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Giant Brass and Glass World Time Ball Desk Clock
By Elgin Clocks
Located in London, GB
Elgin National Watch Company, Illinois, USA, early 20th century
A Fine giant ball desk clock in
Category
Early 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Corum Sterling Silver Erotic "Ball" Desk Clock with Enamel Dial Limited Edition
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Corum Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Erotic Ball Desk Clock
METAL / MATERIAL
Category
1990s Swiss Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Corum Sterling Silver Erotic "Ball" Desk Clock with Enamel Dial Limited Edition
By Corum
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Corum Watch Company
STYLE / REFERENCE: Erotic Ball Desk Clock
METAL / MATERIAL
Category
1990s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Omega Art Deco Styled Ball Clock with Magnifier Lens
By Omega
Located in Long Beach, CA
months on the movement
This unique Ball Desk Clock is fitted with a high-grade Omega Movement. The case
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Vacheron Constantin Geneve Desk Ball Clock
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Vacheron Constantin Geneve Nautical Ball Desk Clock. This gorgeous piece is made with brass and
Category
20th Century Swiss Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Omega Art Deco Styled Ball Clock with Magnifier Lens
By Omega
Located in Long Beach, CA
on the movement
This unique Ball Desk Clock is fitted with a high grade Omega Movement. The case
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Rare and Lovely Mid-Century Modern Bakelite Table or Wall Clock by PRIM 1950s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Munich, DE
ball. Designed and manufactured by PRIM clocks, Czech Republic, 1950s.
Executed in black bakelite and
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 7.49 in W 10.63 in D 3.94 in
Miniature English William Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Here is a beautiful miniature Congreve rolling ball clock. This one comes with a solid marble
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mystery Briggs Rotary Conical Pendulum Glass Dome Flying Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Mystery Briggs Rotary glass dome flying ball clock.
We are presenting an excellent "Briggs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mystery Ferris Wheel Gravity Weight Ball Driven Regulator Clock - Never Wind It!
Located in Danville, CA
Here we are offering a fantastic mystery Ferris wheel bearing ball driven crystal regulator clock
Category
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 22 in W 10.75 in D 8.38 in
Large Mystery Brass Lady Gloria 8 Day Cobalt Blue Ball Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Mystery gloria 4" cobalt blue ball marble swinging clock.
Here is a nice mystery cobalt blue 4
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare Vintage French Style Mystery 8 Day Waterwheel Rolling Ball Industrial Clock
Located in Danville, CA
For your consideration is a mystery Water Wheel Industrial Ball Bearing Clock. It comes with an 8
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 8.75 in
Large Mystery Brass Lady Diana 8 Day Cobalt Blue Ball Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Large Mystery Diana cobalt blue ball swinging clock
Excellent Diana statue 4" ball swinger. It
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mystery Cobalt Blue Ball 8 Day Brass Huntress Lady Statue Swinging Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Here is an excellent condition brass Huntress lady figure mystery swinging clock. It comes with an
Category
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Berit Sundell, Gustavsberg. Ceramic tabletop clock in the shape of a soccer ball
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Berit Sundell for Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Unique ceramic tabletop clock designed in the shape of a
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
H 8.27 in W 6.7 in D 6.3 in
Art Deco Style Mid-Century Jacob Palmtag Desk Clock
By Jakob Palmtag
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
vertical clock glass is set on a curved sheet of clear cut curbed green glass supported by four brass ball
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Cut Glass
Mystery 8 Day Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock with Bell Striking
Located in Danville, CA
A large beautiful mystery Congreve rolling ball clock. The original clock is invented by an English
Category
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 19.25 in W 15.75 in D 15.38 in
Junghans Mid-Century Golden Sunburst Brass Table Desk Clock, Germany, 1950s
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful Atomic Starburst Hollywood Regency table or desk clock from the 1950s, executed by
Category
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Mahogany Bracket Clock, Dent, London
By Dent
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian Double Fusee Bracket Clock, Dent, London
Edwardian bracket clock housed in a mahogany
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian quality mahogany inlaid bracket clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany inlaid bracket clock, having a quality inlaid mahogany case with
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gilt and Patinated Figural Clock
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Louis XVI style figural clock. Gilt and patinated putti on bronze base supporting ball
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Mechanical Wind Up Ingraham Desk Small Ball Clock, circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unit. Mechanical pocket watch design ball clock, wind the winding knob for running the small clock
Category
Antique Early 1900s More Clocks
Materials
Brass
Georgian Small Ebonised Bracket Clock, Haley & Milner, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian Small Ebonised Bracket Clock, Haley & Milner, London
Georgian small bracket clock housed
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Fruitwood
Regency Ebonised Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester
Located in Norwich, GB
Regency Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester
Ebonised arch top bracket clock standing on a
Category
Antique 1820s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Bacchanalian Faun Sculptural Clock by H. Moyson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous and mythical sculptural clock made of patinated and gilt bronze, depicting a young
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Regency Mahogany English Fusee Bracket Clock by Memmes, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Regency bracket clock in an arch top case with brass inlay and dentil moulding, side carrying
Category
Antique 1820s English Early Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Weltron Model 2001 Space Ball, AM/FM Radio 8 Track Stereo
By Weltron
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Step into the retro-futuristic charm of the Weltron Model 2001 8-track stereo AM-FM radio, a timeless piece that seamlessly blends nostalgia with space-age aesthetics. Encased in a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Teckell ADAGIO pendulum clock in Covelano White marble by Gianfranco Barban
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Adagio floor pendulum clock designed by Gianfranco Barban for Teckell is a part of Takto timepieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble
H 88.19 in W 29.93 in D 13 in
Teckell ADAGIO pendulum clock in Marquina Black marble by Gianfranco Barban
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Adagio floor pendulum clock designed by Gianfranco Barban for Teckell is a part of Takto timepieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble
H 88.19 in W 29.93 in D 13 in
George III Mahogany English Fusee Bracket Clock by William Chater, London
Located in Norwich, GB
George III Bracket Clock.
