Long case clock overview
The long case clock is also commonly known as a grandfather clock. The basic form has been around since the 1670s. Typically they stand between 6ft and 8ft tall. The prices of such clocks vary hugely from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of £s.
These clocks nearly always strike the hour and can be characterised by the materials of the case construction, the duration the clock will run between winding and the nature of the dial (brass dial or painted dial). Withing this basic categorisation there are many lesser characteristics that drive the value of such a clock, for example its maker, where it was made, its complexity, its age, the condition of the case/dial/movement.
The current focus of the business for long case clocks is what are generically called cottage clocks. (A clock which might be found in a cottage.) Typically the clocks in stock would be a mix of 30hour and 8 day running duration, have a square brass dial and oak case. However, at any time we would hope to also hold cases made of mahogany, walnut/veneer and ebonised. Also broken arch dial clocks (where the square dial has an additional arch at the top of the dial) both brass and painted dial.