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Early Louis XVI pendule
By Charles Du Tertre 1
Located in HAARLEM, NL
of this clock was very fashionable and typical from the early period during the reign from Louis XVI
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Antique 18th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI pendule by Molliens le Jeune a Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Beautiful pendule made by: Louis-François-Amable Molliens
who was a clockmaker whose workshop was
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”
Located in HAARLEM, NL
An extremely rare and important splendid Louis XV bronze pendulum clock “Pendule au Sanglier”, with
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Antique Early 18th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Romantic Louis XVI pendule by Gille l’Aîné à Paris
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A romantic early striking and classical LOUIS XVI pendule. The round white enamel dial, signed
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Pendule Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant French mantel clock/pendule, made of gilt bronze. The whole in Louis XV style. The clock
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Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Louis XVI Ormolu Carriage Clock, Pendule d'Officier, Late 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Signed on dial "Jn Pre Calame A PARIS"
with later key.
Movement not guaranteed.
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Carriage Clocks and Travel Cl...
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Louis XVI Marble Gilt Bronze Dancing Girl Pendule after Falconet
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XVI marble gilt bronze dancing girl pendule after Falconet, signed
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Enamel, Bronze
H 16.93 in W 7.49 in D 4.73 in
An 18th Century Louis XVI Pendule Clock by L'Epine, silvered case by Osmond
By Lepine
Located in HAARLEM, NL
This unusual silvered clock was a very popular model in the Louis XVI period.
The model is typical
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 13.39 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Pendule Lyre Luis XVI White Marble Clock, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
King, Louis XIV.
Mechanism complete and working.
Mechanism review recently.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clock, by Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze Cartel clock, by Beurdeley.
Signed 'A Beurdeley Fils à Paris
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Louis XV Style "Elephant" Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze "Pendule à l'éléphant" mantel clock , the enamel dial
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI French Figural Mantle Clock
Located in Greenlawn, NY
striking on a bell.
Ref:
A similar example is illustrated in ‘La Pendule Francaise’, pg. 274.
Size
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Lyre Form Clock Garniture, Louis XVI Manner, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lyre Form Clock Garniture in Louis XVI Manner.
A stunning antique French lyre boudoir clock set
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze marble clock, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Louis Seize Mantel Clock in a Giltwood Case, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize mantel clock or pendule, housed in a gold-patinated wooden case featuring intricate
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock
After a model by Étienne-Maurice
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture
By Jollet & Cie
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Marble Clock Garniture, Comprising a 'Pendule à
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 29.53 in W 12.6 in D 11.42 in
18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Âge au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 219.
This
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lyre Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
A French Clock Garniture
in the Louis XVI Manner
The clock and its accompanying candelabra
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock, circa 1780
Located in Berlin, DE
silk suspension, bell on half-hour and hour with pendulum.
Excellent small Louis XVI pendule dating
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
H 14.18 in W 8.27 in D 3.94 in
20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum). 19th century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a fine amaranth. Of
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 86.62 in W 20.87 in D 12.21 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ormolu pieces. Circa: Paris, 1870.
Refer to P. Kjellberg, Encyclopedie de La Pendule Française du Moyen
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XVI Period by Arnoux À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This elegant portico clock crafted in transitional Louis XVI – Empire style from ormolu, white and
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Allegorical Figurative Clock Depicting Venus Being Crowned by Amour
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
: La pendule à Paris de Louis XIV à Napoléon Ier: Ornamental Clocks and Clockmakers in 18th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Glass Mantel Clock by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very rare Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and glass, Pendule a cage, by Francois Linke, with a white
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 35.04 in W 22.45 in D 10.63 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Cherub & Dragons Ormolu & Crystal Chandelier
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. The Cabinet de la Pendule adjoining Louis XV's bedroom at Versailles takes its name from the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
H 87 in W 48 in D 48 in
Louis XV Style Cartel d'Applique After Jacques Caffieri. French, circa 1870
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
, 1986. vol. I, p. 117.
Tardy, "La Pendule Française des origines au Louis XV", Vol. ; p. 190, fig. 1.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
H 48.04 in W 19.69 in D 9.45 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Clock with Bacchante and Satyrs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Belles Pendules Francaises, De Louis XIV a l'Empire" ("The most Beautiful French Clocks") written by
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Allegorical Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock Depicting "Night and Day"
By Jacques Caffieri
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
and figures on apron, refer to Pierre Kjellberg Encyclopadie de la pendule francaise Paris 1997 p. 103
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XVI Ormolu Figural Cartel Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
plus belles pendules françaises, de Louis XIV à l’Empire, Florence, 2013, p. 182; a third, by Charles
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Unusually Large 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
obelisk mantel clock is also illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 26.38 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in
Sèvres Porcelain Louis XVI Lyre Mantel Clock by Kinable, Dial by Dubuisson
By Dubuisson, Dieudonné Kinable
Located in Paris, FR
Lyre Mantel Clock from the Royal Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Paris, late Louis XVI period, circa
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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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H 24.41 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Louis XVI Red Marble and Gilt Bronze Swan Handles Decorative Vases
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI style solid 'Rouge Languedoc' marble and gilt bronze-mounted
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 20.48 in W 8.27 in D 7.29 in
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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Antique 18th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, 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
A rare Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marble annular dial pedestal clock in the manner of Jean
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI More Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 87.41 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Rare French porcelain and gilt bronze mantel clock by Godon
By François-Louis Godon
Located in HAARLEM, NL
in Tardy, ‘La Pendule Francaise, 2e partie: du Louis XIV a nos journey’ Paris, 1975 p279
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Antique 18th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Pendulum Antique circa 1870 Wood with Gilded Bronze Mechanik Gustaf Becker
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendule of the early days, circa 1870 wood decorated with splendidly gilded bronze, work by Gustaf
Category
Antique 19th Century German Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Oak
H 22.84 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
/4 in.), diameter 50 cm (19 2/3 in.)
