Art Deco 8 Day Modernist Green Glass Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Still with it's original box is this Very impressive and rare 1930's Art Deco green and clear glass and chrome 8 day clock.
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Opaline Uranium Glass & Chrome Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's Art Deco green glass 30 hour clock with chrome accents.
Chrome
Unavailable
H 18 in W 18 in D 6 in
Original Art Deco Green Neon Hexagon Vintage RCA Radio and Phonograph
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Art Deco Green Neon Hexagon Vintage RCA Radio and Phonograph. Crafted with care and attention to detail, this unique piece boasts a hexagonal shape that is period correct. I...
Metal
Glo Dial Neon Chrome Desk Clock with Original Green Neon
By Glo Dial Clock Sales Co.
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Glo dial neon chrome desk clock with turquoise green Neon. Very rare and original light. Great looking dial with unusual green color. Hard to make new neon with this color. ...
Metal
Art Deco Green Glass & Chrome Electric Clock by Smiths, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s green glass and chrome clock by the English clock makers Smiths.
Chrome
English Art Deco Smiths Green Glass and Chrome Clock
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Smiths Electric Art Deco desk or table clock with gorgeous faceted green glass body.
Chrome
Art Deco 8 Day Green Glass and Chrome Mantle Clock by Ambec, 1930
Located in Devon, England
Very impressive and rare 1930s Art Deco green glass and chrome English clock by clockmakers Ambec.
Chrome
Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Green Glass Mantle Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish 1930s Art Deco modernist pale green glass clock within a chrome frame.
Brass, Chrome
Large Art Deco Green Mirror Mantle Clock
Located in Devon, England
Very attractive and glamorous 1930s Art Deco green mirror clock. Replacement quartz battery movement so no plugs or winding needed.
Brass
1930s Art Deco English Green Glass and Chrome Clock
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s Art Deco opaque green glass clock with chrome accents. 30 hour clock recently serviced so is in good working order and keeps good time. 90 odd years old this clock wil...
Chrome
Art Deco Glamourous Green Mirror & Brass Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this green glass mirror Art Deco Clock. Lovely condition for it's age is this totally authentic 1930s Art Deco style mirror clock which originates from Engl...
Brass
French 1930s Art Deco Green Bakelite Clock by Blangy
By Blangy
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very fine example of a 1930s Art Deco green bakelite clock by Blangy. Blangy is a French clock maker and in our opinion offers some of the most distinc...
Chrome
Art Deco Sterling Silver 8-Day Table Clock
By Charles S. Green & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver, 8-day table clock, Birmingham, England, 1921, Charles S. Green and Co. - makers. Measures: Stands 5 1/2 inches high x 3 1/2 inches wide x over 1 1/2 inches...
Sterling Silver
English Art Deco Smiths Green Glass Clock
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
This clock has a wonderful half moon case in green tinted glass, with a very heavy chrome base with chrome uprights.
Chrome
Sold
H 6.11 in W 10.44 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco Green Glass & Chrome Electric Clock by Smiths, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s green glass and chrome clock by the English clock makers Smiths.
Chrome
Sold
H 6.7 in W 10.63 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco Smiths English 8 Day Chrome and Green Glass Clock, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive Art Deco Smiths English 8 day chrome and green glass clock.
Chrome
Sold
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Green Mirror Glass Mantle Clock by Smiths Clock Company, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Heavy thick green mirror glass with gold tone stylized Deco numerals all resting on a black vitrolite ( compressed glass) plinth .
Brass
1930s Art Deco Glass and Brass Clock by Heinrich Moller
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Devon, England
This is raised on the brass base with two column supports. The clock hands are contained within the two sheets of 8 mm circular green coloured glass.
Brass
Sold
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
Spectacular Art Deco Green Mirror Glass Mantle Clock by Smiths , c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Heavy thick green mirror glass with gold tone stylized Deco numerals all resting on a black vitrolite ( compressed glass) plinth .
Brass
English Art Deco Green Mirror Clock by Smiths Clock Company
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s Art Deco mantel clock by Smiths. Heavy thick green mirror glass with gold tone stylized deco numerals.
Glass, Mirror, Bakelite
Art Deco Green Mirror Clock by Smiths Clock Company, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Heavy thick green mirror glass with gold tone stylized Deco numerals all resting on a black vitrolite ( compressed glass) plinth .
Brass
Sold
H 11 in W 13 in D 5 in
Rare 1930s Diminuative Hexagon Art Deco Neon Clock, Electric Neon Clock Co.
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen, small size Art Deco hexagon neon clock made by the Electric Neon Clock co., totally original. Unmolested. retains original can, clock face, green neon, motor, transforme...
Metal
Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Green Glass Clock, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Very stylish pale green glass clock in a chrome frame. On picking this clock up one can't ignore the weight is seems unusually heavy, the quality is undeniable. The two thick panes o...
