Antique Clocks Information

Antique clocks are the passion of Gavin Douglas Fine Antiques Ltd, we specialise in 18th and early 19th century antique English clocks and French clocks in bronze , gilt bronze and marble. Also antique mantel clocks, bracket clocks and table clocks from England and continental Europe, especially France. We try to carry in our inventory examples of all types of high quality antique clock and period clock. Gavin Douglas has been an antique clock collector for nearly 30 years. He is an antique clock dealer with almost 25 years experience. Our stock includes antique clocks of many English antique styles such as the Adams style clock , the Neo Classical style clock and Regency clock together with French antique styles, for example Louis XV clocks and Louis XVI clocks, Directoire clocks, Empire clocks and Charles X clocks both figural and architectural. A particular area of interest are antique Blackamoor clocks and blackamoor candlesticks and blackamoor candelabra and the rare and unusual genre clock. As members of LAPADA, CINOA, PADA and The Antiquarian Horological Society we abide by their strict codes of conduct. For example we ensure that all our clocks have their original mercury gilding or ormolu and original movements, which are fully overhauled and unconditionally guaranteed for at least one year. We also specialise in the antique singing bird box or antique singing bird tabbatier, from antique silver singing bird boxes and silver and enamel fusee singing bird box by makers such as Bruguier and Rochat to the later antique silver and enamel singing bird boxes, tortoiseshell singing bird boxes and gilt bronze and enamel spring singing bird boxes by makers such as Bontems and Griesbaum right through to decorative silver and gilt bronze singing bird boxes. We sell and restore small, early antique musical boxes in decorative cases such as tortoiseshell and palais royal, many of the music boxes have watercolours on ivory set into the lid. As well as antique automata singing bird boxes and singing bird cages we ...