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...
Oak
Victorian Mahogany Cased French Striking Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Mahogany mantel clock in a break arch case with brass columns to either side, brass inlay to the front and surmounted by four brass finials. Beautifully decorated brass bezel, ena...
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Miniature Grandfather Longcase Table Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
A highly unusual antique Victorian miniature grandfather or longcase table clock dating to around 1880, with a wonderfully architectural dark wood case and exceptionally decorative g...
Brass
Victorian Walnut Cased Striking Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Late Victorian walnut break arch mantel clock standing on a raised plinth and resting on four outswept gilded paw feet and surmounted by four flame finials and a central finial. H...
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Striking Mantel Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
A refined and beautifully proportioned Edwardian mahogany mantel clock of elegant Gothic-arched form decorated with delicate satinwood inlay depicting bows, floral garlands and class...
Mahogany
Museum Quality Neo-Gothic Three-Train Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Lisse, NL
A striking and high-quality Neo-Gothic Vienna regulator wall clock, dating to the late 19th century and featuring a rare three-train movement with quarter-hour strike on two gongs. ...
Enamel, Brass, Bronze
Antique Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Mahogany Drop Dial Wall Clock, having a quality mahogany circular glazed door opening to reveal a painted dial with original hands and an 8 day movement above a drop case wit...
Mahogany
Magnificent quality antique Victorian ornate mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Magnificent quality antique Victorian ornate mantle clock, having a quality gilded brass rectangular shaped case with highly ornate detail with floral scrollwork & swags throughout, ...
Brass
$1,094Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.02 in W 14.18 in D 3.94 in
Decorative Golden Clock in the Louis XIV Style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent pendulum in gilded brass in the manner of bronze in the Louis 14 style. The dial has white enamel reserves in which the hours are indicated in Roman numerals. Below the d...
Bronze
Victorian Mahogany Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian mahogany mantel clock with steeple top. (not working)
Mahogany
19th Century Westminster chiming mantel clock
By James Worrel Clarke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century ebonised Victorian silvered dial mantel clock, with Westminster chime on 8 bells or gong. Having a strike / silent dial, an eight day duration m...
Mahogany
Fantastic quality antique Victorian French mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian French mantle clock, having a quality antique Victorian French mantle clock with a French eight day movement striking on bell, with circular ename...
Brass
Boulle Pendulum Clock
Located in Rome, IT
Boulle-style pendulum clock, inlaid wood, signed dial, made in Italy, with a German case. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOT, AND A SHIPPING QUOTE CAN BE REQUESTED BY SENDI...
Wood
Vincenti et Cie Mantel Clock for Bailey, Banks & Biddle
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wooden Mantel Clock Vincenti et Cie Late 19th century The mechanism is marked "Vincenti et Cie, Médaille d'Argent 1855, Made in France." Vincenti et Cie, established in 1823 by Jean...
Oak
Antique Mantel Clock with Alarm - Early 20th Century
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Antique Mantel Clock with Alarm – Early 20th Century An attractive early 20th-century mantel clock featuring Roman numerals and a two day movement with an alarm bell. This mantel...
Brass, Steel
Carl Ranch's efft Small Antique Mantel Clock From 1850s
Located in Lejre, DK
Carl Ranch's eff. small antique mantel clock is a beautiful and unique timepiece crafted in France in the 1850s. The case of this exquisite clock is designed in the Rococo Revival st...
Brass
Henry II Style Pendulum Clock, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
The style Henry II ("Henri II") was the name given to an artistic style emerged in France in the 19th century and was inspired by the Renaissance of this country making a series of f...
Wood
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
H 34 in W 22 in D 13.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Empire Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style Empire figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of t...
Bronze
$22,305
H 23.63 in W 13.98 in D 5.12 in
Rare and large ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock signed Manière
Located in London, GB
Rare and large ormolu mounted malachite mantel clock signed Manière French, 19th Century Height 60cm, width 35.5cm, depth 13cm With an enamel dial signed 'Maniére / A Paris', th...
Malachite, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
The contrast between rich blue enamel, in light and dark hues, and bright gilt bronze gives this carriage clock a sumptuous, luxurious feel. With a timeless design, the clock could b...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Neo-Gothic Walnut Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neo-Gothic walnut armchair, 19th century Large neo-Gothic walnut armchair, 19th century, cathedral seat. Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability. H: 126 cm, W: ...