Chrome, Brass
Large Art Deco 8 Day Modernist Green Glass Mantle Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressively large and heavy is this superbly stylish Art Deco modernist clock, dating to the 1930's and made in England.
Chrome
Sold
H 5.25 in W 9 in D 2.5 in
Art Deco Smith Sectric Green Glass and Chrome Mantle Shelf Clock Made in England
By Smith Sectric
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, English Deco mantel (fireplace) or shelf clock, made of green glass and chrome, by Smith Sectric.
Chrome
Art Deco Green Onyx & Marble Mantle Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this lovely English Art Deco mantle clock, dating to the 1930's and newly serviced. Images taken outside in natural daylight so you get a true colour repres...
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Art Deco Opaline Uranium Glass & Chrome Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's Art Deco green glass 30 hour clock with chrome accents.
Chrome
Art Deco Opaline Uranium Glass & Chrome 30 Hr Clock, C1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's Art Deco green glass 30 hour clock with chrome accents.
Chrome
1930s Art Deco Green Mirror and Chrome Clock with 8 Day Movement
Located in Devon, England
Everyone deserves a little glamour in their lives and what better way to indulge than this very stylish 1930s French green mirror clock which has an 8 Day movement. Ideal size for mo...
Chrome
Rare Miniature 1930s Art Deco 8 Day Modernist Clock
Located in Devon, England
Features an 8 day Swiss movement with an octagonal green glass clock face on an octagonal chrome plinth.
Chrome
Stunning Jaz Art Deco Green Glass Brass Clock
By Jaz
Located in Oakland, CA
Just finished the restoration on this wonderful green glass Art Deco Jaz clock. This one has a great modernist point of view.
Bronze
$3,250
H 6 in W 5.5 in D 3.5 in
Isamu Noguchi Mid-Century Modern Hawkeye Measured Time Clock & Timer, circa 1932
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous Midcentury original Hawkeye Measured Time clock/timer created by famed Japanese American designer Isamu Noguchi. This clock was the first Noguchi's designs to go into mas...
Metal
Beautiful Large Bauhaus Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare wall clock made of wooden frame with white painted glass clock face and black digits caught in steel, made by Chomutov in the 1930s. The original movement replaced to an el...
Steel
Art Deco Brass And Enamel Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superb Art Deco Copper And Enamel Clock, c1930. Made from solid brass with a patterned border which is filled with green black and white enamel. Full w...
Brass, Enamel
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.25 in W 6.5 in D 1.88 in
"Art Deco Clock in Chinese Manner", Gübelin Clock w/ Red Hardstone Finial
By Gubelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Bold and elegant, this rare -- possibly unique -- Art Deco table clock in the Chinese manner by the renowned Gübelin firm in Switzerland is a close cousin to the impossibly rarified ...
Marble
$3,334Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.75 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Huge Industrial Illuminated Double Sided Gents of Leicester Railway Clock. c1930
By Gents of Leicester
Located in London, GB
An incredible and large illuminated double faced wall clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930 Double sided wall mounted in fantastic condition in old dark blue paint. Ge...
Steel
Postmodern Table desk Clock in Uranium White Milk Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and unique uranium glass postmodern table desk clock, circa 1980's.
Glass
Swiss Art Deco table clock from the 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Swiss Art Deco Mantel Clock, 1930 This Art Deco mantel clock features a circular, clear glass dial that allows for an unobstructed view. The Arabic numerals and hour markers are silk...
Bronze
Art Deco Chrome 'Smiths' Clock By A.L. Davenport, England, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Is this very iconic shaped Art Deco chrome table clock made by the English Clockmakers 'Smiths' dating to 1930 the Art Deco period. Fully working and serviced by a qualified horologi...
Chrome
Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Art deco Vitascope clock with automation rocking ship on an illuminated ocean scene with cloud background. Original ‘Art Deco’ style hands and dot numerals. Electric movement, ‘gre...
Bakelite
$1,085
H 3.35 in W 4.73 in D 1.97 in
Art Deco Elegant Chrome-Plated Desk Clock by Mappin & Webb, c1930
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Devon, England
This refined Art Deco chrome desk clock by the renowned British silversmiths Mappin & Webb showcases the brand’s timeless craftsmanship and classic design. Its sleek, understated for...
Chrome
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale
By The Perivale British Clock Company
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale Art Deco mantel clock housed in an unusual two colour oak stepped case with round top, resting on Art Deco pyramid style chrome...
Oak
$751
H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 1.5 in
Stylish Art Deco Small Marble & Chrome Clock With Alarm By DEP, French, C1930
By DEP
Located in Devon, England
Made by the renowned French maker DEP ~ from the Depary family name, who flourished in the Art Deco era of the 1920s and 30s. Also marketed at this time to stand for Durée, Elegance...
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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.