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18th Century German Clock

18th Century German Grandfather Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 18th century walnut wood framed German 8-Day Grandfather clock. The tall case clock featured a
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Antique 1750s German Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass

18th Century German Grandfather Clock
18th Century German Grandfather Clock
$9,988
H 96 in W 28 in D 18 in
German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century A German arched
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Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

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Brass, Enamel, Iron

Important German Neoclassical Table Clock by David Roentgen
By David Roentgen
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An important and rare table clock from the workshop of David Roentgen. The case with an oval
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Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptionally Rare 18th Century Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant
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Antique 18th Century German Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail
Louis XV Ormolu Mntd. Meissen Porcelain Chinoiserie Elephant Clock w/ Snail
$35,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.5 in W 9.5 in D 4 in
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisse, NL
Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly
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Antique 18th Century German Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

Clock Hands from a Bell Tower, Germany End of, 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
original and in great condition. Germany end of 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century German Decorative Art

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Iron, Tin

An Important Rare 18th C. Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Putti Clock Grouping
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Important 18th Century Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Putti Clock
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XV Porcelain

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Ormolu

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17th Century Gilded Bronze German Automaton Clock
Located in Lisbon, PT
Gilded bronze German automaton clock. Author: Nicolaus Schmidt der Junger, (Augsburg) circa 1620
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Clocks

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Ormolu

18th Century German Empire Solid Oak Grandfather Clock Called "Standuhr"
Located in Osnabrück, DE
Classic Westphalian Grandfather, or long case clock in fine, solid German oak! The case hast one
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Antique Late 18th Century German Empire Grandfather Clocks and Longcase ...

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Oak

A South German polychrome painted wall clock, circa 1710
Located in Amsterdam, NL
18.7-cm polychrome painted iron dial with Roman numerals and inner quarter marking, shaped cresting with roses, iron hands with brass tips, 30-our weight driven movement with verge e...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Clocks

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Iron

An Impressive South-German Iron Quarter Striking Chamber Clock circa 1680
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
with quarter striking, original verge escapement, a so-called 'cow tail', iron wheels and porc pie bells on top. On a later bracket. Overall in very original condition.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Clocks

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Iron

A Decorative South German Parcel Gilt Sculptural Table Clock, Circa 1730
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
12-cm engraved pewter dial with Roman numerals and foliate centre, foliate pierced and engraved hands, day going spring driven movement with standing barrels, verge escapement and fr...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Régence Clocks

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Wood

A South German Iron Quarter Striking Wall Clock with Eyes Automaton, circa 1750
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
35.5-cm shaped polychrome painted iron dial with Roman numerals and iron and brass hands, further with heraldic arms below, above two lions flanking a face with eyes connected to the...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Clocks

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Iron

Good 18th Century German So Called Ramen Uhr Signed Johann Friedrich Rick
By Johann Friedrich Rick
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A good 18th century German so-called Ramen Uhr signed Johann Friedrich Rick, circa 1731. The posted
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Antique 18th Century Louis XIV Wall Clocks

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Brass

Night Clock with Alarm
By David Roentgen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Case: Oak, mahogany veneered, trapezoid - shaped, rectangular base, four turned brass feet, hinged lid, glazed front. Dial: silvered, aperture for turned brass feet, hinfged lid, gl...
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Mahogany

Night Clock with Alarm
Night Clock with Alarm
H 16.15 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in
Rare German Mahogany Table Clock by Peter Behrens Schleswig, circa 1770
By Peter Behrens
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare German mahogany table clock of 8-day duration by Peter Behrens Schleswig, circa 1770. 20
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany, Wood

A rare Bohemian hour striking and repeating ormolu crucifix clock, circa 1790
By Jozef Patzelt
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Case: brass, gilt, drum-shaped base with palmette frieze, four claw feet, crucifixion scene flanked by Mary and John. Dial: enamel, diameter 20 mm., Arabic numerals, blued spade hand...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Empire Clocks

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Ormolu

A Small South German Polychrome Iron Zappler Wall Timepiece, circa 1740
Located in Amsterdam, NL
11-cm polychrome painted shaped dial with Roman numerals, single brass hour hand, weight driven movement with verge escapement and front pendulum of day duration, iron side doors, wa...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Clocks

