19th Century French Onyx and Ormolu Clock Garniture in the Egyptian Manner
By Leon Pilet
Located in London, GB
A Garniture de Cheminée in The Egyptian Manner Constructed in Algerian onyx and ormolu, comprising a large clock and two side pieces; rising from winged claw feet, the breakfront ...
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$2,080Sale Price / set|20% Off
Art Deco Pink Marble Set of Mantle, Desk or Chapel Clock with Bronze Details
Located in Miami, FL
The clock has a French bell. The dimensions below are for the clock only.
Marble, Bronze
LATE 18th CENTURY GILT BRONZE CLOCK WITH ADONIS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant gilt bronze clock, mounted on an ebonized wooden base and featuring a protective glass bell.
Bronze
Outstanding quality antique Victorian brass French mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian brass French mantle clock, having a late 19th century French eight day mantel clock with a quality brass temple shaped case, having circular dia...
Brass
Exceptional William & Mary Marquetry Longcase Clock by Joseph Windmills London
Located in Madrid, ES
The movement is an outstanding example of late seventeenth-century English horology, featuring an eight-day duration, six-pillar construction, and striking the hours on a bell. Remar...
Fruitwood
$30,491Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Exhibition Quality Carved Mahogany Nine Tube Chiming Longcase Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
The sound produced is deep and resonant far richer than standard bell striking clocks. Fitted with a mercury pendulum the clock was designed for greater accuracy, compensating for te...
Mahogany
Amsterdam grandfather clock with ship automaton Nicolaas Weylandt circa 1745
By Nicolaas Weylandt
Located in Münster, DE
Weekly movement with hour and half-hour chime on bell. Clock and automaton are fully functional.
Brass, Iron
Vintage Mid-19th Century Palace Size Garniture Clock Set
Located in Bronx, NY
The clock has a French bell movement. A pair of sculpted gilt bronze candelabra with similar patinated bronze putti figures accompany this beautiful clock.
Enamel, Bronze
George I Lacquered Longcase Clock by Peregrine Tawney, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Eight day movement with turned and ringed pillars, anchor escapement with rack striking the hours on a large bell. This fine clock retains it’s original brass cased weights and brass...
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Black Slate and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its robust and masculine design, the clock is fitted with a bell instead of a gong, offering a softer, more refined sound.
Marble, Slate, Brass
Impressive Antique Austrian Champlevé Enamel, Silver-Gilt and Lapis Lazuli Clock
Located in London, GB
The bells ring informing its users of the time. All four sides of the piece are inset with a clock, an unusual feature on an object of this type and a testament to its highest qual...
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Antique 8 Day Tall Case Grandfather Clock Automaton Andrew Rich Bridgewater 1820
Located in Portland, OR
The trunk of the case with carved 'ropetwist' pilasters, the door & base inlaid with satinwood stringing, the clock is raised on bracket feet. The clock has an eight day mechanism & ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
George III Mahogany Twin Fusee Verge Bracket Clock by Thomas Pace, London
By Thomas Pace
Located in Norwich, GB
George III Bell Top Bracket Clock Fine flame mahogany case with ormolu mounts and ormolu caryatids standing on bracket feet.
Mahogany
Grimaldi and Johnson, Strand, London. Miniature Bracket Timepiece
By Grimaldi & Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
Housed in an ebonised and glazed bell top bracket clock case of a design particularly associated with this firm, the silvered roman dial with subsidiary date dial in the break arch i...
Brass, Steel
$14,076Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century French Empire Pendule Portefaix circa 1810 Paris
Located in Münster, DE
The clock strikes a bell on the half and full hour.
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century Silver Gilt Presentation Casket Awarded to Alderman Abel Heywood
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Alderman Abel Heywood ( 1810-1893) a self-taught striver came from a poor family, possessing typical Victorian zeal to improve the lot of the working class, becoming a bookseller and...
Vermeil
Pair of Antique Gothic Console Tables and Mirrors from Manchester Town Hall
Located in GB
The exterior is dominated by the clock tower which rises to 280 feet (85 m) and houses Great Abel, the clock bell.
Glass, Wood
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
A fine quality and rare music box made by Ami Rivenc of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1880, featuring the beautiful combination of 9 engraved bells and an 8-day French clock inside a ser...
Brass
Fantastic Quality Silver Plated Desk Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic Quality Silver Plated Desk/Mantle Clock having a quality ornate silver plated shaped case with glass door covering the enamel circular dial, flanked by Corinthian columns o...
Silver Plate
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...
Brass
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.