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Hourglass Timer

Italian Alabaster Marble Hourglass Timer
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Modern Postmodern period light blue alabaster marble hourglass timer, circa late-20th
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Barware

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Italian Alabaster Marble Hourglass Timer
Italian Alabaster Marble Hourglass Timer
H 5.88 in W 3.75 in D 1.82 in
Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has
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Mid-20th Century American Nautical Objects

Materials

Bronze

Midcentury Lucite Hourglass Sand Timer Sculpture After Charles Hollis Jones 1970
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury hourglass in bubble lucite with straight external lines. This fantastic item was
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Lucite

Lucite Hourglass Sand Timer Sculpture in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
Seldom seen four bubble Lucite hourglass sand timer sculpture dating from the 1970s. In the manner
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Vintage German Porcelain Figurine of Dutch Girl with Egg Timer Hourglass
By Katzhütte
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful girl figurine handmade in Germany circa 1900s- 1910s. A beautiful piece for decorating your kitchen. Handmade and hand painted in beautiful colors. Marked Germany.
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Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glass

Tiffany & Co Hourglass Charm Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Timer Rock Crystal Pendant
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed vintage Tiffany & Co infinity hourglass charm crafted in 18 karat yellow gold
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Charm Bracelets

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Sand Timer Cufflinks in Black
By Tateossian
Located in Fulham business exchange, London
Sand Timer Cufflinks in Black Black-coloured sand is contained within an intricate, small
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21st Century and Contemporary British Cufflinks

Materials

Rhodium

Sand Timer Cufflinks in Black
Sand Timer Cufflinks in Black
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H 0.36 in W 0.32 in L 0.95 in

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American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Frog Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

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Metal

Frog Lighter, 1980s Japan
Frog Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 3 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
Nikon Camera Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Nikon Camera Lighter, 1980s Japan
Nikon Camera Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 3 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite chess set and board. Lucite game pieces made of stacked colored lucite. One grouping is in shades of oranges and reds and other half are in blue and green...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games

Materials

Lucite

Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
Charles Hollis Jones Chess Set
H 5 in W 17 in D 16 in
Walther PPK Table Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a Walther PPK. Made completely of metal with a hollow body. Beautiful burnished silver color with intricate details. Cool tobacco accessory...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

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Walther PPK Table Lighter, 1980s Japan
Walther PPK Table Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 4.75 in W 1.25 in D 5.5 in
2 Antique Gorham Victorian Repousse Sterling Silver 2215 Salt Cellars 1894 32g
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Dayton, OH
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Grenade Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage table lighter in the shape of a grenade. Made in Japan with "Comoy's of London" tag on the felted base. Cool tobacco accessory and conversation piece. Working lighter....
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

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Grenade Lighter, 1980s Japan
Grenade Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 4.25 in W 2.88 in D 2.88 in
Italian 1960s Brown Alabaster Boxes
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s brown alabaster round boxes with carved handle from Italy. Brown is the only color available.
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Vintage 1960s Decorative Boxes

Materials

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BMW Cafe Racer Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
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Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

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Metal

Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
Motorcycle Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 3 in W 6 in D 2.75 in
French Baccarat Double Overlay Millefiori Mushroom Paperweight 1979
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Baccarat art glass paperweight handcrafted in France in 1979. The limited edition design consists of a double overlay of pale blue over white enclosing a close concentric m...
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20th Century French Modern Paperweights

Materials

Art Glass

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Limited Edition Diamond Hourglass by De Beers 36 Carat of Diamond
By De Beers
Located in Houston, TX
A limited edition diamond hourglass, by De Beers Containing a cascade of over 2000 natural rough
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Early 2000s British Contemporary Desk Accessories

Materials

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Pair of Italian Hourglass Timers
Located in North Miami, FL
Finely made hourglass timers in the style of Venini. Sold as pair only.
Category

20th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

French Hourglass Timer in Resin
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand blown glass hourglass sand timer imbedded in pale yellow resin.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin

French Hourglass Timer in Resin
French Hourglass Timer in Resin
H 5.75 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Clessidre Hourglass Timer By Paolo Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in Italy, circa 1955, the Paolo Venini Designed Hourglass sand timer is a timeless work of
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Vintage 1950s Italian Glass

