Art Deco Vintage Industrial Electrique Brillie Factory Railway Wall Clock c.1930
By Brillie
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully formed metal cased wall clock made in France by Electrique Brillie. c.1930 An octagonal Brillié wall clock with its metal case stripped back to bare metal, giving a cl...
Steel
Colgante Walnut Wall Clock by Nomon - Modern Wood & Brass Design
By Nomon
Located in New York, NY
Colgante Walnut Wall Clock : The Case is made of Walnut wood , Needles made of Walnut wood with polished brass or black details.
Brass
Micro Eslabón Wall Clock by Nomon, Graphite Brass & Walnut Design
By Nomon
Located in New York, NY
The Micro Eslabón wall clock has been made with a graphite finish brass ring and a walnut or oak case.
Brass
A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Clock, by Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Surmounted by a ribbon tied globe the gilt-bronze case of this fine cartel clock presents a rich decorative vocabulary inspired by classical antiquity: including fronded and scrollin...
Bronze
Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial.
Porcelain
19th Century French Napoleon III Hand-Painted Wall Clock with Hunting Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
Dimensions: 12.75" W x 7.5" D x 16" H (clock case, excluding weights and pendulum).
Brass, Iron
German Gustav Becker 3 Weight Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Danville, CA
This feature is also known as blind man's clock. The clock case has a full carved column on each side of the front door.
Brass
Art Deco Stylish Mantel Clock By Gustav Becker, Germany, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Absolutely spectacular Art Deco mantel clock with a wonderful cloud shape case with the movement marked GB a clockmaker Gustav Becker dating the clock to 1932.
Brass
Late 19th Century Mathieu Planchon Belle Epoque French Cartel Clock
By Mathieu Planchon
Located in Dublin, IE
The clock's movement was usually made by one of the clock-making firms of Paris, and was fitted into the cardboard case.
Ormolu
$1,554Sale Price|24% Off
Antique Black Glazed Wood Wall Clock with Brass Pendulum, 1890s
Located in Opole, PL
Wall Clock in Black Glazed Wooden Case, 1890s A wall clock housed in a wooden, glass-fronted case.
Brass
Carrara Marble Mantel Clock with Barometer, Thermometers, and Perpetual Calendar
Located in London, GB
Carrara marble mantel clock with barometer, thermometers, and perpetual calendar French, 19th Century Height 46cm, width 36.5cm, depth 16.5cm This unusual timepiece sets five eleme...
Carrara Marble
French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Venus and Cupid
Located in London, GB
Venus sits atop the square clock case, her legs thrown to one side, while Cupid kneels and looks towards her.
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique 18thC French Louis XV Painted & Ormolu Vernis Martin Cartel Clock 1750
Located in Portland, OR
The sides of the clock case are also decorated with painted floral decoration, with two elongated cut out windows so one can see the works in motion.
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Library Walnut Alabaster Mantle Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
To both sides of the clock case a smaller baluster vase. Enamel dial with Roman numbers and iron hands.
Bronze
Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Drum Head Clock - Fully Restored
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Japy Frères, Howell James & Co.
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with only slight wear where the clock has been handled for winding for example.
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Ornate Figural Bronze Clock By Delafontaine of Paris
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Founded in the early 1800s and flourishing during the reign of Napoleon III, Maison Delafontaine was renowned for producing the finest gilt bronze objects—clock cases, candelabra, ga...
Bronze
French Neoclassical Style Bronze and Marble Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
The clock case is surmounted by two reclining putti, both in patinated bronze.
Marble, Bronze
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Four gilt bronze pinecone finials cap the corners of the clock case. The gilt bronze case features fluted pilasters on its corners, which are draped with garlands.
Ormolu, Bronze
Rare Orientalist Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Denière et Fils
By Jean-François Denière
Located in London, GB
The piece was produced during the period of Charles X, making it an especially early example of French Orientalist design. The clock features a rectangular base supporting a rectangu...
Ormolu, Bronze
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock. The architectural case composed of two columns supporting a stepped top.
Enamel, Ormolu
Mini Barcelona Premium Wall Clock by Nomon, Walnut & Brass Design
By Nomon
Located in New York, NY
Mini Barcelona Premium wall clock : Black fiberglass or brass-finished fiberglass , hands and case in walnut wood Each clock is a unique handmade piece California Residents: Prop 6...
