French Early Perpetual Calendar Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Brocot type suspension very rare early 30 day perpetual slander clock with moon phase, barometer
Category
Antique 1830s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Other
French Calendar Clock
French Ormolu Calendar Mantel Clock, 19th Century
By Aubert & Klaftenberger
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French, 19th century gilded ormolu mantel clock with a calendar dial. Having
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Charles X Period Foliate Inlaid Mantle Clock with Calendar
$12,218
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in
19th Century French Charles X Period Foliate Inlaid Mantle Clock with Calendar
Located in London, GB
A French mantel clock of the Charles X period. Constructed in palisander, foliate and line
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Clocks
Materials
Boxwood
19th Century Marble mantle clock and calendar.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century black and rouge marble mantle clock with calendar. Having a gilded
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Ormolu
Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne
$166,611
H 47.64 in W 25.2 in D 11.03 in
Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin
Located in London, GB
Very Large Ormolu Marble Regulator Calendar Mantle Clock Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock
$30,545
H 21.26 in W 11.42 in D 9.06 in
A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
year (for common and leap year). France, Circa 1870. This unusually large calendar clock can be
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Carrara Marble Mantel Clock with Barometer, Thermometers, and Perpetual Calendar
$20,826
H 18.12 in W 14.38 in D 6.5 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mantel Clock, Barometer, Moon Phase and Perpetual Calendar, 19th Century
$6,247
H 24.02 in W 23.23 in D 7.09 in
Mantel Clock, Barometer, Moon Phase and Perpetual Calendar, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Belgium black marble mantel clock with a clock, barometer and moon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th Century Table Clock with Calendar, Ebonized Wood, France, circa 1840-1860
$4,719
H 14.57 in W 8.67 in D 6.7 in
19th Century Table Clock with Calendar, Ebonized Wood, France, circa 1840-1860
Located in Greven, DE
Antique mantel clock with calendar in ebonised wood. France Wood, brass Mid 19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar
$20,132
H 6.5 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar
Located in London, GB
A Petit Sonnerie carriage clock by Grohe of Paris The gilt bronze case comprehensively engraved
Category
Antique 19th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
Imbroglio Perpetual Wall Calendar by Jean-Pierre Vitrac, France 1970s
$1,028
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Imbroglio Perpetual Wall Calendar by Jean-Pierre Vitrac, France 1970s
By Jean-Pierre Vitrac
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This rare Imbroglio perpetual wall calendar was designed by Jean-Pierre Vitrac and produced in
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Recent Sales
A French Brass Sevres Mounted Mantel Clock with Perpetual Calendar circa 1880
Unavailable
H 33.5 in W 19.5 in D 14.5 in
A French Brass Sevres Mounted Mantel Clock with Perpetual Calendar circa 1880
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
back door, on a moulded plinth. A lovely and decorative clock with an interesting perpetual calendar
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Brocot Escapement Perpetual Calendar Clock with Moon Phase and Barometer
Unavailable
H 19.3 in W 20.08 in D 6.7 in
French Brocot Escapement Perpetual Calendar Clock with Moon Phase and Barometer
By Achille Brocot
Located in Keyston, GB
Very large and tri-form marble and slate perpetual calendar clock with month, day, date and rolling
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
French Month Duration Leap Year Perpetual Calendar Clock by Samuel Marti
Unavailable
H 20.48 in W 20.48 in D 5.52 in
French Month Duration Leap Year Perpetual Calendar Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Keyston, GB
A fine month going perpetual calendar clock housed within a superb serpentine scrolled slate case
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Superb Perpetual Calendar Clock by Achille Brocot and Jean Baptiste Delettrez
Unavailable
H 19.69 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
Superb Perpetual Calendar Clock by Achille Brocot and Jean Baptiste Delettrez
By Jean-Baptiste Delettrez, Achille Brocot
Located in Keyston, GB
A fine mid-19th century French gilt bronze mantel clock with perpetual calendar, equation of time
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Complex Calendar Carriage Clock with Duplex Escapement
Located in Chesterfield, GB
. It has a complicated mechanism clock with calendar: the eight-day duration movement striking the
Category
Antique 1860s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Unusual Kingwood Mantel Clock with Calendar Work and Moon Fase, circa 1840
Unavailable
H 14.77 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
Unusual Kingwood Mantel Clock with Calendar Work and Moon Fase, circa 1840
By F. Heinrich
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
The unusual kingwood mantel clock with calendar work and moon phase, circa 1840, Louis Philippe
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks
Materials
Kingwood
Large Rare Museum Quality Obelisk Mantel Clock with Calendar, Late 18th C
Unavailable
H 24.02 in W 13.78 in D 5.91 in
Large Rare Museum Quality Obelisk Mantel Clock with Calendar, Late 18th C
Located in Ulestraten, Limburg
Rare and high quality prestigious Obelisk pendule, with calendar and beautiful Ormolu ornaments
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A French 4-Glass Regulator with Perpetual Calendar, Brocot & Delettrez, ca. 1860
Unavailable
H 21.66 in W 10.24 in D 7.49 in
A French 4-Glass Regulator with Perpetual Calendar, Brocot & Delettrez, ca. 1860
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
steel suspended Ellicott-type pendulumwith gilt bob, connected to the calendar mechanism, the four glass
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
A Rare Drocourt No. 14993: Carriage Clock and Calendar
Located in London, GB
