Shreve & Co. Arts & Crafts Style Table Clock, circa 1915
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
Fitted with a high grade Swiss 8 day movement, it still keeps dependable time.
1920s Swiss Arts and Crafts Antique Time Clock
Metal
Shreve & Co. Arts & Crafts Style Table Clock, circa 1915
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
Fitted with a high grade Swiss 8 day movement, it still keeps dependable time.
Metal
Antique Swiss 'Black Forest' Carved Linden Wood Clock 19th Century
By C. V. Bergen & Co.
Located in London, GB
The circular enamel dial with applied Roman hour numerals with a French brass 8-day spring-driven time and strike movement. The clock is signed "C.V.
Enamel
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Mahogany 9 Tube Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in Long Branch, NJ
The clock was retailed by Hennegen-Bates Co. Baltimore and the tubes are signed Walter Durfee the patent owner of the time period.
Brass
An 18th Century Chestnut Colourful Original Painted Portuguese Longcase Clock
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
While we cannot guarantee that the clock will keep time we have found that it does so on our premises.
Chestnut
Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs & Evans London Spanish Market
By Robert and Peter Higgs of London
Located in Portland, OR
The base having a 'bridge top' trunk door flanked by reeded quarter columns with gilt brass capitals, on a plinth base with a moulded panel flanked by further gilt brass reeded quart...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Black Slate and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
This process allows the clock to maintain accurate time by converting continuous energy into a series of discrete impulses.
Marble, Slate, Brass
French Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Lit à Baldaquin', Paris, Around 1790
Located in Vienna, AT
At the time, such clocks were an important export article, particularly in Paris.
Bronze
Portal clock Vienna around 1825 with integrated musical mechanism Signed: A.O.
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
At the clock’s summit, a raised lion, a symbol of strength and majesty, oversees the passage of time.
Alabaster, Metal
1900 Antique French Ormolu Gilt Bronze Elegant Lady Marble Base Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
She stands on a heavy marble base, carrying a large enameled ball clock. The clock is in excellent working order and keeps good time.
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Mappin & Webb Agate and Gilded Brass Art Deco Style Desk Clock
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Long Beach, CA
But, don't expect it keep time like your modern quartz clock. It is eccentric but respectful.
Agate
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Rococo Mora Clock in Original Green Paint
Located in San Angelo, TX
*Note that this is not a working clock at this time and most cities offer professionals who can do revisions to change the Mora clocks into working order at reasonable cost.
Enamel
Shreve & Co Jade Carriage Clock with Exposed Escapement Sterling Hardware 1915
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
We have just serviced this fine watch and it keeps dependable time as well. Remarkably, it is nearly 100 years old and can still be worn and counted on to get you there on time, ever...
Jade, Silver
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Movement: The eight day time and strike clock movement has a horizontally mounted balance platform and strikes on a gong.
Brass
Antique Georgian Scottish Orkney Island Tall Case 8 day Grandfather Clock 1810
Located in Portland, OR
There were very few clock-makers on the Orkney Islands at this time, this is a rather rare & unusual clock and is ready to grace your space.
Brass
Mappin & Webb Agate and Gilded Brass Art Deco Style Desk Clock
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Long Beach, CA
But, don't expect it keep time like your modern quartz clock. It is eccentric but respectful.
Agate
A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The lower Roman dial has a small blued-steel hand indicating the alarm time. The clock has just been fully restored and comes with a two-year guarantee.
Brass
Tiffany & Co. by Charles Hour Brass and Gilt Art Deco Clock, 1920s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
This was one of Hour's finest clocks produced in the 1920's. We seldom see this clock, and never in this condition.
Brass
Tiffany & Co. 18kt Yellow Gold and Enamel Small Desk Clock 1920's
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
In fact, it is same model used by Cartier as well. The watch or small clock will look great in a cabinet or on an executives desk.
Gold
George III Oak Cased Thirty Hour Longcase Clock by Francis Whitton, Norwell
Located in Norwich, GB
Francis made a brass plated movement with a single hand, finely turned, knopped and ringed pillars, a cutout of the bottom of the plates (probably to save on brass which at the time ...
Oak
Cartier Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Desk Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Dial
By Cartier
Located in Long Beach, CA
We have never seen this model clock before so you will likely never see another like it.
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1850's Swiss Travel Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Case Original Leather Case
Located in Long Beach, CA
In my 20's I actually traveled with this little jewel and used it as my alarm clock. It is really dependable and keeps dependable time.