Brass
Large Antique Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Deverberie
By Jean-Simon Deverberie
Located in London, GB
The clock case is cast in the form of a Roman, Classical, triumphal arch, and as such it combines exceptional craftsmanship and functionality with superb, grand, ostentatious sculptu...
Ormolu
Quality 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu & Porcelain Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and porcelain mantel clock, the case cast as a seated farm boy with floral rimmed hat, holding a single rose, by a pair of Doves, rake, p...
Ormolu
19th Century Swiss Carved Walnut Clock with Cherubs and Animal Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
The sculptural base is equally elaborate, featuring a finely carved duck in motion amidst lush foliage, reeds, and a frog, all executed with remarkable depth and naturalistic detail....
Enamel
19th Century Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock by D. Munsey of Cambridge
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A fine Egyptian Revival mantel clock retailed by D. Munsey of Cambridge, circa 1880s, black marble and slate clock case with elaborate bronze mounts.
Belgian Black Marble, Slate, Bronze
Antique 18th Century Boulle Bracket Clock by Brezagez and Marchand
By Marchand
Located in London, GB
The waisted clock case is surmounted by an ormolu finial of embracing lovers above an ormolu garland of foliage.
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Large Antique French Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock with Musical Design Motif
By S. Marti & Cie
Located in Madrid, ES
It is very possible that the luxuriously sculpted ormolu clock case with its musical motif and neoclassical elements was created by another maker and /or at an earlier time, as Marti...
Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
Neoclassical Mantel Clock in Ormolu and Sevres Style Porcelain by Ernest Royer
By Ernest Royer
Located in London, GB
The two sides of the clock case feature further porcelain plaques, which portray Neptune, Aurora and mermaids.
Ormolu
French Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock with Glass Dome, circa 1820
Located in Tarzana, CA
A French Charles X period ormolu mantel clock. The drum case flanked by a young couple standing under a palm tree with flowers all around, while the lady touched the man's hand.
Ormolu
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The clock case is set on a rectangular white marble base, which is mounted with a gilt bronze openwork scrolled flowering vine.
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French Napoleon III Bronze Peacock Mantel Clock Viot & Cie, 19th C.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The sculptural composition features a finely cast peacock supporting the circular clock case on its back, executed in richly patinated and gilt bronze.
Marble, Bronze
Gilt-Bronze Clock with Enamel Numerals Attributed to Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Gilt-bronze clock with enamel numerals attributed to Henri Picard French, circa 1860 Measures: Height 73cm, width 45cm, depth 23cm The elaborate case of this beautiful mantel cl...
Ormolu, Bronze
Large Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Charles X Style Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Large gilt-bronze and malachite Charles X style mantel clock French, 19th Century Height 74cm, width 53cm, depth 24cm This superb and impressively large mantel clock is cased in...
Malachite, Ormolu
19th Century Antique French Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
Located in Dublin, IE
The clock case is set on a gilt bronze waisted plinth with a laurel leaf edge, and flanked by two gilt bronze acanthus leaf scrolls, which are draped with foliage swags.
Enamel, Ormolu
French Samuel Marti Figural Mantel Clock in Bronze and Ormolu, circa 1880
Located in Nottingham, GB
A richly decorative late 19th-century French figural mantel clock attributed to the celebrated clockmaker Samuel Marti, combining sculptural bronze work with an elaborate ormolu-moun...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set
Located in London, GB
The clock case is inlaid on all sides with cloisonné enamel panels, and the circular clock face is set to the front centre, encircled in a band of ormolu and featuring black Roman nu...
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
There are, for example, bunches of flowers and grapes shown at the sides of the clock case, with acanthus leaves, ribbons and laurel above.
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique Marble, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Gervais
By Ferdinand Gervais
Located in London, GB
The lower part of the case is glazed, allowing one to see the clock’s sun-burst pendulum.
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
French Belle Époque Ormolu and White Marble Cupid Mantel Clock, circa 1880
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
The elaborate composition is further embellished throughout with finely cast and chased floral and foliate ormolu mounts. The Cupid and clock case are raised on a rectangular white ...
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Large French Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock by Les Japy Fils, 1850s
By Japy Frères
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Historic repairs and soldering are visible to the rear feet and within the back of the case. These repairs are stable, the clock stands securely, and they are largely invisible durin...
