Is NOW the time to buy shockingly cheap Antique Longcase (Grandfather) Clocks?

In the new ‘Antiques On High’ branch in Harrogate, I meet antique clock dealer David. He’ll show us a lovely oak Longcase Clock dating to around 1740 - This is a real in-depth and fascinating look at the clock and it’s workings
David will reveal the shocking values of antique Longcase (Grandfather) Clocks! Is now the time to buy antique Longcase Clocks? They’re shockingly cheap…but for how long?
Antiques On High have 5 branches in the following locations around England
Oxford
Sidmouth
Bowness on Windermere
Taunton
Harrogate
Dealers / buyers get in touch here: www.antiquesonhigh.co.uk
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[@JANGLEPOP1]

Lovely clock. Something I have always wanted, a longcase clock with a long deep tick. A thing of beauty!

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

It really is!

[@self-preservationsociety7057]

That is not how you read a single hand clock , the decorative side of the hand is the side you read , the tail end is 180 degrees from the hour hand so you can’t read minutes with that . The time is 4 o ‘ clock

[@islandseeker1260]

I found that maddening as well -- especially from a so-called expert, although I suppose one could give him the benefit of the doubt what with the "stress" of being filmed!

[@ready4anything284]

I can appreciate this segment. I own 8 antique long case clocks. 😊

[@nahilikemicrowaves]

WOW

[@gillianwyatt3577]

Love Dexter!!😊❣️

[@chesterthawkins7510]

beautiful clock and good investment!

[@cathrynbyrnes8737]

My niece and her husband have a dexter. That one’s cuter (don’t tell them) 645 pounds is nothing compared to what it is. Love it!

[@paulne9]

I remember in the early 80's they were going for over £800.00 as i would have loved to get one, as went to the clock museum at Bolton, ( in an old church) I think was owned by Stewart Hall.

[@skiracer]

Dear David and David and Dexter, cool old clock from 1740. I'd have it in my crib for sure. Thank you for the good look at it!!!

[@browse-a-whileantiquescoll7600]

David, would you like to see one of our long case clocks former owned by Palmer the Poisoner fro Staffordshire?

[@kristinb5121]

In the US, now is the time to buy any antique furniture. I had to give my mom’s Sheridan mahogany dining table with 8 chairs to the Cancer Society because no auction house would take them. They said you can’t give away antique furniture today, especially dining room items. It’s a shame. It was a beautiful set, but I live thousands of miles away. Shipping would have been significant.

[@lawriefoster5587]

Here in Philadelphia and it is fantastic.!!

[@EarlyMusicDiva]

Beautiful clock - would have loved to hear it strike!

[@sesvaoffice8331]

1740: the British hadn't even arrived at Botany Bay

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

That’s true. the clock was a few decades old when hey did!

[@joanfreestone1707]

All that beauty and history for such a low price. That's hard to understand.

[@KBantiques]

Nice clock. If only it could talk

[@bobolpatrick3789]

en France aussi, les gens ne veulent plus d'horloges et les jeunes générations ne s'intéressent pas aux antiquités c'est très triste . les gens aiment Ikéa et les meubles jetables !

[@OriginalNethead]

Long-case clocks here are a tough sell, even the really old ones. We 'Murricans never see any from the 1740s; the few we had didn't survive. I had it figured for 600 pounds or so. Back in the 1980s I'm betting it was 10x that in today's money. The newish ones here are scrap metal. The old ones aren't are about ...not much.

[@timhazeltine3256]

All it will take is a tastemaker to flog them. Say...a Kar....ian attired in Spanx while draping themselves over one.

[@lawriefoster5587]

God help us!!

[@terrycoles9079]

I have just purchased a G Angus Aberdeen long case clock c1820 The previous owners have had it many years, but I am unable to keep it running, it runs for about 10 minutes then stops, it is on level ground. I have noticed the right hand weight is not going down. Can anyone please give me some advice. Thanks

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

It’s trial and error to get it at a level where it’s happy…otherwise, call in a clock restorer to set it up for you. It’s worth it.

[@terrycoles9079]

@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Hi, Thank you very much for your advice, much appreciated.

[@munnerlyn3]

It is very sad that this clock is selling for so cheap. I started collecting clocks in 1999 while in the military and stationed at RAF Lakenheath. I left in 2000. I acquired a tall case clock while there. Because I had acquired over 100 clocks I bought extra insurance when the USAF packed up my household goods to ship back to the United States. I had to get an appraisal on that clock. It appraised for $5K. When my household goods arrived at my next duty station the only clock that got damaged and the shippers made a crate for it was this tall case clock. It had original glass. I made an insurance claim. I had to get another appraisal. It appraised again for $5K. These days because of the market is so low it wouldnt appraise that. It is sad.

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

You’re right and who would have predicted it…I certainly didn’t at the time! Although for buyers coming into the market - what a time to buy…it’s astonishing

[@RollaArtis]

Provincial 30 hr clocks were always unwanted. Anyway, people now only spend big money on new things with a recognized brand name

[@cofeebeing]

A Cynic once said: "Value is whatever the market will pay". Age, historical significance, craftmanship even functionality doesn't matter. Then there's things going for stratospheric prices that to my mind, not remotely reflecting of its value. Antiques are a buyers market today.

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

Very good point. The whole business has changed…got to move with the changes!

[@eddieharris6004]

Longcase clocks....great statement pieces for the home. Why so cheap?.....perhaps because they are temperamental mechanical things that require regular expensive attention from time served skilled horologists, who are getting hard to find....be warned!

[@davidwallace3877]

Yes I would agree but when you find a good honest dealer who knows his stuff you can go to bed and think I am really pleased with the clock .

[@Rockercaruthonyoutube]

They are a pile of crap don.t waste your money.

[@DavidHarperAntiquesTV]

It’s not exactly a lot of money is it for something so historic!

[@hugopetrus34]

Wait till find the dial is not original the movement cane from another case repairs are a rip off and transportation is a nightmare with damage and lost parts not worth the aggro and they are now out of fashion imagine being woken up every night and your peace and quiet broken all day long forget it not worth the hassle

[@davidwallace3877]

you my friend need to go back to bed,!

[@chrisryley9149]

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[@chrisryley9149]

I love clocks only trouble is finding a repairer & the cost of repaires

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

Stone-dead and the stuff isn't coming back.