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Period: 20th Century
Midcentury Diehl Ceramic Wall Clock, Glossy Caramel Relief in 3D, 1960s, Germany
By Maison Diehl
Located in Andernach, DE
Outstanding colours & design by one of the oldest famous German watch- and clock maker Diehl.
Quite a futuristic approach, a masterpiece of mid-century design.
Made in the 1960s, thi...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Synchronome Factory Wall Clocks, c.1930
Located in London, GB
A simply formed one piece enamel wall clock made by Synchronome. c.1930
Formerly slave clocks made from a single piece of enamelled steel featuring roman numerals. Glass and exter...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel, Enamel
Large Industrial Cast Iron Gents of Leicester Factory Wall Clock, c.1930
Located in London, GB
Large cast iron factory clock manufactured by renowned electrical company Gents of Leicester. c.1930
Almost certainly used in an industrial setting, this clock retains it's remnan...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Chrome “Blow Up” Wall Clock by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Brazilian brothers and design collaborators Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Blow-Up series for Alessi melds contemporary precision with a chaotic design aesthetic. Th...
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Industrial Brown Enamel Synchronome Factory Wall Clock, c.1930
By Synchronome
Located in London, GB
A simply formed one piece enamel wall clock made in England by Synchronome. c.1930
Formerly slave clocks made from a single piece of enamelled steel featuring roman numerals with ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Steel
1970s British Classic Blue & Chrome AC.GMT.Co. Industrial Wall Clock Black Dial
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards.
At A.C GMT Co. we ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Seiko Ship's Nautical Analog Clock, 1980s
Located in Nantucket, MA
From a decommissioned Japanese ship, black Seiko analog clocks with brushed nickel faces. Battery mechanism updated and an easy opening on the back side. ...
Category
Japanese Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1970s British Racing Green AC.GMT.CO. Industrial Wall Clock Chrome Bezel
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Rescued from industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert process allows us to create a high quality clock of luxury standards.
At A.C GMT Co. we ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Large Vintage Industrial Art Deco Metal Smiths Electric Wall Clock, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
Stunning example of the iconic factory wall clock by Smiths English Clock Systems. c.1950
Left in totally original condition, retaining the black factory paint which has developed a...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Wall Clock with 2 Birds by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1992, Italy 'Cream, Beige'
Located in Chicago, IL
The 1992 "Kitchen clock" by Michael Graves is one of Alessi's most successful designs.
The birds flying from each hand recall the famous whistling bird from the Alessi kettle...
Category
Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Large 1950's Gents Factory wall clock
Located in Malton, GB
This is a superb 1950's Gents factory wall clock. Large size and heavy metal frame. Clear dial and nicely patinated frame which gives it lovely character. The clock is powered by an ...
Category
20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 3' Diameter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 34" Diameter.. Ive owned over 50 Neon Clocks,, very few this large,Tested and keeps perfect time,, Great color neon....
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Schauer Industrial or Station Clock, Vienna, 1964
By Schauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Four pieces available
The clock is in perfect condition, no major scratches, no glass scratched.
Flat glass cover, black painted figures an ivory white embossed dish,
painted blac...
Category
Austrian Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mid_Century Gold Metamec Starburst Wall Clock, 1960s
By Metamec
Located in London, GB
For sale is a Mid-Century Modernist ‘Starburst’ or 'Sunburst' wall clock by Metamec, England and dating from the 1960s.
The clock keeps good time and is in good vintage condition, w...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Style Sunburst Atomic Wall Clock By Kenneth Wingard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A striking wall clock designed by Kenneth Wingard to evoke the nostalgia of 1950s-style Sunburst clocks we all remember. Produced in the 2000s, it is a perfect addition to any mid-c...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
Category
Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Victoria Station 1747 Double Sided Brass Wall Mount Railway Clock 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century double sided railway clock styled after the famous clock at Victoria Station, London. Wrought metal wall mounted support and case in a dark bronze finish. 10 inch d...
Category
Victorian 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Grey Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a grey metal frame, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The pie...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Victoria Station 1747 Double Sided Brass Wall Mount Railway Clock 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century double sided railway clock styled after the famous clock at Victoria Station, London. Wrought metal wall mounted support and case in a dark bronze finish. 12 inch d...
