What do the bells on a ship’s clock mean?

Historically, a bell was rung to denote each half hour of the four-hour long “watch” periods on a ship. The bell was rung manually and time was often kept by a sandglass rather than a clock. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of ship’s bells and nautical clocks.

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Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

$1,850

H 28 in W 11.5 in D 4.75 in

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock MOVEMENT: 8 day

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

German 19th Century Bracket Clock, Walnut with Westminster Chimes on 8 Bells

$7,800

H 28 in W 16 in D 11 in

German 19th Century Bracket Clock, Walnut with Westminster Chimes on 8 Bells

Located in Houston, TX

Very handsome walnut clock with ormolu mounts on the sides, front corners and paw feet. Urn type

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Antique Late 19th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Westminster chiming mantel clock

$7,584

H 28.75 in W 18.9 in D 12.6 in

19th Century Westminster chiming mantel clock

By James Worrel Clarke

Located in Brighton, Sussex

Westminster chime on 8 bells or gong. Having a strike / silent dial, an eight day duration movement, striking

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Salem Bridge Shelf Clock

$2,800

H 31.5 in W 18.5 in D 6.75 in

19th Century Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Salem Bridge Shelf Clock

Located in Hopewell, NJ

19th century beautiful Salem Bridge shelf clock having 8 day time and bell strike on the hour with

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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Table Clocks and Desk C...

Materials

Metal

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Antique 19thc French 8 Day Bell Striking Red Shell & Inlaid Boulle Mantle Clock

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H 12.5 in W 6.5 in D 3.8 in

Antique 19thc French 8 Day Bell Striking Red Shell & Inlaid Boulle Mantle Clock

Located in London, GB

A superb quality French boulle tortoishell mantel clock. Red ground with fretted brass boulle inlay

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Antique Early 1900s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th Century 8 Day Director's Board Room Clock by Sir John Bennett of London

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H 23.5 in W 14.25 in D 9 in

19th Century 8 Day Director's Board Room Clock by Sir John Bennett of London

Located in Cheltenham, GB

An impressive 8 day director's board room clock with quarter chiming on a nest of 8 bells and

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ebony, Oak, Pine

Fine Verge Repeating Balloon Clock, Newman Peachy, London

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H 21.66 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in

Fine Verge Repeating Balloon Clock, Newman Peachy, London

Located in Chesterfield, GB

bells. The clock strikes the hours on a separate bell. The backplate is elaborately engraved and signed

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Antique Late 18th Century British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Kieninger 8-Bell Carillon Wall Clock, 1975 Germany

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H 51.19 in W 13.39 in D 7.88 in

Kieninger 8-Bell Carillon Wall Clock, 1975 Germany

By Kieninger & Obergfell

Located in Den Haag, NL

Unique and very rare wall clock by Kieninger Germany, 1970s. About this clock: brass 8-bell

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Lucite

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

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H 28 in W 12 in D 4.75 in

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantel Clock MOVEMENT: 8 day

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

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H 27.75 in W 11.5 in D 4.75 in

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantle Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Antique Animated Monk Striking Bell 3 Finial Brass Decorated 8 Day Mantel Clock MOVEMENT: 8 day

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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique E. Ingraham 8 Day Bell Chime Mantle Clock White Victorian Brass Gothic

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H 11.75 in W 14 in D 6 in

Antique E. Ingraham 8 Day Bell Chime Mantle Clock White Victorian Brass Gothic

By Ingraham

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Ingraham 8 day Mantel clock in white with ornate Victorian finishes with ormolu feet.

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Early 20th Century Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Salem Ships Bell Nautical 8 Day Desk Clock Brass Wheel Porthole Working

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H 10.5 in W 9 in D 6 in

Vintage Salem Ships Bell Nautical 8 Day Desk Clock Brass Wheel Porthole Working

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 20th century Salem Ships Bell desk / table clock. Brass case in the shape of a porthole

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Chelsea Ship's Clock and US Navy Quartermaster Spy Glass

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H 45 in D 8.25 in

Chelsea Ship's Clock and US Navy Quartermaster Spy Glass

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Chelsea brass ship's clock 8 day with ship's bell chime marked Boston USA and a WWII era US Navy

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20th Century American Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Seth Thomas Ship's Bell Nautical 8 Day Clock Ca 1921

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H 6 in Dm 4.5 in

Seth Thomas Ship's Bell Nautical 8 Day Clock Ca 1921

Located in Palm City, FL

Presented is a very rare, vintage, eight day, 7 Jewel movement, striking bell clock whose design

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Early 20th Century American Clocks

Light Mahogany English Longcase Clock

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H 90 in W 19 in D 9.5 in

Light Mahogany English Longcase Clock

Located in Roswell, GA

Elegant fine quality English mahogany Longcase Clock. 8 day bell strike, functional calendar. Small

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20th Century English Clocks

Materials

Brass, Iron, Steel

Antique French White Marble, Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Globe Clock

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H 14.6 in W 5.9 in D 3.1 in

Antique French White Marble, Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Globe Clock

Located in London, GB

superbly. The 8 day bell strike lever movement is held within the Green patinated bronze ball Circa 1860

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Antique 1890s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette

$2,592

H 24 in W 11.3 in D 6.1 in

Antique Fine Handcarved Oak Gothic Revival Wall Shrine / Chapel for Statuette

Located in Lisse, NL

Rare and good condition, Gothic-art shrine for standing or wall-hanging. This handsome and decorative, Gothic wall shrine is completely hand-crafted out of solid oak and it will loo...