A Drocourt No. 14993: Carriage Clock circular enamel dial against a gilt mask, The movement
Category
Antique 1870s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Ormolu Mantel Regulator Perpetual Calendar, by Pointeaux
Unavailable
H 18.51 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
French Napoleon III Ormolu Mantel Regulator Perpetual Calendar, by Pointeaux
By Pointeaux à Paris
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A French Napoleon III ormolu mantel regulator with perpetual calendar, by Pointeaux, circa 1860
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Achille Brocot and Delettrez Neoclassical Perpetual Calendar Clock Garniture Set
Unavailable
H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 7.49 in
Achille Brocot and Delettrez Neoclassical Perpetual Calendar Clock Garniture Set
By Achille Brocot, Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Keyston, GB
A fine and rare month going neoclassical perpetual calendar clock garniture by the renowned clock
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Precision Table Regulator with Perpetual Calendar by Constantin Detouche
Unavailable
H 19.69 in W 12.6 in D 9.45 in
Precision Table Regulator with Perpetual Calendar by Constantin Detouche
By C. Detouche
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Precision Table Regulator with perpetual calendar, circa 1850, signed on the dial and on the rear
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Precision Table Regulator with Calendar, Nicole et Paris
Located in Chesterfield, GB
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a very fine and rare precision table regulator of French
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Rosewood
French 1914 Morgan Triple Calendar Desk Clock In Sterling Gold Platinum & Agate
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H 4.6 in Dm 4.6 in
French 1914 Morgan Triple Calendar Desk Clock In Sterling Gold Platinum & Agate
By J. Morgan & Sons
Located in Miami, FL
French moon phase complication desk clock Morgan by Edouard Clerk. Very important and rare
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Agate, Gold, Platinum, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Brocot–Delettrez Paris Astronomical Clock with Perpetual Calendar, C. 1872–1880
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H 22 in W 14 in D 10.25 in
Brocot–Delettrez Paris Astronomical Clock with Perpetual Calendar, C. 1872–1880
By Brocot & Delettrez
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brocot–Delettrez Paris Astronomical Clock with Perpetual Calendar, circa 1872–1880 Case: Burl
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
1970s French Perpetual Calendar in Vibrant Red Retro Plastic Design
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H 2.76 in W 4.34 in D 2.96 in
1970s French Perpetual Calendar in Vibrant Red Retro Plastic Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
An authentic 1970s French perpetual calendar, designed as both a practical office tool and a
Category
Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Space Age Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Complete Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, scissors, letter opener, pen cup, ashtray, letter holder, manual desk calendar (in French) and clock. Clock
Category
Vintage 1970s French Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
Large Antique French Cloisonné & Brass Astronomical 8 Day Calendar Clock 1890
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H 28 in W 12 in D 7 in
Large Antique French Cloisonné & Brass Astronomical 8 Day Calendar Clock 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A good and large antique French brass Cloisonné eight day time and strike astronomical calendar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage 70’s Clock with Flip Calendar by ODO France - Space Age Charming Decor
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H 26 in W 21 in D 8 in
Vintage 70’s Clock with Flip Calendar by ODO France - Space Age Charming Decor
By Odo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
calendar, produced by ODO Clock in France during the 1970s. Crafted with space age aesthetics in mind, this
Category
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Space Age Wall Clock with Calendar from Odo France, 1970s
By Odo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Stunning space age wall clock with flip calendar produced in France by ODO clock in the 70s. This
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Design Clock with Flip Calendar - Space Age 60s 70s Decor
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H 10.83 in W 10.83 in D 2.37 in
Vintage Italian Design Clock with Flip Calendar - Space Age 60s 70s Decor
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
and practical object. The clock includes an integrated calendar that shows the day and date in Italian
Category
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Hermes Vintage World Time Alarm Calendar 8 Day Desk Clock
By Hermès
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1960s Hermes 8 Day Desk Clock with World Time Calendar and Alarm function. 3 Piece Gilt Brass
Category
Vintage 1960s French Desk Accessories
Materials
Gilt Metal
18th Century French Louis XVI Bronze Gold Clock with Calendar
Located in Paris, FR
18TH French In Louis XVI Bronze Gold Watch With Calendar
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A French Empire Gilt Bronze and Porphyry Calendar Desk Clock, Lesieur à Paris, Circa 1810
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H 8.47 in
A French Empire Gilt Bronze and Porphyry Calendar Desk Clock, Lesieur à Paris, Circa 1810
By Lesieur
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
signed calendar mechanism with anchor escapement and silk suspended pendulum, connected to the similarly
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Clocks
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu
Directoire-Period French Capucine Travelling Clock with Calendar and Alarm
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H 9.85 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
Directoire-Period French Capucine Travelling Clock with Calendar and Alarm
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Directoire-period French Capucine clock, circa 1795, signed Chevallier à Marseille. Enamel dial
Category
Antique 1790s French Directoire Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
