Excellent quality, Victorian, oak pillar clock - antique

Excellent quality, William IV / Early Victorian, oak long case clock with modest proportions and a spacious inlaid decorative design, featuring a swan-shaped pediment with reed columns and brass capitals, shaped crossbanded and inlaid doors flanked by reed pilasters, panelled base with a moulded edge. All stand on supports connected by a shaped apron. This clock has an 8-day striking movement with a stand-mounted dial, an attractively painted dial with a subsidiary seconds dial, blued steel hands, and a date aperture. The movement has been cleaned and serviced by a horologist and comes with a 12-month warranty (UK mainland).

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