are untested unless otherwise stated', leaving the mechanical running order, completeness, and timekeeping function unverified.

Evidence for this section
  • “Antique English longcase clock”
  • “All items are untested unless otherwise stated.”

Open research questions

  • What clockmaker signature or town name, if any, is present on the dial plate under direct examination?
  • Does the reverse of the dial or false plate carry a manufacturer mark (such as Wilson or Osborne)?
  • What movement configuration (e.g., eight-day or thirty-hour, rack or countwheel strike) is housed within the hood?
  • What wood species and decorative veneers are used across the unpictured trunk and base?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Antique English longcase clock
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Dial descriptionPainted arched dial“painted arched dial”
Included componentsKey, pendulum, and weights“has key (in office 6-58), pendulum and weights”
DimensionsApproximately 210 cm H x 48.5 cm W“approx 210cm H x 48.5cm W”
Auction testing statusUntested“All items are untested unless otherwise stated.”
Key storage noteIn office 6-58“has key (in office 6-58), pendulum and weights”

Visible details

  • Dark wood longcase clock hood with an arched glazed door flanked by slender turned columns.
  • Swan-neck or scroll-style pediment featuring a central finial; the left crest scroll is broken or missing.
  • Painted white dial with Arabic numerals, floral motifs at the spandrels, and a landscape vignette depicting a building or ruin in the arch.
  • Two winding arbors on the dial face and a subsidiary dial located below the 12 o'clock position.

Research qualifications

  • Internal movement, pendulum, weights, and key described in the catalog are not depicted in the image.
  • No clockmaker name is legible on the dial in the photograph or noted in the lot listing.

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

Sold at Auction: Antique English longcase clock, painted arched dial,

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 201e9ab16c

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