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Antique French 19th C. English Style Mantle Clock by Guenee
Antique French 19th C. English Style Mantle Clock by Guenee

Antique French 19th C. English Style Mantle Clock by Guenee

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

French 19th century English style gilt bronze mantel clock by Guenée, an exceptional and highly

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Gilt-Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Table Clock - François Linke Index No 86
Fine Gilt-Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Table Clock - François Linke Index No 86

Fine Gilt-Bronze & Rouge Griotte Marble Table Clock - François Linke Index No 86

By François Linke

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Fine French 19th Century 'Belle Époque' Gilt-Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Table Clock by

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Napoleon III Ormolu Pink Porcelain Clockset
French Napoleon III Ormolu Pink Porcelain Clockset

French Napoleon III Ormolu Pink Porcelain Clockset

Located in New York, NY

A fine quality Napoleon III Ormolu pink porcelain clockset Origin: French Date: Late 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th C. French Gilt Bronze & Patinated Rhino Clock on Marble Base
Late 19th C. French Gilt Bronze & Patinated Rhino Clock on Marble Base

Late 19th C. French Gilt Bronze & Patinated Rhino Clock on Marble Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and whimsical French gilt bronze mantel clock dating to the late 19th century, featuring a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Large 19th Century Giltwood French Louis XV Cartel Clock
Large 19th Century Giltwood French Louis XV Cartel Clock

Large 19th Century Giltwood French Louis XV Cartel Clock

Located in Forney, TX

A stunning and most impressive large size antique French cartel clock. Exquisitely hand-crafted

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Porcelain, Glass, Giltwood

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner
19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner

By Japy Frères

Located in London, GB

Nereids respectively; the clock having fluted pilasters framing the face, with gilt painted borders and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890
L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890

L'Escalier de Cristal, Oriental Clock, France, circa 1890

By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in PARIS, FR

Rare Chinese style clock in the shape of a covered pot, in porcelain painted in imitation of

Category

Antique 1880s French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French 19th century Louis XVI style mantel clock signed by J Marti. Made from marble and gilt

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A French 19th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Cherub Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
A French 19th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Cherub Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set

A French 19th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Cherub Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

A-E Beurdeley, « The Coronation of Science » Clock, France, circa 1880
A-E Beurdeley, « The Coronation of Science » Clock, France, circa 1880

A-E Beurdeley, « The Coronation of Science » Clock, France, circa 1880

By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley

Located in PARIS, FR

clock in mercury-gilded and patinated chiseled bronze and white marble. In the form of an arched

Category

Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860

Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860

By Henri Picard

Located in PARIS, FR

Marked on the dial Furet & Bon, Hrs du Roy, à Paris Measures: Clock – Height 98 cm (38 1/2

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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Figural Clockset
19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Figural Clockset

19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Figural Clockset

Located in New York, NY

A fine quality 19th century Sèvres ormolu-mounted porcelain clockset. Origin: French Date: 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Cartel Clock and Barometer
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Cartel Clock and Barometer

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ebonized Cartel Clock and Barometer

By CAM Opticien

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Cartel wall mounting clock, also with a circular porcelain dial with a glass cover, the face with Roman

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and White Marble Boudoir Clock Set
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and White Marble Boudoir Clock Set

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and White Marble Boudoir Clock Set

Located in Miami, FL

A beautiful 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu and White Carrara Boudoir Clock with a Pair of

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

A Louis XVI Style Cartel Clock and Barometer After Pierre Gouthière
A Louis XVI Style Cartel Clock and Barometer After Pierre Gouthière

A Louis XVI Style Cartel Clock and Barometer After Pierre Gouthière

By Maison Millet

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Wedgwood Porcelain Cartel Clock and Companion Barometer, by

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Napoleon III Clock Garniture Designed by Sévin, Cast by Barbedienne
Napoleon III Clock Garniture Designed by Sévin, Cast by Barbedienne

Napoleon III Clock Garniture Designed by Sévin, Cast by Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Louis-Constant Sevin

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A fine Napoleon III gilt-bronze and porcelain mounted clock garniture, designed by Louis-Constant

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, a Paris
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, a Paris

19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, a Paris

By A. Crin à Paris

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural Cartel Barometer by A. Crin, A

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Bronze Ormolu Neoclassical Style Desk Clock
Antique Italian Bronze Ormolu Neoclassical Style Desk Clock

Antique Italian Bronze Ormolu Neoclassical Style Desk Clock

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

antique Italian Neoclassical style bronze ormolu desk clock, a fine example of late 19th-century

