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PRT-01
$56,500

This Waltham is one of the largest tallcase or hall clocks we've ever seen. Standing in front of it your eyes don't really know where to start as there is so much exquisite carving detail throughout the case. We have lots of detailed photos so you can see for yourself. Note: This clock was standing between a wall-hanging clock on the right and another tallcase clock on the left. We have removed both digitally, with the exception of one little corner of the tallcase clock on the left that extends into the upper left moulding on this clock in the full-length photo... just wanted you to know. Also, without commercial photography lighting, it is very difficult to capture the complete detail of the front of the clock in a single shot.

Physical: This massive mahogany case measures a whopping 36"w x 104"h x 23"d. The finish has been overcoated and is in excellent condition. There is beveled glass in both the trunk and hood doors. The 12" silvered with engraved brass overlay dial is signed by the famed silversmiths, "Reed and Barton" is original to the clock. Reed & Barton was the retailer who originally sold the clock. Take time to review all the detailed photos of the case as you really can't appreciate this work of art from the single shot or other thumbnail shots above.

Mechanical: The eight-day time-and-strike chiming movement chimes on nine tubular bells on the quarter hours and the hour. There is a selector on the dial for either Westminster or Whittington chimes. There is also a strike/silent selector switch.

Comments: This is a monumental tallcase clock that will command attention in any space where it is placed, whether in the grand foyer of your home or in the lobby of your office or office building. If you've been seeking a "statement" clock, this one is worthy of your serious consideration. Please feel free to call and discuss it with us.

Questions? Contact us by phone at 760-604-0262, or e-mail.

Original Catalogue Drawing

Here is an amazing deal on a most unusual clock by the noted clock entrepreneur, Charles Jacques. If you are not familiar with Jacques, be sure to click the link and read his history – he was quite a character!

Last year we sold this same case in mahogany with a 9-tube movement for $26,500, so you can see that this is a heckuva deal – especially considering it is the 13-tube movement! We've only seen one other Jacques 13-tubular bell clock in all the years we've been in the business. They are rare beasts indeed, Jacques being the only person to offer such a movement.

Physical: The beautiful quartered oak case is in excellent physical condition. It measures 29"w x 105"h x 17"d and was professionally restored by one of the top antiquities restoration specialists on the West Coast who also re-carved the claw feet. As you review the photos of this extremely well-crafted clock, be sure to look at the thickness of the trunk door.

Mechanical: The 13-tube "Elite" movement was recently professionally overhauled and is in top running order. As you look at the photos you will notice that 8 of the tubular chimes are brass and the other 5 are nickel. The brass tubes are new, the originals having been missing when the clock was acquired by the present owner who commissioned the restoration. The eight tubes could be nickel-plated, or vice-versa, the 5 nickel tubes could be brass-plated... or, you could just leave 'em as is. The key thing is that the tubes are correct for the movement.

Shipping: For shipping purposes, the fluted dome is removable.
There are basically three options for shipment of this clock. First, if you live in Southern California or would like to visit our sunny corner of the country with at least an Explorer-sized vehicle, we can arrange for you to pick up the clock. The second option is to use a crater. If so, we would prefer to use our own crater here in Vista as they have LOTS of experience with crating high-end clocks as well as relationships with trucking firms who will insure the clock (many carriers will not insure high-end antitquities). Our crater uses both shock and tilt meters to "audit" the care with which the crate is moved. The third option would be to use one of the blanket-wrap antiques movers. They generally take a little longer but, in this case, because of the sheer size of the clock, we suspect this may be the least expensive mode of transport. We'll help you make the arrangements based on what makes best sense for you. The clock is also available for international shipment.

Comments: This is a lot of clock and will be a centerpiece of attention wherever it goes. Will that be your grand entryway?

Questions? Contact us by phone at 760-604-0262, or e-mail.

