Vintage Cream & Gold Swedish Mora Clock – 1960s, Compact (No. 19)

Vintage Cream & Gold Swedish Mora Clock – 1960s, Compact (No. 19)Antique Swedish Mora Clock 1960s Cream & Gold Carved Detail Product Information Width: 48cm 18. 9" Depth: 25cm 9. 8" Height: 180cm 70. 9" Mora Clock Details This is an elegant vintage Swedish Mora clock from the 1960s, retaining its original cream colour with gold carved detailing. While not an antique, it's a genuine mid 20th century example that continues the centuries old Swedish tradition of longcase clockmaking the Scandinavian counterpart to the

retaining its original colour with painted floral decoration

this clock makes a striking

It takes the classic hourglass silhouette of the Swedish longcase clock

making it a warm and characterful example of the Scandinavian longcase clock — the Swedish counterpart to the grandfather clock — from the Mora region of Dalarna

The two weights are hung on their chains

Sweden — farming families who had trained as clockmakers in Stockholm brought those skills home and combined painting

Antique Swedish Bridal Mora Clock (Ångermanlandsbrud) — 1800s

making this a particularly characterful example of mid-century Swedish craftmanship

The clock has a fully working 7-day weight-driven longcase mechanism

this longcase clock features a fully functional mechanical movement: a swinging pendulum

with an hourly bell chime

Swinging the pendulum starts the clock running