What is a Fusee movement in a clock?

A fusee clock uses a mainspring barrel, a fusee and a chain coiled around an arbor. The barrel pulls at the chain, winding the fusee. This pulley method was considered revolutionary at the time, but its mechanical origins can be traced back to the 1600s. This type of watch movement faded out of favor in the mid 1700s. Shop a collection of properly vetted fusee clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

How do you set a fusee clock?

A fusee clock uses a wound cord or chain around a spindle with a pulley to keep time with a symmetrical tick and tock. To wind a fusee clock, a key is needed to unwind the chain off the barrel and back onto the fusee. Moving the hands to the correct time prior to winding is no trick, so setting the time is fairly easy—it’s setting the gears or winding that can be difficult to get just right. Shop a collection of fusee clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

Fusee Skeleton Clock

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Mantel Clock With Glass Dome

French Style Flying Ball Pendulum Annular Porcelain Dial Fusee Skeleton Clock

$2,850

French Style Flying Ball Pendulum Annular Porcelain Dial Fusee Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

French Style Flying Ball Pendulum Annular Porcelain Dial Fusee Skeleton Clock Here we are offering a fantastic eye catching flying ball pendulum annular skeleton clock.

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Georgian Chain Fusee Skeleton Clock by Jones, Strand

$15,871

Georgian Chain Fusee Skeleton Clock by Jones, Strand

Located in Norwich, GB

Georgian Skeleton Clock by Jones, The Strand, London Georgian skeleton clock standing on an ebonised stepped base lined with blue velvet and original square glass dome.

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Antique 1820s English Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

William IV Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by A. Stewart, London

$24,900

William IV Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by A. Stewart, London

Located in Norwich, GB

A William IV Skeleton clock of fine quality with two massive scroll plates sitting on rectangular, silvered plinths and standing on a mahogany base with block feet.

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock

$2,850

Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock Here is a very nice looking English style Cathedral form skeleton clock.

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock

$2,850

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Moon Dial Skeleton Clock Offered for sale is a fantastic mystery conical pendulum skeleton clock with animated rotary flying b...

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fabulous 24K Astro Porcelain Dial 8 Day Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock

$2,250

Fabulous 24K Astro Porcelain Dial 8 Day Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

24K Astronomical Porcelain Dial 8 Day Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock with Moon Dial Here is a very nice looking 24K plated large skeleton clock, housed inside a brass frame glass case.

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

24K Gold Plated Pinwheel Moon Dial Calendar Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock

$2,450

24K Gold Plated Pinwheel Moon Dial Calendar Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

24K Brass Pinwheel Moon Dial Calendar Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock with Front Door Here we are offering a 24K pinwheel moon dial calendar skeleton clock.

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock

$2,850

24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock

Located in Danville, CA

24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock Here we are offering a fantastic grasshopper sea clock.

Category

Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique English 19th Century 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Cathedral Glass Dome Clock

$1,610Sale Price|30% Off

Antique English 19th Century 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Cathedral Glass Dome Clock

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique mid 19th century 8 day skeleton clock. Centrally mounted on wood base featuring exposed Fusee movement and protected from dust by a glass dome.

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

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eyes & Flapping Wings Brass Skeleton Clock

$2,650

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eyes & Flapping Wings Brass Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Animated Gilt Brass Owl Grasshopper Escapement 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Mantle Clock Here we are offering a fantastic animated owl skeleton clock with famous grasshopper escapement.

Category

Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed "H. Wehrle & Co."

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 10.44 in D 6.11 in

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed "H. Wehrle & Co."

Located in Kent, GB

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed, "82 High St., Whitechapel Rd."

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Antique 19th Century English Clocks

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed, "H Wehrle & Co."

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 10.44 in D 6.11 in

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed, "H Wehrle & Co."

Located in Kent, GB

Eight-day fusee movement with semi-deadbeat escapement. The escape wheel, the small wheel at the end and top of the train, is particularly fine and delicate but all the wheels are ni...

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Clocks

Victorian Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by Greenhalgh, Manchester

Unavailable

H 18.5 in W 10 in D 7 in

Victorian Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by Greenhalgh, Manchester

By Greenhalgh

Located in Norwich, Norfolk

A fine Victorian striking skeleton clock. Scroll brass frame with heavy plates and six turned, tapered pillars uniting the movement, standing on raised brass feet and resting on a...