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set
By Raingo Frères, Samuel Marti
Located in Forney, TX
The fine quality antique originating in France in the late 19th century, exquisite Parisian work, exceptionally executed in opulent, elegant, and sophisticated King Louis XVI style, ...
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Egyptian Revival Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
The woman stands on a cuboid clock case and is accompanied, on the shoulders of the clock body, by two gilt bronze sphinxes.
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Rare Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Amethyst Rotary Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and rare Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted amethyst rotary clock French, circa 1885, in the manner of Edward Minart the urn form clock case with porcelain dials and whit...
Amethyst
19th Century French Gilt Bronze & Crystal Regulator Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Tarry Town, NY
An exquisite example of 19th-century French horology, this gilt bronze and crystal case regulator clock was crafted by the renowned Samuel Marti in France, 1873.
Crystal, Bronze
French Restauration Period Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The entire clock case is surmounted by a gilt bronze bust of a classical female figure, set on a gilt bronze support with rods and decorated with a rose.
Ormolu
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Empire Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The clock case bearing a stamp to the underside "MASSELOTTE" and number 3358, the enameled dial signed Raingo Frers, Paris, circa 1880.
Bronze
German Gustav Becker 3 Weight Grand Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Danville, CA
This feature is also known as blind man's clock. The clock case has a full carved column on each side of the front door.
Brass
Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock
Located in Danville, CA
The clock case is beautifully crafted from ebonized wood, accented with ornate, detailed gilt-bronze (ormolu) mounts and architectural elements.
Brass
Merlín 4 Wall Clock by Nomon: Modern Chrome & Stainless Steel Design
By Nomon
Located in New York, NY
Merlín 4 i wall clock : Case made of chromed steel, Clock hand made of Polished Steel or painted in black, White and red.
Chrome, Stainless Steel
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
German Wall Clock by Gustav Becker, Walnut, 19th C, carved eagle
Located in Houston, TX
Gustav Becker was well known in Europe for his fine clocks and clock cases. He won at clock fairs in London, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Berlin and Amsterdam.
Walnut
Egyptian Style Clock Set in Patinated Bronze and Sienna Marble
Located in London, GB
A further applied on the base of the oblisk is a winged serpent stick between two cornucopia. The drum case for the clock movement and dial is fixed to the centre of the obelisk with...
Siena Marble, Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Boulle and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Period Louis XV Boulle mantle clock The case is inlaid with brass and is further decorated with Rococo scrollwork and gilded bronze mounts.
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Bronze & Onyx Clock Garniture, Allegory of the Arts.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The clock case, carved from luminous pale onyx, displays elegant contours and warm translucency, beautifully contrasted by the rich gilt-bronze mounts.
Onyx, Bronze
$18,500
Gustavian Tallcase Clock
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant tall-case Gustavian clock having an imposing bonnet with an three-finial arched cornice on a sinuous bombe body with shaped door and narrow waist over a curved plinth, all...
Wood
French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Charpentier
By Charpentier et Cie
Located in London, GB
The face of the barometer is inscribed with the name and address of its French maker, Airoldi, whilst the reverse of the clock is stamped with marks for Charpentier, the firm respons...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Mantel Clock - Allegory of Love, Paris circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Set amidst an idyllic riverside landscape with reeds, tree stumps and small waterfalls, a young woman dressed in antique-style clothing sits upon the clock case. Her longing gaze is ...
Enamel, Ormolu
Large 19th Century French Doré Bronze Clock Garniture Marked Jules Graux, Paris.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The clock case is executed in lavish Louis XVI revival taste, with elaborate scrolling acanthus, anthemion ornament, and finely cast sculptural details throughout.
Bronze
French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour”, Att. François-Louis Savart
Located in New York, NY
An Important French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock “Lettre d’Amour,” Attributed to François-Louis Savart, Paris The clock is formed with a rectangular case rising from a shaped plinth b...
Gold Plate, Bronze
$7,875Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clock in the Style of Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Lisbon, PT
The sculptural group is mounted above an elegant marble clock case featuring Carrara marble details and richly ornamented gilt-metal mounts.
Marble, Brass
French Louis XV style Bronze Ormolu Mantle Clock with Sevres Style Plaques
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Expertly cast in finely detailed gilt (doré) bronze, the clock features a captivating cherub figure seated gracefully atop the case.
Bronze
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.
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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.