Category
Victorian 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1980s Postmodern Reverse Painted Glass Wall Clock by Empire Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A postmodern Empire Art Products wall clock that looks like it could be straight out of a 1980s Swatch store or Pee Wee's Playhouse. Black and light blue reverse painted glass with ...
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass
Alessandro Mendini Wristwatch for Studio Alchimia, Museo Alchimia 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
Alessandro Mendini wristwatch for Studio Alchimia, collection Museo Alchimia in 1986 with Giorgio Gregori, Bruno Gregori, Alessandro Guerriero, Adriana Guerriero and Walter Garro. "T...
Category
Italian Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Smoked Lucite and Oak Mirror Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A handsome rectangular wall clock with inset mirror in an oak frame, likely from the 1970s. The clock face is smoked lucite face and the hands are brass.
In very good vintage cond...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Oak, Lucite, Mirror
Large Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This large wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass co...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Huge Black Square Industrial Wall Clock from Elektročas, 1990s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Elektročas ( former Pragotron ) in Czech Republic during the 1990s - 2000s It features a black metal frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a c...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Industrial Copper Gents of Leicester Factory Railway Wall Clock c.1930
Located in London, GB
Beautiful example of the iconic wall clock made in England by renowned electrical manufactures Gents of Leicester. c.1930
The metal casing has been stripped of paint to show the ele...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Copper
Antique Large E. Howard & Co. Oak Cased Double Sided Top Mount Bank Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Large E. Howard & Co. Oak Cased Double Sided Top Mount Bank Clock
Howard & Co. is a renowned watchmaking company which began in Boston in the mid 19th Century. This time pi...
Category
American American Empire 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Junghans Hardwood Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden frame with wooden clock face and brass hands and indexing. Made in the 1960s in Germany by Junghans
Perfect original working condition and after a professional revision.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Industrial Gents of Leicester Double Sided Railway Factory Clock. c.1940
Located in London, GB
Exceptional example of an industrial 24" double sided clock manufactured by Gents of Leicester. c.1940
Salavged from a railway station in the north of England during a refit in th...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Triangle Lacquered Wood Junghans Wall Clock, Midcentury around 1960, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Outstanding finish & design by the famous German watch- and clock maker JUNGHANS.
Quite a futuristic approach, a masterpiece of mid-century design.
Made in the mid 50s to 60s, this w...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
1920s Wall Clock
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A great decoration for your wall. Non working.
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Electric Wall Clock,, Amazing colors,, wonderful patina,, retains original Howard Miller label,, Tested and...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Rare Wall Clock Krups, Space Age Style, Germany, 1970s
By Krups
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type
- space age style
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Masterly Carved Black Forest Wall Barometer with Fern Plants and Eagle Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Hand carved, solid walnut antique barometer with maker's mark.
This rare Black Forest barometer depicting an incredibly detailed and finest quality also has the most beautiful patin...
Category
Swiss Black Forest 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Gents of Leicester Factory Wall Clock, c.1930
Located in London, GB
Beautiful example of the iconic cast iron factory wall clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930
In as found condition, just cleaned and waxed to preserve - this clock has...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Italian Advertising Wall Clock, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage advertising wall clock made by Publiwatch Padova during the 1970s in Italy. It features a metal body and a plastic dial with alu...
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Scandanavian Wall Clock Antique Carved Rococo Giltwood Clocks
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous antique Scandanavia wall clock in giltwood
In the rococo manner and we date this to circa 1920
Please come and view in our North London / Hertfordshire antiques showroom, op...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Giltwood
Large Vintage Industrial 24" Gents of Leicester Factory Railway Wall Clock c1930
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...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Danish Mid Century Modern Teak And Brass Pendulum Wall Clock By Brixon
Located in San Carlos, CA
🕰️ Elevate Your Space with Vintage Elegance! 🕰️
Discover the Timeless Charm of Danish Mid-Century Modern Design!