Brass
A Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted marble 'Pendule Portique', by Michel-F. Piolaine
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendule Clock from the Time of Louis XVI by Piolaine of Paris An exceptionally elegant Pendule clock from the time of Louis XVIII.
Carrara Marble
Max Blondat, French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Timepiece, 1914
By Max Blondat
Located in New York, NY
And, while he is frozen in thought, time passes and the clock is ticking! Naturally, the observer has a question: "And how, in fact, does this sad unrequited love story end?
Bronze
Shreve & Co. Arts & Crafts Style Table Clock, circa 1915
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
Fitted with a high grade Swiss 8 day movement, it still keeps dependable time.
Art Deco Streamline Moderne Postal Telegraph Wall Clock by Hammond Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In addition to once telling time, this clock could tell some great stories. If only these walls could clock.
Metal
Shreve & Co Jade Carriage Clock with Exposed Escapement Sterling Hardware 1915
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
We have just serviced this fine watch and it keeps dependable time as well. Remarkably, it is nearly 100 years old and can still be worn and counted on to get you there on time, ever...
Mappin & Webb Agate and Gilded Brass Art Deco Style Desk Clock
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Long Beach, CA
But, don't expect it keep time like your modern quartz clock. It is eccentric but respectful.
Agate
Large Meissen Splendour Clock, Crowned By Jupiter, J.J. Kaendler, Germany, 1860
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Beneath the dial, at the base of the rocky pillar, the aged Chronos—personification of time—writhes in resistance, representing life's relentless passage, striving against the unyiel...
1820-35 Large Clock Barometer by Silvani Brighton Antique Forecast Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
Large silver-plated brass dial engraved with meteorological indications and double hand, the first one directly connected to the barometric tube indicates the atmospheric pressure tr...
Mahogany
Tiffany & Co. Elegant Reptilian Folding Desk Clock with Fired Dial from 1929
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
This item will look wonderful on a classic wooden desk and it can be counted to tell dependable time. It runs for 8 days on a single winding.
Animal Skin
1850's Swiss Travel Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Case and Original Case
Located in Long Beach, CA
In my 20's I actually traveled with this little jewel and used it as my alarm clock. It is really dependable and keeps dependable time.
Tiffany & Co. 18kt Yellow Gold and Enamel Small Desk Clock 1920's
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
In fact, it is same model used by Cartier as well. The watch or small clock will look great in a cabinet or on an executives desk.
Cartier Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Desk Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Dial
By Cartier
Located in Long Beach, CA
We have never seen this model clock before so you will likely never see another like it.
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880
By Japy Frères
Located in London, GB
The music can also be played independently at any time. The clock is made by Japy Freres of Paris.
Brass
Tiffany & Co. by Charles Hour Brass and Gilt Art Deco Clock, 1920s Original Dial
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
This was one of Hour's finest clocks produced in the 1920's. We seldom see this clock, and never in this condition.
$132,231Sale Price / set|25% Off
A huge pair of 21 inches Cruchley Library Globes
By G.F. Cruchley
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
With graduated brass meridian circles and time clocks. The terrestrial globe is inscribed in a cartouche: Cruchley's new terrestrial globe from the most recent and best authorities.
Other
Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas of Victorian London by Moonlight
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
The height and colour of the full moon tells us this is a nightscape of early summer; the Great Clock gives the time as twenty minutes to midnight.
Oil
18th Century Portable Shepherd’s Column Sundial in Carved Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
By adjusting the instrument according to the season and orienting it toward the sun, the user could determine the approximate time with remarkable accuracy. Originating from princip...
Fruitwood
A Surprise, Mid-19th-Century German Genre Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beyond lies mystery - a darkened passage receding into shadow, interrupted only by the faint glow of a distant room and the solemn presence of a tall grandfather clock. Time seems to...
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Butterfield Style Silver Pocket Sundial By Chapotot
By Michael Butterfield
Located in Firenze, IT
A German travellers' guide of the time also recommended sundials over clocks while on the road because the chiming of clocks might attract thieves.
Silver
$57,663Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian London by Moonlight, Large Fine 19th Century Landscape Oil on Canvas
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
The height and colour of the full moon tells us this is a nightscape of early summer; the Great Clock gives the time as twenty minutes to midnight.
Oil
French 19th c. Louis XVI St. Pedestal, Retailed By L'Escalier De Cristal, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Famous under the Restoration period, she was the first merchant of her time to offer clocks, candelabras, vases ornaments that combine cut crystal and gilded bronze.
Marble
Four Framed Hogarth Engravings "Four Times of the Day"
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
A small statue above the clock depicts Father Time with a scythe and an hourglass.
Engraving, Etching
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.