Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
Located in Weesp, NL
Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio.
Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release:
“It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.”
Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach.
Can you tell me more about his clocks?
George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades.
While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature.
The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on.
The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time.
As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Wall Clock by Klenoty, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Wall clock made by Klenoty in Czechoslovakia in 1960s.
Made of glass and brass.
Fully functional.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1970s Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller wall clock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller 1970s wall clock, model #588. Made of a walnut case, original red back, brushed aluminum clock face, brass Roman nu...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
1990s Plastic & Glass Wall Clock by Pragotron, Czechoslovakia
By Pragotron
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage round wall clock, made of black plastic and glass by famous Pragotron in the Czech Republic. Requires AA-battery.
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Junghans Pastel Green Wall Clock in Porcelain, Germany, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A midcentury German porcelain wall clock decorated with pastel green glaze. It features a slightly concave glass front that can be opened ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Bakelite Industrial Wall Clock by Pragotron, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage round bakelite and glass wall clock, made by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. Converted to battery.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by CONDOR, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern kite wall clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) Group of Table and Wall Clocks for Howard Miller, Vitra Design Museum, Poland/Germany, designed 1949-1954 Vitra Design Museum labels, With battery-operated mechanisms
The Kite clock...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Gray Max Bill Midcentury Wall Clock by Junghans Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic modernist design wall clock and timer, original and old from the 1950s, designed by Max Bill, executed by Junghans Germany. A beautiful and adorable wall clock with a light...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Bakelite Industrial Wall Clock by Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Praha, CZ
Large version of industrial wall clock by Pragotron made in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Bakelite case and glass cover Converted to battery.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Midcentury Walnut Arthur Umanoff Meridian Pendulum Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage Meridian wall clock designed by Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller in walnut, circa 1970s. This piece features a coffin shaped wood case and an inset orange backdrop accented with a brass...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Howard Miller Iconic Clock by George Nelson
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic and classic Howard Miller ball clock from the 1950's by George Nelson. Wonderful Atomic style with a central clock motif with 50's styl...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Brillie Vintage French Station Railway Clock Factory Industrial Paris France
By Brillie
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Vintage French station - Railway - Factory Brillie clock.
The frame is metal with glass - The faces are painted.
Measures: Diameter 20.47 inch
Original vintage conditon.
...
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1940s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Huge 1970s Brutalist Brass and Copper Sunburst Sculpture Clock
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Enormous 3 foot wide wall art sculpture clock from the early 1970s.
Torch cut brass and copper "leaf" design welded to a inner copper rod frame.
Wood c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Copper
MCM Gents of Leicester 24 Hour Bakelite Wall Clock C.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Manufactured by the legendary clock maker Gents of Leicester, most likely from their factory in Leicester, England. This bakelite wall clock is the sought after version with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
1960's Vintage Metamec Electric Clock, Design Clock Metamec, Made in England
By Metamec
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Beautiful electric clock. Runs like ... clockwork. This clock is a must have for everybody who loves a nice design item. In kitchen, office, livingroom, bar, restaurant, shop. Feels ...
Category
1960s British Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Roger Capron Wall Mounted Ceramic Clock, circa 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Roger Capron wall mounted ceramic clock, circa 1960.
By Roger Capron, signed. (France).
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful pa...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Large Light Up Howard Miller Lucite Wall Clock
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large Lucite light up wall clock from a Michigan bank lobby with beveled edges and routed roman numerals to the back of the face. The center has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Max Bill Design Years '60 for Junghans Wall Clock Ato-Mat
By Max Bill
Located in Biella, IT
Max Bill design years '60 for Junghans wall clock ato-mat first edit with electro/mechanical movement
the clock is in ceramic metal and plastic, in good condition and very rare.....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Organic Bamboo Mid Century Style Starburst Clock Hand Made
Located in Oxford, GB
This is a High-quality natural rattan and bamboo mid century style starburst clock hand crafted by the local artisans in the Philippines
The clock me...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Bamboo
Black and White Flip Clock Large Station, Factory Clock, 1970s, France
By Bodet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Timeless Bodet black and white flip-flap station clock designed by the company that has been equipping French and Belgium stations for their big clocks for several decades. They inform travelers of the time that is running! This pretty specimen from the 1970s and 80s will ensure your punctuality while offering a beautiful Industrial and modern look to your interior decor.
