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French Clock With Complications

19th Century French Louis Philippe Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze Portico Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large and impressive French Louis Philippe portico clock with complications. The ebonized wood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

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Wood

Palatial & Rare Napoleon III French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock, Detouche
By C. Detouche
Located in New York, NY
A palatial, extremely rare, and important Napoleon III French ormolu and patinated bronze
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Clock Stamped ‘DENIERE A PARIS”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu clock stamped 'DENIERE A PARIS". The
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

French 1914 Morgan Triple Calendar Desk Clock In Sterling Gold Platinum & Agate
By J. Morgan & Sons
Located in Miami, FL
French moon phase complication desk clock Morgan by Edouard Clerk. Very important and rare
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Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Agate, Gold, Platinum, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Jaeguer Le coultre Atmos table clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaeguer Le coultre Atmos table clock Atmos Model Directory Style Origin Switzerland Circa 1970
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Jaeguer Le coultre Atmos table clock
Jaeguer Le coultre Atmos table clock
H 9.45 in W 8.27 in D 5.52 in
Month-Going Regulator Clock by Deshays à Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis-Philippe-period month-going longcase regulator clock is an exceptional example of French
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

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Steel

A Rare Drocourt No. 14993: Carriage Clock and Calendar
Located in London, GB
French manufacture dating from the 3rd quarter of the 19th Century which has the complications of day and
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Antique 1870s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Bronze

Exceptional Musical Clock with Complications and Painting by L. V. Fouquet
By Louis Vincent Fouquet
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare complicated music clock behind a fine oil on canvas painting of the Quai De Brancas In
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Paintings

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Canvas

18 Kt Yellow Gold Lepine Pocket Watch, Second Morte, Double Barrel, Collector
Located in Antwerp, BE
1720 – 31 May 1814) was a French watchmaker. He contributed inventions which are still used in
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Antique 19th Century French Artisan Pocket Watches

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Yellow Gold

Patek Philippe 5015 Gold Watch Power Reserve 18k Estate Wristwatch
By Patek Philippe
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
design and notable complications, including moon phase and power reserve indicators. The watch is
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1990s Swiss Wrist Watches

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18k Gold, Yellow Gold

1960's Jaeger Lecoultre Stainless Steel Restored
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Raleigh, NC
later set the foundation for the brand’s coveted Grand Complications. Edmond Jaeger Completes the
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Vintage 1960s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches

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Stainless Steel

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French Rosewood and Satinwood Portico Clock
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique and elegant French clock, with bronze details and fine inlaid wood, perfectly working. Perfect in a studio room. It's the typical clock of European noble houses. That's an in...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

 French Rosewood and Satinwood Portico Clock
 French Rosewood and Satinwood Portico Clock
H 16.54 in W 8.67 in D 5.12 in
Large Vintage Industrial 24" Gents of Leicester Factory Railway Wall Clock c1930
By Gents of Leicester
Located in London, GB
Large and imposing black factory clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930 This clock has survived in great original condition, the black factory painted casing waxed to p...
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Vintage 1930s English Industrial Wall Clocks

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Steel

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mahogany Portico Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep time in your office, study, or atop your mantel with this elegant antique potico clock. Crafted in France, circa 1860 and standing on bun feet over a rectangular base, the sophi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French
By Charles Hour
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French clock by the illustrious maker Charles Hour, circa 1890. It is of the beautifully restrained Empire design in a sumptuous green variegated specimen...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Mounted Sevres Jewel Box and Cover with Multi-Panel Scenes
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful 19th century gilt bronze mounted sevres jewel box and cover with multi-panel scenes. Of cartouche shape, the top painted with two maidens reclining in a garden attended b...
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Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Mauboussin Fouga Stainless Steel Travel Clock IOB
By Mauboussin
Located in New York, NY
A vintage alarm travel clock by Mauboussin, a French luxury brand. Fouga series. Stainless steel case with single crown. The cover flips around to serve as a base for displaying the ...
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20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Stainless Steel

