In mid february 2014, we receive our next delivery of 1800s mora clocks from Sweden. We spent December travelling throughout Sweden to find you the most exciting examples of antique mora clocks we could find. Its difficult now and very hard
One question we always get asked by our clients is how do we set up our mora clock mechanism or should we go electric? Unlike English clocks of the period with their precision made mechanisms, the Swedish mechanisms are extremely crude
Linda Leyble's blog thecolorfulbee.com is a great resource for design ideas, artistic options and hands on painting concepts. She is a very talented designer, artistic, paint effects guru , blogger and interior designer. As we love her blog, we were interested to
Today i thought we'd have a look at the varying shapes of Mora Clock belly contours . This is one of the major distinguishing points of the Mora Clock style that sets them apart from other types of English, European and US Grandfather
Yesterday we looked at some examples of the decorative styles used on some of the simpler country Mora Clocks from the early 1800s that we have in stock at Swedish Interior Design. While most country Mora Clocks were the prized possession of poorer families
One of the things i love about Mora Clocks is how they vary so widely in build, stature and decorative effect - vive la difference! Every Swedish Mora Clock has an entirely different series of decoration and mouldings depending entirely on the
Gustavian (c 1770-1785) The Gustavian furniture style was born in the late 1700s in the reign of King Gustav of Sweden who came to the throne in 1772. As a teenager he had attended the court of Louis XVI in Versailles
One of the things we strive for in creating a room is to have multiple visual tableaux that draws the eye wherever you look but without it becoming overkill or eye fatiguing I love it when clients look around a room
So you have decided to buy a swedish Mora clock. You have probably been thinking about it for a while and now its time to get yourself a pressie. How do you decide? Antique Mora clocks come in all shapes and sizes
Here's a view of the Swedish Interior Design living room as a Gustavian style dining room moodily light by the setting sun. The 1700s antique north swedish country Gustavian Dining Table and matching 1700s antique settles are painted in a white