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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain

$5,907

H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 5.12 in

19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...

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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock with Candelabras

$5,063

H 16.54 in W 8.27 in D 5.12 in

Late 18th Century Louis XVI Period Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock with Candelabras

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A finely bronze fire-gilded ormolu mantel clock set with matching candelabras. Rich ornate with typical Louis XVI mounts, floral garlands, scrolls, ribbons and bow. The case is made ...

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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu, Enamel

Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis

$48,260

H 36 in W 17 in D 12.25 in

Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis

By Languereau, Maison Marquis

Located in New York, NY

A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn i...

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

19th Century French Cathedral Clock

$3,250

H 18.5 in W 7.13 in D 4.75 in

19th Century French Cathedral Clock

Located in High Point, NC

19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...

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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Mantel Clock Attributed to Lewis Foreman Day

$6,288

H 19.1 in W 10.44 in D 7.29 in

Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Mantel Clock Attributed to Lewis Foreman Day

Located in London, GB

A magnificent Aesthetic Movement mantel clock, with an ebonised mahogany case and an exquisitely painted dial. The case embodies the style of the Aesthetic Movement, with an arched a...

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Antique 1870s British Aesthetic Movement Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

English Gothic Fusee Clock

$5,000

H 43 in W 31 in D 11 in

English Gothic Fusee Clock

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early to mid-19th century Gothic clock of important scale having carved and gilt pediment and polychrome decorated case with trefoil tracery decoration, the movemen...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Oak

English Brass and Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome Webber, C. 1870

$9,000

H 15 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in

English Brass and Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome Webber, C. 1870

By Webber

Located in Charleston, SC

English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fuse chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet....

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Daniel Delander of London

$48,266

H 94 in W 18 in D 10 in

18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Daniel Delander of London

By Daniel Delander

Located in Devon, GB

This superb George I period antique longcase clock by Daniel Delander is cased in highly figured walnut veneer of lovely colour and patina. Standing on a double plinth there is a pan...

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Antique Early 18th Century British George I Grandfather Clocks and Longc...

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Antique Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Allam of London

$18,617

H 14.5 in W 9.75 in D 7.25 in

18th Century Antique Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Allam of London

By William Allam

Located in Devon, GB

A fine 18th century George III period ebonized striking bracket clock of rarer, smaller size. The well proportioned bell-top ebonized case is surmounted by a cast brass carrying hand...

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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

18th Century Antique Mahogany and Brass Bracket Clock by John Turner of London

$15,859

H 18.5 in W 11.5 in D 7.75 in

18th Century Antique Mahogany and Brass Bracket Clock by John Turner of London

By John Turner, London

Located in Devon, GB

A George III period antique brass-mounted mahogany bracket clock by the London maker John Turner. The bell-top case with brass lined front door and brass side frets stands on brass...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century Georgian

$11,995

H 26 in W 14.5 in D 10.25 in

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century Georgian

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century Georgian English bracket clock. A fine quality 8-day mahogany and ormolu-mounted triple chain Fusee 4-Gong Westminster Chime bracket clock. The high quality mahogany ...

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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

18th Century Antique Mahogany Neoclassical Musical Clock by Ralph Gout of London

$66,883

H 31 in Dm 18 in

18th Century Antique Mahogany Neoclassical Musical Clock by Ralph Gout of London

Located in Devon, GB

An impressive and unique 18th centur,y, GeorgeIII period antique circular mahogany musical table clock, in a case of neoclassical design by Ralph Gout of London. The substantial ma...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Late Georgian Mahogany Musical Table Clock

$19,996

H 32 in W 19.5 in D 11.5 in

Late Georgian Mahogany Musical Table Clock

Located in London, GB

A Late Georgian Musical Table Clock By Thomas Roskell The well patinated carved mahogany case having a fluted and foliate carved pagoda top surmounted by an urn finial, the front...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock

$17,600Sale Price|20% Off

H 32 in W 17 in D 8.8 in

Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Here for your consideration is a large Chinese Canton bracket clock. The gorgeous ebony case is decorated with beautiful mother of pearl inlaid on the front. There are 5 brass pineap...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Large Giltwood Cartel Wall Clock by Gustav Becker

$6,205

H 35 in W 20.5 in D 5 in

Large Giltwood Cartel Wall Clock by Gustav Becker

Located in Norwich, GB

Gilt cartel clock Painted dial with Roman numerals and pierced gilt hands. Giltwood case with swag decoration, turned finials, surmounted by a harp with starburst decoratio...

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Antique 1890s German Victorian Wall Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

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Clock 8 Bells For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of clock 8 bells is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct clock 8 bells — often made from metal, wood and brass — can elevate any home. There are 59 antique and vintage clock 8 bells for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 6 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of clock 8 bells available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Clock 8 bells are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Georgian and Mid-Century Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made clock 8 bells over the years, but those made by Glen Baghurst, Chelsea Clock and Astral are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Clock 8 Bells?

Prices for clock 8 bells start at $250 and top out at $83,955 with the average selling for $3,109.

Finding the Right Clocks for You

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.