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Bacchus Clock

Bacchus Mantle Clock
Bacchus Mantle Clock

Bacchus Mantle Clock

By Raingo Frères

Located in Bronx, NY

This “theme” clock is typical of the period & focuses on Bacchus.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

French Napoleon III Bronze Bacchus Putto Clock, Antique, 1870s
French Napoleon III Bronze Bacchus Putto Clock, Antique, 1870s

French Napoleon III Bronze Bacchus Putto Clock, Antique, 1870s

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Napoleon III Bronze Bacchus Putti Mantel Clock, 1870s. Charming French Napoleon III bronze mantel clock dating from the 1870s, featuring a delightful Bacchus putto motif insp...

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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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French Gilt Bronze Clock, with Bacchus Head, circa 1840
French Gilt Bronze Clock, with Bacchus Head, circa 1840

French Gilt Bronze Clock, with Bacchus Head, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

French gilt bronze clock, with Bacchus head, circa 1840.

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Antique 1840s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

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19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style
19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style

19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An enchanting 19th century Louis XVI style gilded Bacchus influenced ormolu mantel (fireplace) clock depicting three putti rolling a barrel on the back of a cloven hoofed putti.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

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Antique French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Antique French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Antique French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Bacchus is seated on the clock drum, his right hand holding a lyre and his left a staff draped with bunches of grapes.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

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French Restauration Bacchus Clock
French Restauration Bacchus Clock

French Restauration Bacchus Clock

Unavailable

H 14.57 in W 10.24 in D 3.94 in

French Restauration Bacchus Clock

Located in Marseille, FR

French Restauration clock with Bacchus decor and vine subject. In good condition.

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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Gilt bronze Clodion's bacchus clock set
Gilt bronze Clodion's bacchus clock set

Gilt bronze Clodion's bacchus clock set

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H 21.66 in W 26.78 in D 10.63 in

Gilt bronze Clodion's bacchus clock set

Located in Marseille, PACA

Really impressive clock set dating back to the XIX th century period from "Houdon & Dalbergue". Rich decoration of putti, in the clodion's style.

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20th Century French Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Bacchus and Satyr Mantel Clock
19th Century Bacchus and Satyr Mantel Clock

19th Century Bacchus and Satyr Mantel Clock

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H 12.6 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in

19th Century Bacchus and Satyr Mantel Clock

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Silver and granite mantel clock topped with a young, nude Bacchus whose head is ringed with an ivy wreath.

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Antique 1890s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Granite, Silver

Gilt Bronze & Marble Belle Époque Mantel Clock w. Infant Bacchus Sculpture 1870s
Gilt Bronze & Marble Belle Époque Mantel Clock w. Infant Bacchus Sculpture 1870s

Gilt Bronze & Marble Belle Époque Mantel Clock w. Infant Bacchus Sculpture 1870s

By Vincenti et Cie, Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Lisse, NL

However, what makes this antique clock really stand out is the exceptional bronze sculpture of the infant Bacchus.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Mantel Set with Bacchus Decoration
19th Century Mantel Set with Bacchus Decoration

19th Century Mantel Set with Bacchus Decoration

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H 21.26 in W 13 in D 5.91 in

19th Century Mantel Set with Bacchus Decoration

By Bourdin

Located in Marseille, FR

19th century Mantel set with Bacchus and grapes decoration, with two side cups with marble base.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble

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Bacchus Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic bacchus clock available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and ormolu, every bacchus clock was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the bacchus clock you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A bacchus clock, designed in the Louis XVI, Empire or Rococo style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Pierre-Eugène-Émile Hébert, Raingo Frères and Tiffany & Co. each produced at least one beautiful bacchus clock that is worth considering.

How Much is a Bacchus Clock?

Prices for a bacchus clock start at $2,491 and top out at $420,307 with the average selling for $13,268.

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