Stunning mahogany case with Cupola top surmounted by a ‘pineapple
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Stunning Stainless Steel and Blue Glass Art Deco / Machine Age Clock
By Charles Webb, Gilbert Rohde
Located in Buffalo, NY
C.Ball co...Cleveland, wind up 8 day table clock, Classic modernist design.. runs and keeps perfect time
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Stylish Brass Table Clock in Amsterdamse School Style
Located in Doornspijk, NL
brass ball that has been melted into the clock face (brand: Jacob Palmtag).
No effort was made to hide
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Jugendstil Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 13.39 in W 12.21 in D 7.49 in
Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock
Located in London, GB
Impressive antique Austrian champlevé enamel, silver-gilt and lapis lazuli clock set
Austrian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 35.83 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock by Roque, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
impressive paw on a ball like the Medicis lions flanking the statement making clock case. The original
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Teckell ADAGIO pendulum clock in Brushed Silver Wave marble by Gianfranco Barban
By Teckell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Adagio floor pendulum clock designed by Gianfranco Barban for Teckell is a part of Takto timepieces
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble
H 88.19 in W 29.93 in D 13 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sévres Porcelain And Ormolu Annular Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
annular clock. The clock is raised by a square Ormolu base with a Coeur de Rai border design above ball
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
H 23.25 in W 9.25 in D 7.5 in
The Clock is in a Excellent and Perfect Working Condition, Also it Has Recently
Located in Warsaw, PL
laurel garland with a beaded line. The portico clock is raised on four flattened ball feet made from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 18.9 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
By George Nelson
Located in Weesp, NL
working at the studio.
Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Desk/Mantle Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Edwardian inlaid mahogany desk clock having a magnificent inlaid balloon shaped
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful original Art Deco Sparton 'Bluebird' cobalt blue mirror model 566
By Sparton
Located in Houston, TX
a 14" cobalt blue mirror disc, with contrasting ebony painted ball feet finished with and 3 chromed
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
H 14.5 in W 14.5 in D 7 in
Vintage French Lucite Embedded Brass Clock Parts Ball Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
embedded round ball sculpture. Many brass parts of gears and clock parts are embedded and floating in this
Category
Vintage 1960s French Machine Age Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Lion Mantel Clock Gilded Bronze, circa 1770
Located in Berlin, DE
Eye-catching gilded bronze lion mantel clock, Louis XV, circa 1770.
3.5 inch enamel dial; bell
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Midcentury George Nelson Gentlemens Secretary Chest
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
.
Among Nelson`s own creations are classic works of 1950s design, including the bubble lamp, ball clock
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Materials
Walnut
Midcentury Table Clock in Bakelite by PRIM, 1950s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Zohor, SK
black bakelite construction and shell. The clock head is adjustable, standing on a brass ball. Original
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Extremely Large Edwardian 8 Day / 200 Hour Ball Clock with Roman Numerals
Located in London, GB
A very rare and extremely large Edwardian Ball / bullseye clock. Having an 8 day / 200 hour
Category
Vintage 1910s British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare & Stunning German Art Deco Chrome with Red & Cream Enamel Ball Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This rare and stunning German Art Deco ball clock features embossed numerals with red enameled
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
George III Precision Bracket Clock
By Thomas Pratt
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Thomas Pratt, Canterbury, bracket clock with precision deadbeat escapement, signed Thomas Pratt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Table Clocks an...