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Small Fusee Skeleton Clock signed H Wehrle & Co, Whitechapel

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 10.44 in D 6.11 in

Small Fusee Skeleton Clock signed H Wehrle & Co, Whitechapel

Located in Kent, GB

Charming original condition complete with mahogany veneered base of good light colour and covered with faded gold velvet. Original glass dome. Eight-day fusee movement with semi-dea...

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Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Materials

Wax

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed "H Wehrle & Co, 82 High St, Whitechapel"

Unavailable

H 15.36 in W 10.44 in D 6.11 in

English Fusee Skeleton Clock Signed "H Wehrle & Co, 82 High St, Whitechapel"

Located in Kent, GB

Eight-day fusee movement with semi-deadbeat escapement. The escape wheel, the small wheel at the end and top of the train, is particularly fine and delicate but all the wheels are ni...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

19th Century English Skeleton Clock, Single Chain Fusee Movement

Unavailable

H 17 in W 13 in D 7 in

19th Century English Skeleton Clock, Single Chain Fusee Movement

Located in Varese, Lombardia

Beautiful skeleton clock, functionally perfect but we always recommend a complete overhaul by an expert. Please note that all of our items are shipped after a microwave woodworm t...

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Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century Brass Skeleton Clock

Unavailable

H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in

19th Century Brass Skeleton Clock

By John Lloyd Brecon

Located in Wendover, GB

Eight day 19th century double fusee brass skeleton clock with pull repeat under a glass dome on mahogany wooden base with bun feet.

Category

Antique 1830s British Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by John Greenhalgh, Manchester

Sold

H 18 in W 11 in D 7.5 in

Victorian Double Fusee Skeleton Clock by John Greenhalgh, Manchester

By Greenhalgh

Located in Norwich, GB

A fine Victorian striking skeleton clock. Scroll brass frame with heavy plates and six turned, tapered pillars uniting the movement, standing on raised brass feet and resting on a...

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Single Fusee Skeleton Timepiece By Richard Webster

Sold

H 16.54 in W 9.85 in D 5.52 in

Single Fusee Skeleton Timepiece By Richard Webster

By Richard Webster

Located in Amersham, GB

This highly decorative skeleton timepiece signed Webster, London has a single fusee eight day movement regulated by a brass cylinder pendulum.

Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

St. James Palace Skeleton Clock by Evans of Handsworth

Sold

H 22.5 in W 11.5 in D 8 in

St. James Palace Skeleton Clock by Evans of Handsworth

By William F. Evans of Handsworth

Located in New Orleans, LA

James Palace in London, this remarkable two-train fusée architectural skeleton clock is a wonderful specimen of 19th-century English clockmaking.

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Victorian Skeleton Clock

Sold

H 12.6 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in

Victorian Skeleton Clock

Located in London, GB

A Victorian brass fusee skeleton clock, in glass dome on ebonised base.

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Mantel Clocks

Antique 19th Century English 8 Day Fusee Brass & Glass Dome Skeleton Clock, 1870

Sold

H 21 in Dm 11 in

Antique 19th Century English 8 Day Fusee Brass & Glass Dome Skeleton Clock, 1870

Located in Portland, OR

A good & large antique 19th century eight day single fusee skeleton clock, under a glass dome, circa 1870.

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock

Sold

H 22.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Moon Dial Skeleton Clock Offered for sale is a fantastic mystery conical pendulum skeleton clock with animated rotary flying b...

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eyes & Flapping Wings Brass Skeleton Clock

Sold

H 20 in W 12.75 in D 10 in

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eyes & Flapping Wings Brass Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Animated Gilt Brass Owl Grasshopper Escapement 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Mantle Clock Here we are offering a fantastic animated owl skeleton clock with famous grasshopper escapement.

Category

Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eye & Flapping Wing Brass Skeleton Clock

Sold

H 20 in W 12.75 in D 10 in

24K Animated Owl Blinking Eye & Flapping Wing Brass Skeleton Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Animated Gilt Brass Owl Grasshopper Escapement 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Mantle Clock Here we are offering a fantastic animated owl skeleton clock with famous grasshopper escapement.