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HOJ-05
$22,500

All Original Colonial Tallcase Clock
Model No. 1278 In Honduran Mahogany, c. 1920

Same model, but not the same physical clock in this listing. We found this photo and use it here solely to give you a full-length shot so you can see what our clock looks like overall.

Here is an extraordinarily detailed hand-carved tallcase clock for your consideration. The clock we show in the far left-hand column is the clock we are offering. It is presently in a place in its home where we can't get a full-length photo, so we found a photo of another of this same model (just to the left) so you can see what the whole clock looks like. But don't let that stop you from taking a look at all the detailed photos below. You like style? This clock has it. You like carving? This clock has it. You like vintage? This clock represents it. You like unusual tubular chimes? This clock has it all! Physical: The case, which measures 29"w x 98"h x 20"d is a masterwork of proportion and the carver's art. It is constructed of solid Honduran mahogany and features fully carved, freestanding figures flanking the dial one representing "womanhood", delicate, curvaceous and soft, the other portraying the protector, the "warrior". There are cherubs at the tympanum with free carved festoons, and figural carvings at the waist door attop ancanthus carved brackets. The base is bookmatched mahogany with intricately carved winged griffons at the corners. Claw feet bracket the wonderfully carved splat at the bottom of the case. The case retains its original finish. It was recently professionally cleaned and polished. There is also heavy beveled glass in the trunk door and side panels.

The dial is brass with intricately pierced overlays. It has a silvered chapter ring and subsidiary seconds dial. The silent dial is in upper left spandrel; the triple chime selector in the upper right with choices of three chime tunes: W estminster , Whittington, or "Wynchestre" that are played on 9 tubular bells.

The moon dial is in excellent physical and mechanical condition and features two different scenes.

Mechanical: The 3-weight, 8-day, tubular chime movement was professionally overhauled in 2007 and is in top running order. It is movement #82 and was made by the famous German firm of Winterhalder and Hoffmeier. If you've ever seen one of their movements you know that they have extraordinarily thick plates... quality through and through. Unusual in this movement is the "Wynchestre" (Winchester) chime which we've not seen in any movement we've had in the past. If you haven't already done so, click here to read the history and hear the clock tunes played... right on your computer!

Comments: Colonial was a highly respected firm based in Zeeland, MI. They built cases and installed primarily imported movements... always of great quality. This clock is no exception to that rule. It will require crating. For further information, please see our Pack/Ship page.

Questions? Contact us by phone at 760-604-0262, or e-mail.

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Front 3/4 View -1 Front 3/4 View -2 Crown Front Upper Section Front Midsection Lower Left Left Mid Figure Left Upper Figure Right Mid Figure Right Upper Figure Base Dial Weights Mfg Signature Plate		click click click click click click click click click click click click click click	click click click click click click click click click click click click click click
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HWD-10
$19,500

Very Rare “ Theodore B. Starr, NY ” Tallcase
With J.J.Elliott 8-Bell/4-Gong Heavy Movement

This is one of the most incredible tallcase clocks we've ever “experienced”. If you're patient enough, download the movie and hear it for yourself. In this particular clip, the clock struck the tune on the nested bells and then the hour on a very large coiled gong. It can also be set to play the tune on those deep, mellow gongs. What a clock! And, with some research, we learned that this clock is listed in Tran Duy Ly's Longcase Clocks and Standing Regulators (1994), but he didn't know what it was and had it in the “Unknown Makers” section. This clock has an enhanced door design with 10 beveled glass panels, too!

Physical: The oak case measures 29"w x 101"h x 19"d (trunk of clock is 17.5"w). The case was professionally restored by rubbing out, overcoating with shellac (as originally used), the rubbing out again. Extremely well done and would stand on its own with the best of the best. The overall clock is in excellent condition as is the original 12" dial with two different hand-painted scenes on the moon dial. The dial is signed, “Theodore B. Starr, New York", and "Elliott, London". Starr was a high-end NY jeweler near the turn of the last century. Note the extensive use of the acanthus leaf pattern, repeated from the base to the crown. This was a very popular pattern in Victorian-era cabinetry.