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
19th Century John Leach Satinwood Bracket Clock
By John Leach
Located in Wendover, GB
William IV eight day bracket clock. An 8 inch circular dial set within a satinwood Biedermeier
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Biedermeier Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine Verge Repeating Balloon Clock, Newman Peachy, London
Located in Chesterfield, GB
This is a fine ebonized English balloon clock dating from the Georgian period made by Newman Peachy
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
English Georgian Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Timepiece Bracket Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
ball feet and is finished with a moulded chamfer top. The clock has a six inch white painted dial with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Figured Mahogany Bracket Clock by Thomas Connald
By Thomas Connald
Located in Macclesfield, GB
ringed carrying handles stood on brass ball feet. The clock has a seven inch white painted dish dial with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
English George III Mahogany Bracket Clock by Hampson & Thelwell
Located in Macclesfield, GB
ball feet finished with a brass pineapple finial to the top. The clock has brass fish scale sound frets
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
English William IV Mahogany Bracket Clock with Pull Repeat Action
By John Peterkin
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality English figured mahogany chamfer top bracket or table clock with ebony
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
English Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock with Pull Repeat by Bayles of London
By Bayles
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality figured mahogany lancet top bracket or table clock with ebony raised cockbeaded
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6 in
English William IV Ebonized and Brass Inlaid Bracket Clock by Charles Crews
By Charles Crews
Located in Macclesfield, GB
ball feet with pineapple finial to the top. The clock has Gothic sounds frets with embossed grape and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Cartier Desk Clock in the Art Deco Style
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Cartier Desk Clock in the Art Deco Style. Circa 1980�s. A green hardstone, gilt-metal, and mother
Category
Late 20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Metal
Attractive Miniature French Nickel-Plated Carriage Timepiece, circa 1925
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
with bevelled glass panels to the top, front and sides, solid back door, the whole raised on ball feet.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
H 2.96 in W 1.82 in D 1.66 in
French Art Deco Clock Moon and Sun Manual Wind Eight-Day, Six Jewels Black Only
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age modernist design desk or vanity clock.
Signed: 8 days, 6 Rubis. Brevete´ S.G.D.G., France et
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Brass, Nickel
H 3.5 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
Giant Brass and Glass Antonio Barbarni Ball Desk Clock
Located in London, GB
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, Early 20th century.
A fine giant ball desk clock in brass and glass
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
1808.
Congreve appears to have been unaware that rolling ball clocks had been invented earlier by
Category
Mid-20th Century British Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ball desk clock for your home. A ball desk clock — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ball desk clock — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right ball desk clock, those designed in Art Deco, mid-century modern and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. A well-made ball desk clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Howard Miller and George Nelson are consistently popular.
How Much is a Ball Desk Clock?
Prices for a ball desk clock can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $360 and can go as high as $16,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,175.
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Whether you’re working on-site or giving your home office the makeover it deserves, a new, vintage or antique table clock or desk clock is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Who says that a unique desk clock isn’t a meaningful addition to your home office or library? And who says you don’t need a cool clock anymore?
While our means for telling time have evolved from pocket watches to wristwatches and finally to our digital phones, there is likely still a place for a table clock or desk clock in your life, even if it isn’t a modern desk clock.
Antique and vintage clocks appeal to our penchant for nostalgia, whisking us back in time to the 18th and 19th centuries, when clockmakers were busying themselves with designs for objects such as mantel clocks, then ornate pieces that were typically displayed on top of a fireplace. Tabletop clocks and desk clocks are variations on the carriage clock, a small, portable timepiece outfitted with a hinged carrying handle that garnered popularity as the growth of rail travel took shape.
Clocks make great collectibles. More than one mantel clock in your home library is going to elevate the space where your carefully curated stacks of books live, while a well-designed small decorative desk clock can be a fun way to express your personal style. Amid your inkwell, porcelain paperweights and other desk accessories, a desk or table clock designed during the Art Deco or Louis XVI eras, for example, is going to stand out in your workspace as a striking accent.
Since new, vintage and antique tabletop and desk clocks are not as common in today’s interiors, these objects will make a statement in yours. Find a spectacular clock on 1stDibs now.
Questions About Ball Desk Clock
- How do ball clocks work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A rolling ball clock works with an electric motor. Every five or 10 minutes, the top rail will deposit a ball onto the next rail to indicate what minute it is in multiples of five or 10. Every hour, the upper and middle rails reset and one ball is transferred to the bottom rail to indicate the hour. Shop a collection of vintage ball clocks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Although Sir William Congreve patented the design in 1808, Scottish clockmaker Robert Bryson seems to have invented the rolling ball clock. Examples of his work that predate Congreve's patent have been identified by modern-day historians. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of rolling ball clocks.
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