Tiffany & Co. 1920 Art Deco 8 Days Desk Clock Sterling Silver & Enamel with Box
By Concord, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock designed by Tiffany & Co. A beautiful and elegant easel back desk clock, created in New York city by the Tiffany & Co. studios, during the art deco period back in the...
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Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century Neoclassical Silvered Muses Centerpiece in the Manner of Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century neoclassical style silver-plated figural centerpiece, in the manner of Christofle and a design by Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822-1912). The circular or...
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Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Centerpieces

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Bronze

Empire Portal Clock, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Portal clock on a rectangular, stepped base in mahogany veneered with small bun feet. The stepped architrave is supported by four smooth columns, the capitals and bases are in fire-g...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century French Empire Portico Mantel Clock in Original Glass Dome
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep time in your office, study, or atop your mantel with this elegant antique clock in the original glass dome. Crafted in France, circa 1870, the portico clock stands on a wooden g...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Rare Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Mantle Clock with Tiffany Glass & Hunting Theme
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare and perfectly running Arts & Crafts hunting pendulum clock with lighting. If you are looking for a one of a kind antique clock to grace your living space then this large a...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Mantel Clocks

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Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron

Pair of French Victorian Bronze Dore Urn-Shaped Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian bronze dore urn shaped candelabras with scroll handles and 9 arms, floral design, and cupid heads on base. (PRICED AS Pair)
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Candelabras

Antique French Leroy Gilt Bronze Miniature Carriage Clock
Located in New York, NY
A miniature antique 19th-century French carriage clock with key wind mechanism. Footed rectangular case with a handle on top made of gilt bronze. Clear glass sides display the clock ...
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Antique 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Antique French Empire Ebonized & Gilt Portico Mantel Clock, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire portico clock offers ebonized construction with four Corinthian column supports and foliate cast ormolu mounts throughout, key as photographed, c1820 Meas...
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Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This mantel clock is crafted in a neoclassical style of the Napoleon III period (1824-1830). The mantel clock’s pedestal is made from turquoise malachite and golden ormolu. Malachit ...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period
H 25.6 in W 20.48 in D 9.85 in
Travel Alarm Clock in Brass and Faux Snakeskin from "GW", Germany, ca 1950's
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Introducing a Timeless Treasure: Vintage travel alarm clock in brass and faux snakeskin from "GW," Germany! Elevate your décor and embark on a journey through time with our exquisite...
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Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Brass

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French Directoire Brass and Black Marble Skeleton Mantel Clock circa 1795
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Rare French Directoire Ormolu-Mounted Brass and Black Marble Skeleton Mantel Clock circa 1795. A
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Clocks

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

Apple&Hermes watch Single Tour, 38mm Stainless Steel Case with NOIR Leather Band
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
, three numeral displays, and three complications — stopwatch, date, and world clock. Apple Watch
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Wrist Watches

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Stainless Steel

Hermes&Apple watch, Single Tour, 38mm Stainless Steel Case, FAUVE BARENIA Leather b
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
, three numeral displays, and three complications — stopwatch, date, and world clock. Apple Watch
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2010s French Modern Wrist Watches

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Stainless Steel

19th Century French Clock with Date, Moon, Second... Six Complications, ca 1860
Located in Greven, DE
Rare mantel clock with six complications Paris marble, enamel around 1860-1870 Dimensions
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Antique 1860s French Mantel Clocks

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Belgian Black Marble

c.1895 French Carriage Clock with Complications by Rodanet
Located in Greenlawn, NY
the hours, alarm and date, the days of the week in French, and steel-cut hands including the sweep
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20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Bronze

Napoleon III Black and Rouge Marble Mantle Clock with Multiple Complications
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
multiple complications the case is made of black Belgium marble and red French griotte marble. The movement
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

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Marble

Lyre Clock with Complications in Gilt Bronze & Marble from the Napoleon III Era
Located in NICE, FR
A stunning lyre-shaped clock mounted on a white Carrara marble base, adorned with floral
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

c.1895 Automated Steam Engine Industrial Clock
By Andre Romain Guilmet
Located in Greenlawn, NY
of Industrial Clocks, the steam engine, came in several different sizes and complications. This is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Fine Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Clock by Nicolas-Alexandre Folin
By Georges-Adrien Merlet, Nicolas-Alexandre Folin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A rare and very fine original Louis XVI period antique French clock circa 1780. Beautifully made in
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Unique Patek Philippe 18-Carat Gold Pocket Watch
By Patek Philippe
Located in London, GB
An extremely fine, 18-carat rose gold open face complication pocket chronograph watch with
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Vintage 1910s Swiss Other More Clocks

