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Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

French Louis XVI 'cercle a tournant' clock
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Very unusual and important finely chased and gilt French Pendule ’Cercle a tournant’. Louis XVI
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18th Century Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Louis XVI 'cercle a tournant' clock
French Louis XVI 'cercle a tournant' clock
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 5.12 in
Cercles Tournants Clock Garniture by Deniere, Paris
By Jean-François Denière
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Rare and Exceptional Gilt and Patinated Bronze Monumental Cercles Tournants Clock Garniture, by
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Bronze

Important Cercles Tournants Rotary Clock set by Deniere
By Maison Deniere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-piece clock set ("Pendule A Cercles Tournants") comprising a palatial clock and a pair of 8-light
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Bronze

Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Porphyry Cercle Tournant Fine French Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This stunning antique mantel clock is unusual for its serpentine design, featuring a gilt bronze
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Porphyry, Bronze

“Cercles Tournants” Louis XVI Mantel Clock, Bronze Attributed to Gouthière
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Paris, FR
Important white marble “Cercles Tournants” mantel clock. Gilt bronze mounts attributed to Pierre
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1770s French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Bronze

Ormolu, White Marble and Tole Cercle Tournant Mantel Clock by Lepaute
By Lepaute, Francois Vion
Located in London, GB
sculptures of the Three Graces holding up a spherical clock with a revolving, or ‘cercle tournant’, dial
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu, Tôle

French Annular Dial Mantel Clock
By Maison Marnyhac 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
. Annular clocks, referred to as cercles tournants in France, are clocks with ring-shaped dials that revolve
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique French Gilt Bronze Mounted Malachite Turning Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
bronze snake handles and topped with a gilt bronze finial. The clock mechanism, called a cercle tournant
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Gilt Bronze, Marble and Tole Revolving Dial Clock
By Francois Vion
Located in London, GB
, the Three Graces are depicted holding up a spherical clock with a revolving, or ‘cercle tournant
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Enamel, Ormolu, Tôle, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze and Mable Three Graces Clock by Samuel Marti & Cie
Located in New York, NY
cercles tournant dials enameled with Roman and roman numerals, with fleur-de-lys pointers, surmounted by a
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19th Century French Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in London, GB
gilt bronze. The clock case itself takes the form of a vase with a 'cercle tournant' enamel dial
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Annular Dial Clock in the Manner of Lepaute, French, circa 1890
By Jean-André Lepaute 1
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
arrow. This fine annular dial or ‘cercles tournants’ clock with its integral marble pedestal is a
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porphyry Revolving Dial Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
gilt bronze, is formed in the shape of a vase. The movement of the clock is of the cercle tournant type
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Porphyry, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Circular Movement Mantel Clock by Leroy & Cie
Located in London, GB
depicting Classical scenes of river gods. The clock mechanism, called a cercle tournant, is composed of
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in New York, NY
Falconet The urn-form pendule à cercles tournants supported by a fluted marble column attended by the
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture
By Jollet & Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Cercles Tournants' Modelled with the Three Graces and a Pair of Cherub Four-Light Candelabra, By Jollet
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Marble, Ormolu

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Located in London, GB
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Located in London, GB
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant

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Louis XVI Annular Dial Clock
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Located in London, GB
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Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique French clock cercle tournant for your home. An antique French clock cercle tournant — often made from bronze, metal and stone — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique French clock cercle tournant — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique French clock cercle tournant, designed in the Louis XVI or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique French clock cercle tournant has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jean-Simon Deverberie, Maison Deniere and Maison Marnyhac are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique French Clock Cercle Tournant?

An antique French clock cercle tournant can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $39,838, while the lowest priced sells for $19,450 and the highest can go for as much as $225,000.

Finding the Right mantel-clocks for You

Personal time-telling devices may have migrated from our pockets to our wrists and finally onto our phones, but despite the convenience of a handheld digital timekeeper, nothing can beat well-made vintage, new and antique mantel clocks.

Invented by clockmakers in France and popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries, these practical yet ornate pieces were typically displayed on top of fireplaces or desks. While the most common mantel clocks were created in the traditional tambour style, which features a wide base that flares into an upright drum- or camelback-shaped case, modern clockmakers and furniture designers have experimented with their own ideas for these decorative objects over the years, introducing different forms and working with unconventional materials. A collection of whimsical, monochromatic handmade mantel clocks crafted by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk, called Floating Frames, for example, features minimalist frames of anodized wire and ceramic clockfaces.

When shopping for an antique, vintage or new mantel clock, don’t be afraid to branch out. Wood mantel clocks of any era will bring a classic, elegant allure to the shelving in your living room or the bookcase in your bedroom, while Empire-style mantel clocks will comparatively boast eye-catching gilt bronze and pronounced sculptural attributes. Some Art Deco mantel clocks will feature an integration of marble or glass and will likely be marked by the decorative embellishments associated with that particular furniture style.

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