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Bronze Hirondelle Blessee Alfred Foretay Garniture Mantel Clock & Urns
Antique Bronze Hirondelle Blessee Alfred Foretay Garniture Mantel Clock & Urns

Antique Bronze Hirondelle Blessee Alfred Foretay Garniture Mantel Clock & Urns

By Alfred Jean Foretay

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique three piece set garniture clock made of bronze with green marble bases and gilt feet

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Luxor Swiss Bronze Desk / Table Clock with 8-Day Movement
Early 20th Century Luxor Swiss Bronze Desk / Table Clock with 8-Day Movement

Early 20th Century Luxor Swiss Bronze Desk / Table Clock with 8-Day Movement

Located in Tarry Town, NY

An exceptional early 20th century gilt-bronze desk or table clock by Luxor of Switzerland

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Early 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Copper

G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860
G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860

G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860

By Guillaume Denière, Henri Picard

Located in PARIS, FR

Large and rare Louis XVI style cage clock in chiseled and gilded bronze, rectangular in shape

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Japanese Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Japanese Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Located in London, GB

mantel clock is designed about a Japanese porcelain vase, known as Imari ware. This white ground vase

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Garniture

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

MID 19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III LIRE PENDULUM
MID 19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III LIRE PENDULUM

MID 19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III LIRE PENDULUM

Located in Firenze, FI

racemes and small roses in Meissen polychrome porcelain gives a touch of elegance and class to the clock

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Rococo Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
Antique Rococo Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture

Antique Rococo Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

porcelain lid with a pinecone finial. The central vase is mounted to the front with a circular clock

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Garniture

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Clock Garniture with Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Clock Garniture with Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Clock Garniture with Sévres Porcelain and Ormolu

By Arnold & Lewis 1

Located in London, GB

clock, and its two matched vases, are constructed in jewelled 'Sèvres' style porcelain, hand and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Garniture

Materials

Bronze

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Clock Garniture Set
A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Clock Garniture Set

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain Clock Garniture Set

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ground Ormolu-Mounted Porcelain Urn and Clock Garniture Set. The finely decorated figurative Exhibition

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Garniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Secessionist Clock by Karl Klaus for Serapis Wahliss
Secessionist Clock by Karl Klaus for Serapis Wahliss

Secessionist Clock by Karl Klaus for Serapis Wahliss

By Karl Klaus, Serapis Fayence Wahliss

Located in Palm Beach, FL

. Secessionist Clock by KARL KLAUS (1889-1925) for SERAPIS WAHLISS, Vienna, c. 1911. The esteemed Viennese

Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Louis XVI Chinese Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock
Louis XVI Chinese Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock

Louis XVI Chinese Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock

Located in Kensington, MD

A small Chinese porcelain and gilt bronze clock. It features a nice decoration in the spirit of

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Rococo Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Empire, Gilt Sevres, Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock
French Empire, Gilt Sevres, Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock

French Empire, Gilt Sevres, Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock

Located in Amsterdam, NL

striking on a bell, lovely urn-shaped porcelain case with finely drawn blue flowers on a gilt ground, the

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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Clocks

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock
French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very impressive French bronze gilt mantel clock with scrolling leaf, acanthus leaf and decorative

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Porcelain Mounted Gilt Brass Carriage Alarm Clock, circa 1880
French Porcelain Mounted Gilt Brass Carriage Alarm Clock, circa 1880

French Porcelain Mounted Gilt Brass Carriage Alarm Clock, circa 1880

Located in Amsterdam, NL

7.5-cm polychrome porcelain dial with Roman cartouche numerals within a landscape, alarm subsidiary

Category

Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Brass

Rare French porcelain and gilt bronze mantel clock by Godon
Rare French porcelain and gilt bronze mantel clock by Godon

Rare French porcelain and gilt bronze mantel clock by Godon

By François-Louis Godon

Located in HAARLEM, NL

piece. The only other known clock which is similar, is one modelled as a vase in Paris porcelain

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Antique 18th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Fine French Empire 'Sevres' Gilt Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock, circa 1800
Fine French Empire 'Sevres' Gilt Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock, circa 1800

Fine French Empire 'Sevres' Gilt Porcelain Urn Mantel Clock, circa 1800

Located in Amsterdam, NL

anchor escapement and silk suspended pendulum, countwheel half hour striking on a bell, finely gilt and

Category

Antique 19th Century French First Empire Clocks

Materials

Brass

Small Polychrome Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock
Small Polychrome Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock

Small Polychrome Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock

Located in Paris, FR

Small gilt bronze and polychrome porcelain clock figuring Chinese characters. Porcelain flowers

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Ormolu and Hand-Painted Porcelain Mantle Clock
19th Century French Gilt Ormolu and Hand-Painted Porcelain Mantle Clock