Materials

Gold, Metal

Breguet Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon 3357BR/12/986
By Breguet
Located in London, GB
A rose gold Classique Grande Complication Tourbillon from Breguet. Features a silvered gold
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21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches

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18k Gold, Rose Gold

A Large British Sailor's Woolwork (woolie) Picture of the Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Boscawen pursued a French squadron into the neutral Portuguese waters of Lagos Bay and burnt and captured
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Antique 19th Century British Nautical Objects

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Wool

Fred of Paris Ladies Yellow Gold White Dial Quartz Wristwatch
Located in Dallas, TX
Arabic Roman Numerals; Moonphase complication at 6 o'clock. Burgundy Strap band with Tang buckle. Pre
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21st Century and Contemporary French Wrist Watches

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Yellow Gold

Hermes Apple Watch Double 38 MM
By Hermès
Located in Paris, FR
. Complication: stopwatch, date and world clock. This watch has been very little worn. Dimensions: total length
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2010s French Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

"Scorpio, from 'Signs of the Zodiac Series', " color lithograph by Salvador Dali
By Salvador Dalí­
Located in Milwaukee, WI
) in the lower left in pencil. This artwork features a scorpion on a hand-less clock. The scorpion has
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1960s Surrealist Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare and unusual 'desk' clock with numerous complications
By Lepine
Located in Vancouver, BC
A rare and unusual clock having three dials, all set in within gilded clouds, the top clock dial
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Early 20th Century Spanish Clocks

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Ormolu, Metal, Enamel, Steel

Mid 19thC Mantle Clock With Decorative Cupid And Complications
Located in Vancouver, BC
A large and impressive mantle clock, the rectangular stepped marble case made of black Belgium
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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Enamel

SANDOZ Yellow Gold Grand Complication Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sandoz Grand Complication pocket watch, featuring a mechanical manual winding movement; white dial
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20th Century French Pocket Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Breguet Stainless Steel Type 20 chronograph French military wristwatch 1954
By Breguet
Located in New York, NY
Breguet. A Rare and Early Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch Issued by the French Military
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Vintage 1950s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cartier "Rotonde" Watch, on a Leather Strap
By Cartier
Located in Paris, IDF
calendar complication with days indicated by a retrograde hand, month and leap year indicated in a counter
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2010s French Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold

Swiss 18k Repeater Chronograph Diamond Ruby HorseRacing / Bet Motif Pocket Watch
By Angelus
Located in New york, NY
. The only way to know the time was to own a clock or watch with a repeater complication. Repeaters
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Antique 1890s Swiss Belle Époque Pocket Watches

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Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Cartier Mechanical Desk Alarm Clock
By Cartier
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Watch Details: Cartier Travel Alarm Clock Mechanical France; Cartier; Unisex; ; Circa: 1990
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20th Century Desk Accessories

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French Clock With Complications For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of French clock with complications available for sale. Each of these unique French clock with complications was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, marble and ormolu. French clock with complications have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made French clock with complications over the years, but those made by C. Detouche and Louis Vincent Fouquet are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are French Clock With Complications?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $9,500, while they’re typically $1,195 on the low end and $248,500 highest priced.
Questions About French Clock With Complications
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Check the clock for a manufacturer’s mark or label. Once you have this, you should be able to look up the clock’s brand to see if it is French in origin. A clock is considered antique once it is 100 years old. A professional can also help verify the origin of your clock. Shop an array of expertly vetted antique clocks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How you adjust a French mantel clock depends on its design. In many antique clocks, there is a winding slot that says R for Retard on one side and A for Advance on the other. If you wish to make the clock faster, you turn the key toward the R. To slow down the clock, turn the key in the opposite direction toward the A. Find a large collection of French mantel clocks on 1stDibs.