Category

2010s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Fusee Driven 19th Century Victorian Skeleton and Four Crystal Glass Mantle Clock

Sold

H 14 in W 8 in D 6 in

Fusee Driven 19th Century Victorian Skeleton and Four Crystal Glass Mantle Clock

Located in Aberdare, GB

A rare model made in the skeletised form and having its original bevelled crystal glass and brass display case The front one is a bevelled glass door This could easily be used as a...

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Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Table Clocks and ...

Materials

Brass

Antique Skeleton Clock under Glass Dome

Sold

H 19 in W 15 in D 8.5 in

Antique Skeleton Clock under Glass Dome

Located in Wakefield, GB

Offered for sale is this antique fusee movement skeleton clock. Dating from 1860.

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Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Lenzkirch Bracket Clock in French Louis XVI Style, 19th Century

$4,500

H 21 in W 11 in D 7 in

Lenzkirch Bracket Clock in French Louis XVI Style, 19th Century

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

German Lenzkirch mahogany and carved ormolu cased mantel clock. The clock has wonderful carved scrolling feet supporting a rolled ridged stepped base decorated with leaf carved ormol...

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Antique 19th Century German Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Outstanding quality antique 19th century French Boulle bracket clock and stand

$19,987

H 86.62 in W 16.15 in D 10.24 in

Outstanding quality antique 19th century French Boulle bracket clock and stand

Located in Ipswich, GB

Outstanding quality antique 19th century French Boulle bracket clock and accompanying pedestal, having a quality antique 19th century bracket clock with a round white dial with Roman...

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Antique 19th Century French Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock

$1,250

H 13.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in

24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock

Located in Danville, CA

24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock Here we are offering a fantastic grasshopper sea clock. The clock is sitting on a black base with a prot...

Category

Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Cathedral Mantel Clock, Gothic Design

$1,660

H 16.15 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Cathedral Mantel Clock, Gothic Design

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This stunning 19th-century French gilt bronze mantel clock is a true testament to craftsmanship and timeless design. Featuring intricate Gothic cathedral-inspired detailing, this clo...

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Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

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....

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Steel, Brass

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...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Lantern Clock by Charles Frodsham

$1,200

H 10.38 in W 4 in D 3.63 in

Victorian Lantern Clock by Charles Frodsham

Located in Savannah, GA

Brass lantern clock signed Chas. Frodsham, Clockmaker to H.M. The Queen. 4 inches wide by 3 ⅝ inches deep by 10 3/8 inches tall.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Bracket Clock John F.R.S. Ellicott, London early 18th Century

$10,751Sale Price|20% Off

H 18.12 in W 12.41 in D 7.49 in

Bracket Clock John F.R.S. Ellicott, London early 18th Century

By John Ellicott II

Located in Münster, DE

Bracket Clock John F.R.S. Ellicott, London (1706–1791) Early 18th century, 8-day movement, striking on 2 bells, 4-note chime/repeater mechanism, date display, brass dial, origi...

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Antique Early 18th Century English Baroque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Brass

French 18th Century Skeleton Clock by Charles Voisin

$6,800

H 25 in Dm 9 in

French 18th Century Skeleton Clock by Charles Voisin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French 18th century Skeleton clock with oval glass panel by Charles Voisin.

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Antique 18th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique French Mystery Gravity Driven Rolling Ball Waterwheel Industrial Clock

$66,500

H 22.25 in W 18.44 in D 7.5 in

Antique French Mystery Gravity Driven Rolling Ball Waterwheel Industrial Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Rare Mint Original 1900 French Mystery Water Wheel Rolling Ball Industrial Clock This rare French Industrial Waterwheel Clock (circa 1900) is a masterpiece of horological engineering...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Mystery Ferris Wheel Gravity Weight Ball Driven Regulator Clock - Never Wind It!

$3,800

H 22 in W 10.75 in D 8.38 in

Mystery Ferris Wheel Gravity Weight Ball Driven Regulator Clock - Never Wind It!

Located in Danville, CA

Here we are offering a fantastic mystery Ferris wheel bearing ball driven crystal regulator clock. Unlike traditional wind up or weight driven clock, this unique clock receive its wo...

Category

1990s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Large Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock

$3,650

H 19 in W 15.75 in D 15.25 in

Large Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock

Located in Danville, CA

Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock Here is a beautiful mystery Congreve rolling ball clock. The original clock is invented by an English - Sir W. Congrev...