A South-German Parcel Gilt Rack Wall Timepiece circa 1780
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
enamel dial with Roman numerals, pierced blued hands, 30-hour movement with verge escapement and front pendulum driven by its own weight. The movement engages with the teeth of the r...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Louis XVI Clocks

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Wood

A small South German Louis XVI engraved brass zappler wall timepiece, circa 1770
Located in Amsterdam, NL
9.5-cm finely engraved arched dial with vertical line pattern and garlands with flowers above, applied engraved silvered brass chapter ring with Roman numerals and minute arches, blu...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Louis XVI Clocks

South German Louis XVI Parcel Gilt Rack Wall Timepiece, circa 1760
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
An enamel dial with Roman numerals, pierced blued hands, 30-hour movement with verge escapement and front pendulum driven by its own weight. The movement engages with the teeth of th...
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XVI Wall Clocks

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Wood

French Round Brass Carriage Clock, circa 1770
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Round Brass Carriage Clock, France, Circa1770. Fitted with works by Le Mercier- Roven. Enameled
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Antique Late 18th Century German Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

Importante monumentale pendola Foresta Nera con calendario, suoneria e 19 automi
Located in Milano, IT
Importante e monumentale pendola della Foresta Nera, unica nel suo genere, con calendario, suoneria delle ore e dei quarti e 19 automi che compiono 24 movimenti. Cassa in legno lacc...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Revival Grandfather Clocks...

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Brass, Iron

Porcelain Mantel Clock, Meissen, Germany, 18th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Madrid, ES
outstanding movement, in the line of Rococo works of the 18th century, and has been enhanced with flowers of
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Antique 18th Century German Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Porcelain

German Late 18th c.Neo-Classical Mahogany Long-Case Clock Berlin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
from 1800 he was running a "clock factory" with twelve employees and in 1812 he delivered several
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Neoclassical Clocks

18th Century European Wall Clock
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming French or German 18th century wall clock without case, the wood face with a painted
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Wall Clocks

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Wood

18th Century European Wall Clock
18th Century European Wall Clock
H 14 in W 10 in D 6 in
18th-19th Century Antique Saw Clock, Southern Germany
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature ascending saw-clock Southern Germany brass, enamel, wood late 18th, early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

18th Century Rococo Meissen Porcelain Clock by Johann Frederick Ebelein
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Ebelein (Germany, Saxony, active 1735-1749). On the front of the clock, the cartouche depicts an
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Clocks

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Porcelain

18th century Grandfather , Mantel clock , Black Forest, Germany
By Soft Baroque
Located in Valladolid, ES
19th century. The pendulum that is a sweet cherub's face, is an scupture in wood , also from 18 th
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Antique 1790s Albanian Baroque Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

German Mantel Clock by Jacobus Mayr
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant Southern German table clock boasts a stately silhouette that would be a splendid
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Clocks

Rare South German Pendulum Clock Signed "Joseph Graff" C1750
By Joseph Graff
Located in valatie, NY
Rare and Historically Significant South German Pendulum Clock Signed "Joseph Graff, Prag No 136
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Clocks

German Hexagonal Table Clock
By Wilhelm Koeberle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Bavarian clockmaker Wilhelm Koeberle, this rare 18th-century table clock is a miniature
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Antique 18th Century German Other Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

German Hexagonal Table Clock
German Hexagonal Table Clock
H 3.25 in W 3 in D 2.5 in
Baroque Longcase Clock, J. C. Felsz, Saxony, Second Half 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large baroque grandfather clock in walnut veneered, with a curvy base and a trapezoidal pendulum
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Antique Late 18th Century German Baroque Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

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Walnut

Louis Seize Mantel Clock, Southern, Germany, circa 1780
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize pendulum with enamelled dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes in a carved wooden case with gold-patinated elements.
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Antique 18th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

Grandfather Clock, Southern Germany 18th Century
By Baumgartinger
Located in Greding, DE
Grandfather clock with carved top and decorated with inlaywork. The clockface with Roman numerals
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Antique 18th Century German Louis XVI Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Cl...

