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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 418173, member: 25"]It does appear to be a late 18th C. 30 hour long case clock in a decent case. The brass dial may well have been re-silvered as much as 20 or 30 years ago, this is quite normal and does give the dial a newer looking appearance. It also makes it much easier to read the time, which is why brass dials were silvered in the first place, and why the introduction of painted dials in the late 18th C almost did away with brass dials.</p><p>I can see nothing to suggest it is any way a wrong'un. I would rate it on the better side of average for quality, but it needs to be remembered that 30 hour clocks sell for less than 8 day clocks and price comparisons need to be like for like. The liveauctioneers example has a painted dial but is a 30 hour. Brass dial clocks do tend to fetch a bit more than similar painted dial clocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no idea what the US market for long case clocks is like, it is very much a buyer's market in England at present. The relative rarity of US longcase clocks makes a great difference, I imagine. There is no need to find the same maker for a price comparison, any 30 hour brass dial clock from the late 18th C will in essence be the same thing, local market variables will be more important than details of the individual clock.</p><p>For a value for insurance it is fair enough to use typical retail prices, which are often double auction prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 418173, member: 25"]It does appear to be a late 18th C. 30 hour long case clock in a decent case. The brass dial may well have been re-silvered as much as 20 or 30 years ago, this is quite normal and does give the dial a newer looking appearance. It also makes it much easier to read the time, which is why brass dials were silvered in the first place, and why the introduction of painted dials in the late 18th C almost did away with brass dials. I can see nothing to suggest it is any way a wrong'un. I would rate it on the better side of average for quality, but it needs to be remembered that 30 hour clocks sell for less than 8 day clocks and price comparisons need to be like for like. The liveauctioneers example has a painted dial but is a 30 hour. Brass dial clocks do tend to fetch a bit more than similar painted dial clocks. I have no idea what the US market for long case clocks is like, it is very much a buyer's market in England at present. The relative rarity of US longcase clocks makes a great difference, I imagine. There is no need to find the same maker for a price comparison, any 30 hour brass dial clock from the late 18th C will in essence be the same thing, local market variables will be more important than details of the individual clock. For a value for insurance it is fair enough to use typical retail prices, which are often double auction prices.[/QUOTE]
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