$320Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.96 in W 4.34 in D 4.53 in
Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite/Catalin GE Telechron, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Bakelite Alamar Clock by General Electric, realized between the late 1920s and 1930s
Bakelite
Art Deco Black Acrylic and Catalin Bakelite 8 day Mantel Clock
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco black acrylic and Catalin Bakelite mantel clock in full working condition, recently
Chrome
1930s Catalin Bakelite Art Deco English Electric Clock
Located in Devon, England
Fabulous Art Deco 1930s Catalin Bakelite Art Deco English electric clock. Beautiful butterscotch
Bakelite
Working Manning Bowman Machine Age Art Deco Clock in Catalin & Chrome
By Manning Bowman
Located in Dallas, TX
Very nice skyscraper design, possibly Jay Ackerman. Original marbled green catalin and chrome in
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.5 in Dm 13 in
Vintage Industrial Bakelite Artist Workshop Stool after Prouve Olson Odelberg AB
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This stool design seems to be an exact replica of the one Jean Prouve did for Odelberg Olsen AB in 1930. However this stool has a Russian label with the logo of the Tsiolkovsky State...
Steel
Vintage Red Plastic Wall Clock from Prim, 1970s
By PRIM Clocks
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock was made by Prim in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s - 1980s. It features a red plastic body with black clockface and a convex clear glass cover. Th...
Glass, Plastic, Bakelite
$700Sale Price|46% Off
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 4.14 in
Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Table Clock and Lamp by Bayard France 1930s
By Bayard
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco Bakelite Skyscraper Alarm Table Clock and Lamp by Bayard France 1940s Dimensions: 21x11x30cm Gorgeous design this alarm clock was made by the French clock makers Bayard. Ver...
Brass
Art Deco French Mantle Clock
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Art Deco French mantle clock consisting of marble and aluminum. Clock measures 14" wide, 2.5" deep and 9.75" high.
Marble, Chrome
Art Deco Stylish Mantle Clock By Smiths, England, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
This is a stunning quality made Art Deco chrome clock by the English clockmakers Smiths - it has a converted movement to quartz and is in excellent working order having been fully se...
Chrome
$180
H 5.5 in W 4.75 in D 2.75 in
Hammond Art Deco GRENADIER Synchronous Electric Table Chrome Clock 1930s
By Hammond Clock Company 1
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco period clock designed and manufactured by Hammond Clock Co. of Chicago. This is the Grenadier Synchronous clock featuring Laurens Hammond's innovated electric motor. The fa...
Metal, Chrome
Art Deco Copper German Perpetual Desk Calendar c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original German perpetual desk calendar. Change the day of the week and date by pressing the Bakelite handle on the side. A knob in the back allows you to adjust the date t...
Marble, Copper
Vintage Amber Bakelite Art Deco Ashtray, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Amber Bakelite Art Deco Ashtray, realized in 1930s. Excellent condition.
Bakelite
$225
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 1.5 in
CYMA WATCH COMPANY - Vintage Alarm Clock - 11 Jewels - Swiss Made - Circa 1950's
By CYMA Watch Co.
Located in Chatham, ON
CYMA WATCH COMPANY - Brass alarm clock - Swiss made - circa 1950's. Features include - manual wind - alarm stop on top and back - 11 jewels - separate dials for adjusting the time a...
Brass
Mauthe Art Deco Walnut Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
German Art Deco walnut mantel clock with round chrome clock rim and numbers (with MAUTHE metal label, branded Jan 1936) (Not working).
Metal
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 6.5 in D 1.88 in
"Art Deco Clock in Chinese Manner", Gübelin Clock w/ Red Hardstone Finial
By Gubelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Gübelin firm in Switzerland is a close cousin to the impossibly rarified ...
Marble
$4,300
H 21 in W 23 in D 6 in
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon Rare Nouveau Gold 1930's -40s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon , Rare Nouveau Gold Outer tube.Clock appears to be totally original, Looks green on green when lit. Classic crescent sweeping second...
Metal, Steel
Art Deco Mantel Clock Not Functioning
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product description: This mantel clock in art deco style has probably been produced in Germany. Its 190.66 cm mechanism appears in Kienzle, and Haller clocks. The clock has a minimal...
Wood
Antique art deco marble Onyx mantle clock by Reid & Sons, circa 1930s
By Reid and Sons
Located in Houston, TX
Onyx mantle clock by Reid & Sons, circa 1930s. I am unsure if this clock works. 7.5” H x 7” W x 3” D
Onyx
Tortoiseshell Bakelite Box
Located in New York, NY
Tortoise bakelite box. Vintage thirties Italian Boxing Federation cigarette box. Faux tortoise and yellow bakelite circular cigarette holder in the form of bound fasces with lid disp...
Bakelite
Vintage Bakelite Box, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage bakelite box realized in 1940s. No cracks nor scratches. Excellent condition.
Bakelite
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