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Walnut

Large Late 18th Century Prussian Painted and Parcel-Gilt Sonnerie Bracket Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
A large late 18th century Prussian carved wood, painted and parcel-gilt sonnerie bracket clock with
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Antique Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Wood

Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A charming and most unusual late 18th / early 19th century German mantel clock. The antique clock
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Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

German Baroque Table Clock
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Large scale German Baroque black lacquered and gilt decorated clock with glazed circular enamel
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Clocks

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Wood, Porcelain

German Baroque Table Clock
German Baroque Table Clock
H 30 in W 20 in D 7 in
Late 17th, Early 18th Century Brass Table Clock
By Gottfridt Torborch
Located in Vancouver, BC
A late 17thC six sided table clock with alarm in gilded bronze case with crystal side panels. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Clocks

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Brass, Steel

A small and early German brass hexagonal horizontal table clock, circa 1680
By Atlas Fire Equipment Co.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
probably Augsburg, signed 'B Firstenfeller' (underneath)
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Renaissance Clocks

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Brass

German Clock Tower Movement Table
Located in Houston, TX
Nice clock movement customized into a glass top coffee table.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Center Tables

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Wood, Glass

German Clock Tower Movement Table
German Clock Tower Movement Table
H 25 in W 36 in D 26 in
Bracket Clock Engraved with the Madonna and Child, German Late 18th Century
By Frantz Wachter
Located in Vancouver, BC
Wachter in Gaya", German, late 18th century, with key.
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Antique Late 18th Century German Mantel Clocks

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Metal

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18th Century German Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century German clock you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every 18th century German clock was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer 18th century German clock, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. A 18th century German clock made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Louis XVI — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made 18th century German clock over the years, but those crafted by Atlas Fire Equipment Co., Baumgartinger and Peter Behrens are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a 18th Century German Clock?

The average selling price for a 18th century German clock at 1stDibs is $13,777, while they’re typically $1,850 on the low end and $98,091 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Clocks for You

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.

On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.

Questions About 18th Century German Clock
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    To identify 18th-century furniture, you can research your piece in the context of the prevailing styles of the period or consult a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. To identify your item on your own, look over it for maker's marks, such as carvings, stamps, brands and labels. Researching the marking can help you determine the maker of your piece, and from there, you can search further to learn more about your particular item. Without a maker's mark, the best approach is to consider the characteristics of the dominant furniture styles during the 18th century. In England, these included William and Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. Some French furniture styles of the 1700s include Louis XV, Louis XVI and Régence. Find a diverse assortment of 18th-century furniture on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, wedding rings have a long history, stretching back to ancient Egypt. The first diamond engagement ring was created in 1477 by Archduke Maximillian of Austria. Browse a wide array of vintage and contemporary wedding rings on 1stDibs.
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    In the 18th century, art changed in style from Baroque to Rococo and Neoclassicism. Art became more ornamented and idealized during the Rococo period and then shifted toward a style that emulated the artwork of ancient Greece and Rome near the end of the century. You’ll find a variety of fine art on 1stDibs.
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    One way to check if your brass candlesticks are from the 18th century is to look for the two seams running lengthwise on either side. This is from when the candlestick was molded in two halves and then soldered together. You’ll find a variety of candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from some of the top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    The individuals considered the Big Three of 18th-century cartoons are William Hogarth, James Gillray and George Cruikshank. Although the 18th century saw a widespread increase in illustrations in newspapers, these three illustrators were particularly well-known for their work. Hogarth's work was extremely diverse, ranging from serious, realistic paintings and portraits to satirical and moralistic illustrations filled with symbolism. A British caricaturist, Gillray is remembered today for his artworks representing political and social satires, like his political cartoons against George III of England. Despite being a prolific caricaturist, Cruikshank is now most famous for illustrating the works of Charles Dickens. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of illustrations.
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    At the end of the 17th century, Europe went into a frenzy over porcelain. Asian porcelain was highly sought after, and spurred the foundation of the Meissen factory in France, where hard porcelain went on to be made. You’ll find a large collection of porcelain pieces from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.