Original "DOLD EXQUISIT" Grandfather Clock purchased used. What can you tell me about this original Heirloom timepiece from the BLACK FOREST? Period of manufacture (suspect 90's, but unsure), and average resell value (price range) for insurance purpose. A beautiful clock in operational condition and only minor cosmetic damage due to age.
I have a Emperor clock. The instruction book says 100m movement. I'm trying to find the value of it.
Your clock appears to be in great condition. Without the model number, I can't be exact. Tall Grandfather clocks from Emperor Co. like this, go for $400.00 to around $1000.00, depending on type of movement (key wound, chain driven, electric), age, and condition.
It's Trend Clocks by Sligh. Stolen from storage, I need value of it for my insurance claim. Please help as soon as possible.
Zeeland Michigan 49464
Sligh was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1880 as a bedroom furniture manufacturer. The line of grandfather clocks was purchased from Trend Clock Company to complement its existing line of high-end bedroom furniture. A Sligh grandfather clock was made from 1968 to 2005 in Holland, Michigan.
Your Trend By Sligh Grandfather Clock Style 868 WM80 is from the modern time period (1970-Now). If your clock is in great condition and movement works great, then it probably costs about $1000-1500,
but the price depends on the demand in your area, as the shipping costs make selling it out of the area impractical.
Trend By Sligh Grandfather Clock Style 881WM is listed at $660
another at $375
We have a grandfather clock we need to sell kind of quickly. I am unable to send a picture at this point but it is a Howard Miller Model 660-220. I saw eBay and Craig's List are possible sites for reselling it but I do not know a reasonable starting price.
I will add that it was well taken care of by my father-in-law who recently passed. It is beautiful and in working order. He purchased it in 11/17/06.I'm sorry to say this, but, grandfather clocks are almost a 'thing of the past'.
Very few people have the room for non-essential items like this anymore and the people who have them are like you; trying to unload them.
Here are comments from an appraiser (made in 4/2022) about this model clock:
"Modern grandfather clocks are one of those items that have a particularly large drop-off in value when you want to resell them. They are large, so you are limited to a local market, and not that many people use them in current design.
The Howard Miller 660-220 resells in the $500-$900 range, depending on the local market and economy."
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I believe that explains the approximate value of your clock in today's market. It really does not matter what platform you use; Craigslist, USA4Sale, Facebook marketplace - the time it will take so sell your clock may run weeks/months/years but, then again, you may be lucky and someone in your area would really like to have a nice clock.
This does not mean you have to list your clock for a low amount, it just shows what the market shows right now. Start with a higher price and see how it goes. You can always lower the price if no one makes an offer.
Check out eBay's sold listings and you will probably find that only 2 or 3 similar clocks have been sold over the past several months and the sold price will be in the low hundreds.
Don't be fooled by all the high asking prices as most of these will be in stores that specialize in high-end items and also ship anywhere, If someone really wants to purchase a nice clock these are the people they will usually buy from.
I have a grandfather clock that my grandfather bought from Italy in the 1960s or 1970s, not sure. I was hoping if any of the clock experts out there can help me know how much it's worth.
I found a £275 carved Italian Grandfather Clock in excellent condition (in London) www.gumtree.com/
I found Reproduction Italian Grandfather Clock, unbranded, from late 20th Century (1970-1999), in very good working condition, with the price £244.95 www.ebay.co.uk/
If your clock is in good working condition, then I think the price is about $350-400.
How do I get an appraisal on this grandfather clock? Just want to know how much it's worth.
You have Viking Clock Company Grandfather Clock. Movement is made by Hermle Black Forest Clock, with Triple Train - Triple Chime-Cable Weight Driven like this www.youtube.com/
Franz Hermle is the world's oldest and most prestigious clock manufacturer. Franz Hermle started the Hermle Clock company in 1922 in the Gosheim, Swabian Alb region of Southern Germany. By the 1930's Franz's clock company became a world leader in the manufacture of quality clock movements. He had a flare for efficiency and used the latest modern techniques for producing clock movements.
In 1977, Hermle decided to establish another manufacturing facility, Hermle Black Forest Clock Company to serve the North American market out of Amherst, Virginia, USA. Hermle's Headquarters in southern Germany is now in its third generation, still family owned and operated. In October 2010, Hermle Gosheim was rebranded as Hermle Uhrenmanufacktur GmbH and as of January 2011, Hermle Black Forest Clocks rebranded itself as Hermle North America.
In addition to leading the way in clock manufacturing, Franz Hermle's company, now called Franz Hermle and Sohn, is a leading supplier of clock pendulums and dials. Many mechanical clocks available today are fitted with a "HERMLE" movement.
The price depends not only on the external condition of grandfather clock, but also on the condition of the movement. You have not written whether your clock is working.
Vintage Viking Moon Phase Grandfather Clock with Franz Hermle 1161-853, 94CM/66 movement, the hood features a broken pediment, untested, was not running during testing, was sold for $111 www.ebth.com/
Another Viking Grandfather Clock was sold for $490 www.ebth.com/
You asked how to obtain an appraisal. The easiest way is to contact someone local using this link for the International Society of Appraisers www.isa-appraisers.org/
You can search by zip code or country code.
Appraisals are not inexpensive so be sure you are getting one for the right reason.
For example, you may need an written appraisal by an approved body if you are getting a rider for home insurance or for a move.
If that is the case, they may have their own "body" for who you need to have sign off. Ask first if that is the reason.
If it is just for your own info to find value--I would search for solds online (never use asking price as value--value is only sold prices that are relevant for your situation...so if you are in the US and you see a sold value for Europe--that is not relevant, but if you are in the US and are in NY and you see one for PA that sold that is closer to the value you may see. Ideally if you are in NY you would need a NY value to get total apples to apples value.
Items like this are regional in value--if there is a glut in a market it drives values down. If they are scarce and in demand it drives prices up.
Hope this helps get you started!
Post back what you learn!
Hi. I'm searching the internet and getting various ideas of the value of this clock. It's a Howard Miller Barwick Model 4885.
If anyone knows, I would really appreciate your knowledge and expertise. Thank you.
Howard Miller clocks have been crafted at the factory in Zeeland, Michigan since 1929. The wood cases are made in Zeeland, and the clockworks are installed in the Michigan factory. Some of the older Howard Miller clocks have movements that are identified as Kieninger, with the engravings etched onto a plate in the interior.
The label that is embedded into the clock when it opens has the model number along with the specific information like the date when it was officially made. But not all of the Howard Miller come with this label.
Herman Miller (of office furniture fame) started making clocks in the 1900s, having learned the craft from his father in Germany. He bought in as an investor in a furniture company run by his son-in-law but never worked there. By 1937, the furniture company's clockmaking division was turned over to the son of Herman Miller, and the Howard Miller Clock Company was formed, according to the Herman Miller company timeline. Today, the two companies are totally separate yet share space on the same block in Zeeland, Michigan.
I found a grandfather clock, by Barwick, a Division of the Howard Miller Clock Co., the model # 4885 floor clock has a carved provincial style hardwood case housing a model 155 triple chime, weight-driven movement that is complete with the original brass weights and pendulum. Case height 79 inches. Estimate price is $300-400. The lot was sold for $120. www.liveauctioneers.com/
You do not write in what condition the movement is, the price of the grandfather clock depends on it.
The price of the grandfather clock also depends on the demand in your area.