19th Century French Gilt Ormolu and Hand-Painted Porcelain Mantle Clock

Located in Toronto, ONTARIO

We offer a French 19th century, elongated, rectangular, gilt ormolu mantle clock with decorative

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock
19th Century French Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock

19th Century French Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock

By Japy Frères

Located in Aberdare, GB

porcelain mantel clock Very impressive clock in a rare eastern theme Having domed top and shaped three

Category

Antique 1850s French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Clock
Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Clock

Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Clock

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Vancouver, BC

A biscuit porcelain clock by Sèvres, Paris, circa 1850, exhibiting an allegorical group of three

Category

Antique 1850s Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

A musical themed Napoleon III gilt bronze and porcelain mantle clock
A musical themed Napoleon III gilt bronze and porcelain mantle clock

A musical themed Napoleon III gilt bronze and porcelain mantle clock

By Raingo Frères

Located in Vancouver, BC

A high quality 19thC mantle clock, the case in gilded bronze inset with 'Sevres' style porcelain

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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt Mantel Clock with Porcelain Panels
French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt Mantel Clock with Porcelain Panels

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt Mantel Clock with Porcelain Panels

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Napoleon III bronze gilt mantel clock with decorative leaf design, swags

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres
French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

By Japy Frères

Located in Macclesfield, GB

windmill and cottages within a gilt border. The clock has a blue porcelain dial with beautifully painted

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Aqua Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock
French 19th Century Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Aqua Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock

French 19th Century Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Aqua Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock

By Vincenti et Cie

Located in Aberdare, GB

An original authentic antique 19th century French gilt ormolu bronze and Sevres porcelain Mantel

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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres
French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

French Napoleon III Bronze Gilt and Porcelain Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

By Japy Frères

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely good quality French Napoleon III, Louis XIV style finely cast bronze gilt mantel clock

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Mantel Clock Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Blue Sevres Porcelain
19th Century French Mantel Clock Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Blue Sevres Porcelain

19th Century French Mantel Clock Gilt Ormolu Bronze and Blue Sevres Porcelain

By Japy Frères

Located in Aberdare, GB

Gilt ormolu bronze 19th century French mantel clock with blue Sèvres porcelain Figural gent

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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Clock By Raingo Frer
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Clock By Raingo Frer

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Clock By Raingo Frer

By Raingo Frères

Located in Vilnius, LT

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Clock By Raingo Freres. A very fine and early

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Sèvres Porcelain Clock Set
French Sèvres Porcelain Clock Set

French Sèvres Porcelain Clock Set

Unavailable|$5,373 / set

French Sèvres Porcelain Clock Set

By André Boyer

Located in Vilnius, LT

French Sèvres Porcelain clock set, two beautiful candelabra and clock. Porcelain face marked "Boyer

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Gilt Bronze & painted Porcelain Figural Garniture Clock Set
French 19th Century Gilt Bronze & painted Porcelain Figural Garniture Clock Set

French 19th Century Gilt Bronze & painted Porcelain Figural Garniture Clock Set

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Highland Park, IL

Beautiful 19th century gilt bronze mounted porcelain and enamel garniture set. Details include

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Sevres Style Gilt Bronze & Pink Porcelain Mantel Clock, France, circa 1880
Sevres Style Gilt Bronze & Pink Porcelain Mantel Clock, France, circa 1880

Sevres Style Gilt Bronze & Pink Porcelain Mantel Clock, France, circa 1880

Located in Pasadena, CA

19th Century French ormolu-mounted pink ground porcelain clock. Measures: H: 15" L: 12" D: 6".

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Antique Late 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

An Exquisite Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock by Lepaute
An Exquisite Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock by Lepaute

An Exquisite Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock by Lepaute

By Pierre-Basile Lepaute

Located in San Francisco, CA

by toupie feet. The porcelain dial by Lepaute, the famous dynasty of horlogers who were royal

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI Period Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock
Louis XVI Period Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock

Louis XVI Period Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock

Located in New York, NY

A fine Louis XVI period white and blue porcelain bisque clock, with the figure of a neoclassical

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

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Gilt Porcelain Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the gilt porcelain clock you’re looking for. A gilt porcelain clock — often made from ceramic, metal and porcelain — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the gilt porcelain clock you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right gilt porcelain clock, those designed in Louis XVI, Rococo and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. A well-made gilt porcelain clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Japy Frères, Raingo Frères and Ferdinand Barbedienne are consistently popular.

How Much is a Gilt Porcelain Clock?

A gilt porcelain clock can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $9,122, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $495,000.

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.