Swedish Mora longcase grandfather clock

Antique Swedish Empire Mora grandfather clock with carved hand shaped pine long case with original well serviced and working 8 day movement. The tall case in typical provincial blonde pine waxed finish and with elegant cold climate spruce grain. Of typical form with drumhead top and elegant stylised pregnant belly body. The Swedish Mora clock first appeared in Stockholm during the Gustavian Period in the mid-eighteenth century. Farmers in the Mora area wanted to look for ways to supplement their income. The villagers of Östnor, outside Mora, turned to traditional home crafts,