I had to share this photo of the grandfather clock with no guts that I recently thrifted. I paid $40 for it and plan to turn it into a display shelf for some collected (or created) artwork.
At first I thought I would “art it up” and get all crazy with color but the more I think about it the more I think I might just paint it and give it a light bit of aging. My reasoning is that if I art it up too much it will detract from the art I want to display IN it.
By the way, I do have the finial that goes in the top center. I just have to glue it back on.
What do you think?
This will be a project that I work on a little here and there this winter as I have time. I’ll update you as I go along.
I think a grey pickled type finish with variations on the various wood details would be interesting without being overwhelming, especially if the wood grain peeks through.
Dear Vikki,
My father had a clock just like the one you just got. It was worth a thousand dollars when he
purchased it. Personally I would just try to spruce it up as the original finish. I wish I had one
lorettaheim
Thanks Loretta, the finish on this is pretty bad. Whoever stained it really didn’t know what they were doing. And, as you can see, there are no guts. I doubt that it’s worth very much in the state it’s in. But it’s always good to know what it MIGHT be worth.