A Rare French Directoire Blue Enamel, Ormolu and White Marble Skeleton Clock with Balance and Calendar by Gaston Joly circa 1795
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H 16.54 in W 10.63 in D 4.73 in
A Rare French Directoire Blue Enamel, Ormolu and White Marble Skeleton Clock with Balance and Calendar by Gaston Joly circa 1795
By Gaston Joly
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
enamel chapter ring with blue rim and gilt stars, Arabic numerals and callibrated for seconds and date, fine pierced gilt and engraved hands and blued sweep seconds, similar enamel s...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Directoire Clocks
Materials
Marble
CARTIER Cigarette Box Calendar Clock Platinum Finish Limited Edition
By Cartier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Box/Calendar (out of 2000 pieces) CLOCK MOVEMENT: Quartz CASE MATERIAL: Platinum
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Desk Accessories
French Art Deco Calendar, Compass and Barometer Cube Desk Clock
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Chicago, IL
leather. The rotating clock body also contains a barometer, a perpetual calendar and a compass. 4.5
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Small 18th Century French Portable Clock with Calendar
By Claude Mathieu
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Small portable table clock signed Mathieu l'Aîné A Paris, and dated 1776. Eight day duration
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
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Located in San Francisco, CA
An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19th Century French Hand Painted Room Divider 4 Panel Leather Screen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic leather four panel room divider hand painted and hand crafted screen from the latter part of the 19th century France. Hand painted cherubs with floral accents in outstandin...
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Antique 1870s French Empire Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
$24,991 / set
H 23.63 in W 10.24 in D 8.67 in
Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
This fantastic porcelain clock garniture contains three vases, one of which has been mounted with a ormolu clock dial with jewels surrounding it. The vases are decorated in the style...
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Materials
Ormolu
Period George III Cuban Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard of Late 18th Century
$9,800
H 35.5 in W 72 in D 29 in
Period George III Cuban Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard of Late 18th Century
Located in Essex, MA
Period George III magnificently figured Cuban mahogany sideboard. Bowfront Original finish cleaned and waxed Beautiful patina and color Sectioned central drawer Flanking side ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Wedding Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese wedding bed in red lacquer and hand cards details. Has a new mattress (not shown).
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock Set - Cupid
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful antique French ormolu clock set in the Rococo style. It features cupid as a cherub, seated to the top with torch and quiver of arrows, offering a posy of flowers. The cas...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
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By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
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Category
Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
French Ormolu-Mounted Marquetry Commode
Located in New York, NY
French ormolu-mounted marquetry commode marble top with gilt bronze mounts, signed. France, 19th century Measures: H 33 in.; W 43 in.; D 19 in. Please note this item is current...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Ormolu
Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Set
$24,991 / set
H 32.68 in W 16.93 in D 9.06 in
Large 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu, Champlevé enamel and onyx clock garniture. Having an impressive pair of six branch candelabra with white onyx urns, inset champ...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
Charles Ahrenfeldt Limoges Gilt Encrusted Hand-Painted Cabinet Plates, Set of 12
$3,750 / set
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By Charles Ahrenfeldt
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This outstanding set of Limoges porcelain cabinet plates was made and decorated by the Charles Ahrenfeldt porcelain factory and studio in Limoges, France. The center of each plate fe...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
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Elm
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
$14,850Sale Price|24% Off
H 31 in W 47.75 in D 28 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center, Writing Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Center Tables
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Bronze
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Located in Austin, TX
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Hardwood
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$4,600 / set
H 7.5 in Dm 3 in
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Located in Buchanan, MI
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French Calendar Clock For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal French calendar clock for your home. Each French calendar clock for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, stone and bronze. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer French calendar clock, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each French calendar clock bearing Louis XVI, Empire or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made French calendar clock over the years, but those crafted by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez, Aubert & Klaftenberger and Brocot & Delettrez are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a French Calendar Clock?
Prices for a French calendar clock can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $2,400 and can go as high as $48,500, while the average can fetch as much as $15,162.
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.
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