Important Louis XVI style clock set made up of a clock and
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 38.59 in W 27.56 in D 9.85 in
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
: Height 47cm, width 19cm, depth 19cm
This wonderful Louis XVI style mantel clock is designed in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Grand Figural Cartel Clock, After a Design by Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
evident in this eclectic design, encompassed the formality of Louis XIV’s courtly architecture and the
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Ferdinand Berthoud À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
, Ferdinand Berthoud sent for his nephew Pierre-Louis Berthoud (1754–1813), commonly known as Louis Berthoud
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Bisquit Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Figural Clock of Perseus Freeing Andromeda
By Francois Ageron
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine and rare Bisquit porcelain and gilt bronze Louis XV figural clock f depicting a famous scene
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
c.1765 Ormolu and Patinated Horse Clock by Lenoir
By Etienne LeNoir
Located in Greenlawn, NY
by Martinière and Decla.
For additional examples of 18th century animal clocks see: ‘La Pendule
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
version of the Pendule De Paris movement with a silk suspension. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Gilt Empire Claude Galle Clock By Claude Gallé, 19th Century
By Claude Galle
Located in Lisbon, PT
Pendule Française 2nd Partie: Du Louis XVI à nos jours
TARDY - La Pendule française 1949
Mechanism
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
French Ormolu Mantel Clock by Victor Paillard
By Victor Paillard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
revolutionary inventory of Louis XVI possessions, a clock supplied for the King at the Salle du Conseil at the
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Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Genius of Music
By Vincenti et Cie, Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Osmond and made by the famous Compagnie des Bronze of Brussels. Louis XV in style, an elegant waisted
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Napoleon III Pedestal Clock “Parquet Regulator” after Jean-Henri Riesener, 1734
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum). 19th Century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a fine amaranth. Of
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Lon...
Materials
Bronze
H 88.59 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
French Empire Allegorical Clock Depicting "Venus Guided by Love" by Lesieur
By Pierre Lesieur
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. Dumonthier, Les bronzes du Mobilier National, Pendules et Cartels, Paris, undated (circa 1911), plate 37; and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four Empire Ormolu Three-Light Wall Sconces, Attributed to Ravrio
By André-Antoine Ravrio
Located in Kittery Point, ME
. Although Ravrio enjoyed success during Louis XVI’s reign, he achieved far greater fame under Napoleon. He
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
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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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
Greco-Roman antiquity presented on the Louis XVI style clocks made appearances on the clocks produced in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Six-Light Candelabra Attributed to Escalier De Cristal circa 1819
By L'Escalier de Cristal
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Désarnaud présente une toilette, une cheminée, deux grands candélabres, deux tables, une grande pendule et
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Candelabras
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
H 38.19 in W 12.21 in D 12.21 in
French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Ormulu pendule with depiction of friendship and love
Paris (Lepaute, Thomire)
fire-gilt bronze
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 5.12 in
Maurice Lobre (1862 -1951) The snack
By Maurice Lobre
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
leurs meubles du temps de Louis-Philippe, M. Lobre continue à placer des êtres gracieux et frêles : là
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1880s French School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pendule Louis XVI d'Epoque
By Nicolas-Alexandre Folin
Located in Brussels, BE
Pendule "Portique" Louis XVI d'Epoque en marbre de carrare et bronze doré, surmontés d'un vase à
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Nice French Louis XVI Small Wooden Lion Pendule, circa 1770
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A nice French Louis XVI small wooden lion Pendule, circa 1770. Above the movement some goats of
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
Pendule Religieuse Signed Claude Raillard à Paris, circa 1665
By Claude Raillard
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pendule religieuse signed Claude Raillard à Paris
8-day movement, two spring barrels, verge
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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
An Attractive French Louis Xvi-style Brass 'pendule D'officier' Travel Clock, E. Bazart, Circa 1890
By E. Bazart
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
8.5-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals and inner red date marking, foliate pierced and engraved brass hands and steel date pointer, 8-day spring driven movement with platform lever e...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
H 7.09 in W 4.14 in D 3.55 in
A French ormolu and marble 'pendule a cercles tournants', Barancourt, circa 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
8-day spring driven movement with pinwheel escapement and silk suspended sunburst pendulum, countwheel half hour striking on a bell, driving the two horizontal chapter rings with Rom...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 14.57 in Dm 6.7 in
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There is a range of pendule louis for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct pendule louis — often made from metal, bronze and ormolu — can elevate any home. Pendule louis have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Louis XVI, louis xv and Empire pendule louis are consistently popular styles. Japy Frères, Vincenti et Cie and Charles Hour each produced beautiful pendule louis that are worth considering.
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A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
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