Antique Scottish Drumhead Mahogany Grandfather Clock. The distinct round face has a more modern numbering font in the chased brass, with acanthus swirls in the wood on the bottom sides. The body has an oval glass window through which the brass pendulum and chains can be seen. Both face and body have right side hinges. Likely produced towards the end of the 19th or beginning of the 20th Century. 

Proceeds from the sale of this piece go towards Sarasota Contemporary Dance. 

Size: 18 x 11 x 81 In. 

A grandfather clock (also known as a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather’s clock, hall clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock, with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly six to eight feet tall, with an enclosed pendulum and weights suspended by either cables or chains which have to be occasionally calibrated to keep the proper time. The case often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood (or bonnet), which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with developing the form in 1670. Pendulum clocks were the world’s most accurate timekeeping technology until the early 20th Century, and longcase clocks, due to their superior accuracy, served as time standards for households and businesses. Today, they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value, having been superseded by analog and digital timekeepers in both space economy and efficiency.

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