Walnut
$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
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This enameled silver desk clock is unsigned, so a specific maker cannot be identified, but the case was made in France, and the movement in Switzerland in the period and style of Art...
Silver, Brass
Monumental Louis XV1 Style French Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
Beautiful italian Clock in the Andre Boulle Style Apollo and his Chariot by the Dial Seated Athena on top Faux Boulle Case
Brass
$18,000
H 25.5 in W 20.5 in D 8 in
French Figural Cherub Gilt Bronze & Marble Candelabra Clock Set, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French figural cherub gilt bronze and marble three piece clock set flanked by gilt bronze marble sphere six light candelabras, central clock flanked by figural griffons, lower foliag...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$4,388 / set
H 12.6 in W 14.18 in D 5.91 in
French Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Garnitures, UCRA, circa 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock with Garnitures, UCRA, circa 1930 A striking French Art Deco clock set, circa 1930, comprising a central marble mantel clock and two matching gar...
Marble, Brass
$1,250
H 22.25 in W 12.75 in D 6.25 in
Antique L Marti et Cie Reuge Marble Slate Bronze Mantel Clock Garniture Set 1889
By L. Marti et Cie
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th Century L. Marti et Cie French Napoleon III style Mantel Clock & Garniture Set. The beautifully designed lcock is made from slate with filigree engraving, reuge marble pan...
Marble, Slate, Bronze
$2,995
H 12.25 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
Antique French Gilt Bronze & Champleve 'Marie Antoinette' Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This 'Marie Anoinette' antique clock is signed on the face by an unknown maker, and originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 and done in the period Louis XVI style. Th...
Bronze
Gothic Church Windows 23" x 23"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Gothic style church windows with dedications. Gorgeous stained glass coloring and designs with dedication marker on each. The windows are housed in an iron frame with clear g...
Stained Glass
French Bronze Cartel Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage mid 19th century French Louis XV style cartel (wall) clock is beautifully designed. The dramatic sculpted bronze large clock is decorated with sweeping scrolled leaves &...
Bronze, Enamel
Gothic Revival Carved Oak Fireplace
Located in London, GB
A tall and unique Gothic Revival oak fireplace mantel together with the original Kilkenny black marble curved fender. The high stepped shelf has a central podium flanked by two demil...
Oak
$16,527
H 91.54 in W 31.89 in D 15.75 in
Clock, France, 19th C., after Charles Cressent 'France, 1685-1768'
By Charles Cressent
Located in Madrid, ES
Clock. Palo santo, rosewood, golden bronze. France, 19th century, modeled after Charles Cressent (France, 1685-1768). Wooden box grandfather clock in which palo santo, rosewood an...
Bronze, Other
$6,200 / set
H 24.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Pair of Antique Gothic Revival Bronze Dore Candelabras, Circa 1850
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) bronze dore 3 arm candelabras with center arms. (PRICED AS Pair) 6.5" base diameter
Bronze
The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. Gothic Revival furniture's characteristics include such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving.
The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Gothic Revival's proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.
In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.
Much like the castles or cathedrals that inspired them, Gothic Revival chairs, bookcases and beds make a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece will declare that your home is indeed your castle.
Personal time-telling devices may have migrated from our pockets to our wrists and finally onto our phones, but despite the convenience of a handheld digital timekeeper, nothing can beat well-made vintage, new and antique mantel clocks.
Invented by clockmakers in France and popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries, these practical yet ornate pieces were typically displayed on top of fireplaces or desks. While the most common mantel clocks were created in the traditional tambour style, which features a wide base that flares into an upright drum- or camelback-shaped case, modern clockmakers and furniture designers have experimented with their own ideas for these decorative objects over the years, introducing different forms and working with unconventional materials. A collection of whimsical, monochromatic handmade mantel clocks crafted by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk, called Floating Frames, for example, features minimalist frames of anodized wire and ceramic clockfaces.
When shopping for an antique, vintage or new mantel clock, don’t be afraid to branch out. Wood mantel clocks of any era will bring a classic, elegant allure to the shelving in your living room or the bookcase in your bedroom, while Empire-style mantel clocks will comparatively boast eye-catching gilt bronze and pronounced sculptural attributes. Some Art Deco mantel clocks will feature an integration of marble or glass and will likely be marked by the decorative embellishments associated with that particular furniture style.
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