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

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

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11 ай бұрын

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.antiqueson...
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@self-preservationsociety7057 7 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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!

@JANGLEPOP1 11 ай бұрын

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

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV 11 ай бұрын

It really is!

@ready4anything284 9 ай бұрын

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

@nahilikemicrowaves 2 ай бұрын

WOW

@cathrynbyrnes8737 11 ай бұрын

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!

@skiracer 11 ай бұрын

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!!!

@gillianwyatt3577 11 ай бұрын

Love Dexter!!😊❣️

@chesterthawkins7510 6 ай бұрын

beautiful clock and good investment!

@kristinb5121 6 ай бұрын

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.

@paulne9 11 ай бұрын

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.

@lawriefoster5587 11 ай бұрын

Here in Philadelphia and it is fantastic.!!

@browse-a-whileantiquescoll7600 11 ай бұрын

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

@EarlyMusicDiva 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful clock - would have loved to hear it strike!

@sesvaoffice8331 11 ай бұрын

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

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV 11 ай бұрын

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

@joanfreestone1707 11 ай бұрын

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

@KBantiques 11 ай бұрын

Nice clock. If only it could talk

@bobolpatrick3789 11 ай бұрын

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 !

@cofeebeing 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@timhazeltine3256 11 ай бұрын

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

@lawriefoster5587 11 ай бұрын

God help us!!

@OriginalNethead 11 ай бұрын

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.

@munnerlyn3 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@terrycoles9079 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@eddieharris6004 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 .

@booglewho86 Ай бұрын

Twenty past ten 😂 that is not how you read a single-handed clock, there is only a hour track on the chapter ring, no minute track. And that clock door ain't made of oak!

@Rockercaruthonyoutube 5 ай бұрын

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

@DavidHarperAntiquesTV 5 ай бұрын

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

@hugopetrus34 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

you my friend need to go back to bed,!

@chrisryley9149 9 ай бұрын

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@chrisryley9149 9 ай бұрын

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