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock

$719

H 5.91 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in

Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock

Located in Ipswich, GB

Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock having a quality brass carriage clock with an eight day French movement, bevelled edge, glass panels and a shaped carrying handle to th...

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Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique Skeleton Clock, France, circa 1900

$6,600

H 20 in W 13.1 in D 8.1 in

Antique Skeleton Clock, France, circa 1900

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Antique skeleton clock, France, circa 1900.

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Antique Early 1900s Wall Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Table Clock with Glass Dome, 19th century

$683

H 4.49 in W 3.12 in D 3.12 in

Table Clock with Glass Dome, 19th century

Located in Roma, IT

Shaped case in gilded bronze topped with a musician putto and a tiger, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and black hour markers, long pendulum extending from the top and key-woun...

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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Austrian 18th Century Baroque Period Bracket Clock, Signed Andreas Hohenadl

$8,037Sale Price|21% Off

H 16.15 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in

Austrian 18th Century Baroque Period Bracket Clock, Signed Andreas Hohenadl

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

An attractive Austrian mid-18th century Baroque period quarter-striking bracket clock by the maker Andreas Hohenadl (1714-1793), Vienna. The ebonised fruitwood case with figurative b...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Austrian Baroque Clocks

Materials

Brass

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$18,500

H 17.75 in W 17.75 in D 8.75 in

Rare Vintage French Style Mystery 8 Day Waterwheel Rolling Ball Industrial Clock

Located in Danville, CA

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Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

French Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery

$850

H 9.5 in W 21.25 in D 4.53 in

French Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery

Located in Danville, CA

French Style Mystery Gravity Driven Gilt Incline Rolling Clock - No Spring or Battery This very unusual clock is never wound with a key, but does feature a totally mechanical moveme...

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Vintage 1980s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

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

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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

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$101,364

H 17.01 in W 10.63 in D 6.11 in

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By David Roentgen

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

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

Materials

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$201,896

H 17.72 in W 18.71 in D 9.06 in

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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

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Antique 1890s French Industrial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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$3,150Sale Price|30% Off

H 52 in W 29 in D 9 in

German Wall Clock by Gustav Becker, Walnut, 19th C, carved eagle

Located in Houston, TX

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Wall Clocks

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Walnut

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$574,500

H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in

An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

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$976,800

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By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

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$3,189

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Located in Firenze, FI

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$8,381

H 41.5 in W 13.3 in D 7.9 in

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Located in Lisse, NL

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$7,800

H 28 in W 16 in D 11 in

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Located in Houston, TX

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$2,298,000

H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in

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By Cristalleries De Baccarat

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

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$3,768

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Located in Brighton, Sussex

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$248,500 / set

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Located in New Orleans, LA

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$22,000

H 104.5 in W 21.5 in D 10.25 in

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By Robert and Peter Higgs of London

Located in Portland, OR

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$13,548

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Located in Lisse, NL

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Brass, Iron, Enamel

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Fusee Skeleton Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal fusee skeleton clock for your home. A fusee skeleton clock — often made from metal, brass and glass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fusee skeleton clock — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A fusee skeleton clock, designed in the Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made fusee skeleton clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dent, Dieudonné Kinable and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are consistently popular.

How Much is a Fusee Skeleton Clock?

Prices for a fusee skeleton clock can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,850 and can go as high as $49,850, while the average can fetch as much as $8,650.

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.

Questions About Fusee Skeleton Clock

What is a Fusee movement in a clock?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A fusee clock uses a mainspring barrel, a fusee and a chain coiled around an arbor. The barrel pulls at the chain, winding the fusee. This pulley method was considered revolutionary at the time, but its mechanical origins can be traced back to the 1600s. This type of watch movement faded out of favor in the mid 1700s. Shop a collection of properly vetted fusee clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
How do you set a fusee clock?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A fusee clock uses a wound cord or chain around a spindle with a pulley to keep time with a symmetrical tick and tock. To wind a fusee clock, a key is needed to unwind the chain off the barrel and back onto the fusee. Moving the hands to the correct time prior to winding is no trick, so setting the time is fairly easy—it’s setting the gears or winding that can be difficult to get just right. Shop a collection of fusee clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.