Introducing our stunning Danish mid-century modern vintage teak w...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Midcentury Modern Wooden Pendulum Wall Clock By Westerstrand, Sweden
By Westerstrand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and very good condition Midcentury wall clock.
Over the years we have sold our fair share of wall clocks and they all had something special about them. Those who have been b...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Metal
Post Modern Rare Wall Clock Chrome Plated Frame & Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
This very rare and collectible wall clock, circa 1980's a great postmodern design chrome plated frame and glass top unique piece nice handles battery operated.
Category
American Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Grey East German Wall Clock from Weimar Electric, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Industrial wall clock produced by Weimar Electric in former East Germany during the 1970s. It features a grey iron frame, a metal dial, an aluminium hands and a curved clear ...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Max Bill Wall Clock, Pastel Blue, Mid-Century Modern, 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
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Large Industrial Cast Iron Gents of Leicester Factory Wall Clock, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Incredible large cast iron factory clock manufactured by renowned electrical company Gents of Leicester. circa 1930
Almost certainly used in an industrial setting, this clock has ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century French Wall Clock
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Very eye catching clock
Category
French 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
New Haven Clock Co Banjo Clock With Reverse Painted Glass and Mahogany Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
New Haven Clock Co Banjo Clock With Reverse Painted Glass and Mahogany Case
13"W x 4"D x 39.5"H
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mid century modern rattan wall clock by Raymor, circa 1960s.
By Raymor
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern rattan wall clock by Raymor, circa 1960s. In great working order.
14x14
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Rattan
Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Clock with Original Bracket
Located in Amersham, GB
A beautiful Atmos Clock By Jaeger LeCoultre numbered 120482, with a square dial with gilded Arabic numerals and battens and smoked tip hands. Unusually this clock still has it’s orig...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Vintage Brown Bakelite Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1980s .It features a dark brown bakelite case and...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Vintage Victoria Station 1747 Double Sided Brass Wall Mount Railway Clock 18"
Located in Dayton, OH
2 Available - Late 20th century double sided railway clock styled after the famous clock at Victoria Station, London. Wrought metal wall mounted support and case in a dark bronze fin...
Category
Victorian 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pink East German Bakelite Wall Clock from Weimar, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial wall clock produced by Weimar Quartz in former East Germany during the 1980s. It features a pink bakelite frame,a black metal dial, an aluminium hands and a curved...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Purple Porcelain Wall Clock from Mauthe, 1970s
By Mauthe
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage triangle wall clock was made by Mauthe in Germany during the 1970s .. It features a white and purple porcelain body and a convex clear glass cover with brass ring. The former...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
1960's Space Age Electric Wall Clock by General Electric Lime Green Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool beautiful color Lime green plastic case with electric movement General Electric, wall clock in working condition original cord very nice simple design, and beautiful colo...
Category
American Space Age 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Orologio da parete con disegno grafico di Kurt B. Delbanco per Morphos 1980 ca.
By Morphos
Located in MIlano, IT
Orologio da parete, con disegno geometrico e grafico con colori primari, nero e grigio.
Prodotto da Morphos nel 1980 ca. e disegnato da Kurt B. Delb...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Italian modern Black metal Floor clock with eye-shape mirror by Alias, 1990s
By Alias
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Black metal and plastic Floor clock with eye-shape mirror by Alias, 1990s
Floor clock with rear-view mirror in metal and plastic. The structure of the clock is eye-sha...
Category
Italian Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
1930s French Art Deco 'Cartel Silvoz Paris' Sunburst Brass Wall Hanging Clock
By Cartel
Located in London, GB
1930s Art Deco French Parisian brass sunburst wall clock manufactured by Cartel Silvoz Paris. The clock is made of brass-plated steel formed into an interesting sunburst design with ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage White Porcelain Wall Clock from Prim, 1970s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage square wall clock was made by Prim in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s .. It features a white porcelain body and a convex clear glass cover with brass ring. The clockw...
Category
Czech Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
1950s mechanical Atlanta wall clock with a 10 day movement and a gong strike
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern mechanical wall clock from Atlanta. Made in Germany.
With one 10-day clockwork and a gong strike every half hour and ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
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