The flip-flap clock...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
Natural Rattan and Bamboo Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand Made
Located in Oxford, GB
This is a High-quality Natural Rattan and Bamboo Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand crafted by the local artisans in the Philip...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Meister Anker in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, batt...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Natural Bamboo Mid-Century Style Starburst Clock Hand Made
Located in Oxford, GB
This is a high-quality natural rattan and bamboo mid-century style Starburst Clock Hand crafted by the local artisans in the Philippines
The clock mea...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Bamboo
Natural Rattan and Bamboo Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand Made
Located in Oxford, GB
This is a High-quality Natural Rattan and Bamboo Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand crafted by the local artisans in the Philip...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Blue White Ceramic Kitchen Clock Mid-Century Wall Clock Exact, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning original important blue glazed ceramic kitchen clock designed and made by Exact, Germany, 1950s. This original old clock is a well-known design...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Fritz Hansen & George Nelson Stool Seat Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1950s George Nelson ball clock for George Nelson and Associates and Howard Miller. This clock was designed with Irving Harper in 1949, and was the first among several iconic clock...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wood Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of metal, brass, wood & glass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Robert Wuersch Ceramic and Walnut Wall Clock
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome ceramic and walnut midcentury modern wall clock with face in olive green glaze and black Roman numerals. Deep profile with thick wood outer frame. Simple black metal hands a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Large Mid-Century Junghans Sunburst Brutalist Brass Wall Clock, Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
An impressive round Modernist Starburst Brutalism wall clock from the 1950s, executed by Junghans Germany. This clock has a diameter of 17.5 inches, its fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Sheet Metal, Enamel
Handarbeit Ceramic Wall Clock Gold Brass Baby Blue Vintage 1960s Midcentury
Located in London, GB
Finished with gold leaf and a Classic blue pastel colour, this square ceramic wall clock, marked “Handarbeit 42154”, is a fine example of midcentury West German craftsmanship.
Mi...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Lovely Mid-Century Modern Wall Clock by Telenorma TN in Brass and Acryl, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of brass, metal and acrylic.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space Age Sunburst Wall Clock by Kienzle Automatic in Aluminium, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of aluminium and metal.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, battery operated...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Richter Quarz in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence....
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Natural Rattan Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand Made
Located in Oxford, GB
This is a High-quality Natural Rattan and Bamboo Mid Century style Starburst Clock Hand crafted by the local artisans in the Philip...
Category
2010s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Rattan
Vintage Modernist Wood + Brass Table and Wall Clock by Junghans, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
clock, usable as table and wall clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Junghans, Germany
Age:
1970s
This original wooden table clock...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Junghans Max Bill German Minimalist White Ceramic Wall Clock Braun Era
By Max Bill, Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The clock movement with a fresh battery has been running, however it may need to be serviced, it is quite loud. The manual timer is in working order. For reference an example was auc...
Category
1950s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Red Coral Clock
Located in New York, NY
Italian red coral clock. Vintage forties coral enamel glazed clock with shaped border and brass roman numeral face with key for winding. Happily tick...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Meister Quarz in Brass, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, battery operated...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Museum Wall Clock by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern museum wall clock designed by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland Michigan. Encased with an eggshel...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Iron and brass Wall Clock by Diehl Dilectron, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Table Clock Junghans Meister, Germany, 1950s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Junghans Electronic, Germany
Age:
1960s
Description:
This original vintage table clock...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Copper Wall Clock by Mauthe Electric, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & copper.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Glass Table Clock by Kienzle, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Kienzle, Germany
Age:
1970s
This original vintage table clock wa...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Dugena in Brass, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electr...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Elegant Mid-Century Junghans Ato-Mat Gold Brass Wall Clock, Germany, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful square modernist brass wall clock in the style of Max Bill, executed in the 1950s by Junghans Germany. An elegant and decorative piece with a square golden metal housing,...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Golden Junghans Hollywood Regency Gilt and Crystals Wall Clock, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A beautiful round wall clock, executed in the 1970s by Junghans, Germany, in the style of Gaetano Sciolari or Palwa.
The clock is made of mirror g...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Zodiac Wall Clock by Diehl Electric, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Hollywood Regency Brass Glass Table Clock by Kienzle, Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Kienzle, Germany
Age:
1960s
This original vintage table clock wa...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970 Wall Clock Prim, Czechoslovakia
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Praha, CZ
Wooden wall clock Prim electronic from Czechoslovakia.
The clock is in original good working condition,
Battery operated clock.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Round Modernist Blue Mosaic Wall Clock "Europa, " Germany, 1950s
By Europa
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful round mid-century wall clock, with a brass frame, nice brass hands and indices and a stylish blue mosaic clocks´face. Executed in the 1950s by Europa, Germany. Original s...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Modernist Walnut and Brass Square Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern square wall clock in walnut with pine hour and minute hands (ca. 1970s, USA).
Simple, modernist form enhanced by round, brass, dec...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modernist Metal Brass Table Clock by Diehl Dilectron, Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table Clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
DIEHL, Germany
Age:
1960s
This original wooden table clock wa...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modernist Wooden Teak Metal Table Clock by Zentra, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Zentra, Germany
Age:
1970s
This original wooden table clock w...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Brass Zodiac Wall, Table or Mantel Clock, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful heavy Mid-Century Modern brass desk clock with a brass clocks face. Executed in the 1960s by an german manufacturer. we think Movement was...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Wall Clock in Soft Yellow by Junghans Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Very much Mid-Century in soft yellow colour wall clock from Junghans Germany. Electric, battery operated.
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hollywood Regency Teak + Brass Wall Clock Atlanta Electric Germany 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
wall clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Atlanta Electric, Germany
Age:
1960s
Description:
This original vintage wall clock was produced i...
Category
Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Modern wall clocks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern wall clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern wall clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall clocks, popular names associated with this style include Howard Miller, Junghans Uhren GmbH, George Nelson, and Kienzle Clocks. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $129 and tops out at $6,700 while the average work can sell for $809.
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