Mechanical: The extremely high-quality and much sought-after Elliott (London) movement is itself an engineering marvel as you can see in the photos. Featuring a nest of eight bells (listen) and four heavy "cathedral" gongs, this movement has something for everyone. It was professionally overhauled in 2004 and in excellent running order.

Elliott History:
The name of Elliott has been synonymous with quality clocks for well over over 100 years. In 1865 James Jones Elliott of 156 Cheapside in the City of London, was apprenticed to "Bateman" of 82 St John Street, Smithfield, London., to learn the art of clock making.

It was not obvious at the time, but this was to be the origin of a company that would achieve a worldwide reputation as a manufacturer of the fine quality Elliott of London clock.

JJ Elliott specialised initially in producing pinions and balance shafts, he progressed to making, and patenting, a weight driven movement which had chimes on tubes. This original Elliott clock was very successful and resulted in considerable trade with America.

James Elliott's son, Frank Westcombe Elliott, was originally entering the retail trade as, when he was 17 years old, his father bought a partnership with a jeweller called Walden of Brompton Road, London. On the 16th April 1904, JJ Elliott died and Frank succeeded him to run the clockmaking business. In 1909 the clockmakers company of JJ Elliott amalgamated with Grimshaw Baxter, and the factory moved to Grays Inn Lane, London, in 1911, followed by a further move, in 1917, to larger premises in St Anns Road, Tottenham, London.

In 1921 the partnership with Grimshaw Baxter was dissolved and Frank Elliott joined a well known firm of Bell Founders and Clockmakers, Gillett and Johnson Ltd, in Croydon. In 1923, two years later, he took over their clock factory and formed the famous company of F.W. Elliott Ltd. He was joined by his two sons, Leonard and Horace Elliott, who had served their apprenticeships in the trade. The third son, Ronald, joined the company in 1929.

Elliott's started to produce clocks for the armed forces when war was declared in 1939, together with test gear and apparatus for the Rolls Royce engines used in the RAF planes. The factory was hit by incendiary bombs in 1943 on two occasions but production was not seriously affected.

In 1944, Frank Elliott died at the age of 69 and Horace Elliott assumed the role of Managing Director, whilst Horace controlled sales from a showroom in Hatton Garden. In 1952, Horace Elliott was elected Chairman of the British Horological Institute in the same year as Tony, one of Horace's sons, joined the company after training in cabinet making. He was appointed manager of the cabinet shop in 1967.

Ronald Elliott died suddenly in 1966, at the age of 54, his son Peter had joined the company in January of the same year, having been trained as an engineer at Vickers Instruments Ltd. Peter Elliott was appointed as a Director in 1969.

Comments: If you've ever been in a home that has a big English or German bracket clock with nested bells, then you've heard the prelude to this clock's striking pattern. Add to that a deep, sonorous hour strike and you're on your way to imagining how well it will sound in your home or office. The movment plays tunes on the quarter hours on the bells (or gongs – you choose), and strikes the hours on the gong. We have a movie (2 formats: .mov and .mp4) of the clock striking the 11 O'clock sequence. If you have the patience to download a very large file (.mov is much larger), then listen for yourself and hear... we haven't tried this before so hope it works for you!

This is a phenomenal clock – extraordinary movement in an extraordinary cabinet. If you've been waiting for just the right one to come along, perhaps this is it!

Questions? Contact us by phone at 760-604-0262, or e-mail.

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Front View Base Door Detail Upper Left Detail Lower Left Detail Moon Dial Moon Dial Closeup Movement - Left Side Movement -Gong Cluster Movement - Nested Bells Movie - 11 O'clock (.mov) Movie - 11 O'clock (.mp4) *the movie files are so large (71mb) they may not work.		click click click click click click click click click click click click	click click click click click click click click click click n/a n/a
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