Materials

Glass

Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
Modern large brass white sand hourglass / timer, unmarked. This item is not functional. 24.25" H x
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20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
H 24.25 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
Modern large brass white sand hourglass / timer, unmarked. This item is not functional
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Mid-20th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
Modern Large Brass White Sand Hourglass
H 24.25 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
'Clessidre' Hourglass by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in San Diego, CA
Glass Clessidre hourglass timer designed by Paolo Venini. Excellent original condition. Model 4905
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Vintage Mid Century Hour Glass by Paolo Venini, Circa 1950’s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bernville, PA
Beautiful vintage Glass (“Clessidre” Italian) hourglass timer in red and yellow, designed by Paolo
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

French Hourglass Sand Timer in Resin
Located in Chicago, IL
Handblown hourglass sand timer imbedded in pale yellow and black resin.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin

French Hourglass Sand Timer in Resin
French Hourglass Sand Timer in Resin
H 6.25 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Large Antique English Bobbin One Hour Hourglass
Located in Essex, MA
An antique English bobbin one hour hourglass sand timer. Crafted from original antique bobbins and
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Antique 19th Century English Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

De Beers Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer
By De Beers
Located in Holland, PA
Very Rare! Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer by De Beers. This item
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Early 2000s American More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Diamond, Brass

Victorian Treen Hourglass Timer
Located in Spencertown, NY
Victorian Hourglass within 4 turned wood balusters and top and bottom caps.
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

De Beers Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer
By De Beers
Located in Holland, PA
Very Rare! Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer by De Beers. This item
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21st Century and Contemporary American More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Diamond, Brass

De Beers Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer
By De Beers
Located in Holland, PA
Very Rare! Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer by De Beers. This item
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Early 2000s American More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Diamond, Brass

De Beers Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer
By De Beers
Located in Holland, PA
Very Rare! Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer by De Beers. This item
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Early 2000s American More Objets d'Art and Vertu

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Diamond, Brass

De Beers Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer
By DeBeers
Located in Holland, PA
Very Rare! Limited Edition Millennium 2000 Diamond Brass Hourglass Timer by De Beers. This item
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Early 2000s More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Diamond, Brass

Huge 44” Tall Table Pedestal Sandglass Hourglass Timer Sculpture Artist
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Artist-signed and dated (Hudson Favell 1979) huge sandglass pedestal table timer. Two heavy blocks
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pedestals

Materials

Art Glass, Maple

Mid-Century Carl Aubock Horn Hourglass, Sand Timer, Brass, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and rare modernist hour glass/sand clock from the 1950s. Designed and executed by Carl Aubock, Austria. Made of cow horn with a brass top. In excellent condition.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Rare Hourglass Egg Timer Designed by Carl Aubock in Natural Horn, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extremely rare Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Egg Timer designed by
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Venini 'Clessidre' Hourglass
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Clessidre hour glass timer designed by Paolo Venini. Excellent original condition.
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Large 19th Century Hourglass
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A large 19th century hourglass with clear glass blown bulbs woven together, the sand timer is
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Antique 19th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Blown Glass

Large 19th Century Hourglass
Large 19th Century Hourglass
H 11.62 in Dm 6.5 in
Vintage Hour Glass Sand Timer Lovely Decortive Piece Must See Pictures
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage hourglass sand timer A very decorative
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20th Century English Country More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Glass

Walter Bosse Zodiac Twins Mid-Century Hourglass, Brass, Hertha Baller, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist hour glass / sand timer, made of brass, displaying the zodiac sign twins
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

18th Century Ebonised Oak Hourglass or Sand-Timer, circa 1770
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Of typical form, the ebonised oak hourglass or sand-timer, with draught turned ends and five turned
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Antique 1770s English George III Scientific Instruments

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Large Brass Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
# Y087 - Large brass and glass hourglass sand timer having brass frame with glass containing white
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20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles

Large Brass Hourglass
Large Brass Hourglass
H 24 in Dm 8 in L 24 in
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Hourglass Timer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic hourglass timer available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, organic material and resin, every hourglass timer was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hourglass timer — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An hourglass timer is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made hourglass timer has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carl Auböck, Charles Hollis Jones and Werkstätte Carl Auböck are consistently popular.

How Much is a Hourglass Timer?

Prices for an hourglass timer start at $300 and top out at $32,500 with the average selling for $1,404.