Large & Grand French Louis XVI Style White Marble Mantel Clock, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A Grand White Marble French Mantle Clock In the Louis XVI Style Carved from a single block of marble, the mantel clock of substantial scale resting on gilt bronze oblate feet, the d...
Marble
French White Marble and Ormolu Pillar Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French ormolu and white marble pillar clock with ormolu mounts surmounted by an ornate finial with and standing on four gilded bun feet. The four pillars have fine ormolu mounts ...
Marble, Ormolu
$1,450Sale Price|38% Off
H 17 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Alabaster Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Alabaster Portico Mantel Clock, late 19th century, the circular enamel dial, with strike on bell movement, surmounted by an urn and supported by four flute...
Alabaster, Enamel, Ormolu
$47,850Sale Price|36% Off
H 24 in W 27 in D 11 in
Louis XV Style 19th-20th Century Figural Gilt Bronze White Marble Mantel Clock
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and important palatial Louis XV style 19th-20th century figural gilt bronze white marble mantel clock with figures of cherubs, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and fo...
Marble, Bronze
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant and very high-quality French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu, Bleu Turquin and white Carrara marble clock signed by Jean-Baptiste Dutertre. The clock is rai...
Marble, Ormolu
$68,500
H 33 in W 19 in D 12 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Finely Chased Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. marble and finely chased ormolu clock. The clock is raised on six ormolu topie shaped feet below the white Carra...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Portique Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu Portique clock, signed "Tiffany'. Raised by a marble base with ormolu topie shaped sup...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu, Gris St. Anne and white Carrara marble clock, signed 'Mailland, a Paris'. The clock is raised by six mottled ...
Marble, Ormolu
French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
French white marble and Ormolu mantel clock by Samuel Marti. White marble case with stepped raised plinth with ormolu mounts and beaded decoration surmounted by an ormolu wreath ...
Marble
$17,500
H 24 in W 16 in D 4.5 in
Magnificent French 19th century Empire white marble mantel clock, Bronze d'oré
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent French 19th century Empire white marble mantel clock adorned with bronze d’ore mounts in a floriate design. The piece features a female figure on either side wearing an E...
Marble, Gold Plate, Bronze
Louis XVI Mantel Clock by Bruel, Carrara Marble & Ormolu, Circa 1780
By Bruel
Located in London, GB
A Louis XVI period mantel (fireplace) clock by Bruel of Paris Constructed in Carrara marble and ormolu, rising from an ormolu dressed elliptical base supported by bronze toupie fe...
Carrara Marble
$29,896
H 22 in W 26.5 in D 7.5 in
19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Mantle Clock in the Louis XV Style
Located in London, GB
A mantel clock in the Louis XV manner. Constructed in white Carrara marble and gilt bronze; the rectangular form base having bowed ends, rises from gilt toupie feet and has oppose...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$25,500
H 23.5 in W 25 in D 8.5 in
French 19th century Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble and Ormolu clock, by Chaumont & Languereau. This large scale clock is raised by six Ormolu toupie shaped feet ...
Marble, Ormolu
$24,460
H 17.72 in W 15.36 in D 4.73 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Clock By François Linke, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble clock depicting Diana and Cupid, by François Linke. French, circa 1890. Signed to the bronze 'Linke'. This rare exampl...
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An enchanting late 19th century French gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, depicting cherubs playing, one chasing a young girl, the other hiding amongst a wreath and foliage. The ...
Marble, Ormolu
$9,600
H 14.5 in W 7.75 in D 4 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble clock. The clock is raised by fine circular ormolu supports below the demi lune shaped white Carrara marb...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$18,800
H 17.5 in W 12.5 in D 5.75 in
French 18th century Louis XVI Period Carrara marble and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI Period Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed Chatenay, Versailles. This wonderful portico clock is raised by a rectangular...
Marble, Ormolu
Vintage Sumak Manchoria Rug 10'0'' x 14'0''
Located in New York, NY
Sumak (also spelled Soumakh, Sumak, Sumac, or Soumac) is a tapestry technique of weaving strong and decorative textiles used as rugs and domestic bags. Baks used for bedding are know...
Wool, Cotton
$16,986 / set
H 15.75 in W 25.99 in D 11.82 in
Large 19th Century Bronze Bachuss Clock Set, by Deniere
By Maison Deniere
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Bachuss influenced bronze and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of four branch candelabra each supported by bronze putti, raised ...
Bronze
$2,032Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.23 in W 7.29 in D 4.93 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Signed Oudin à Marseille
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming Louis XVI-style mantel clock is a fine example of French decorative craftsmanship, likely dating from the late 19th century. The clock features a white enamel dial sign...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel, Brass
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 41 in D 17 in
Red Lacquer & Scenic Chinoiserie Decorated 3-Drawer Bombay Chest c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
This Bombay chest features a vibrant red lacquer finish adorned with extensive gilded chinoiserie decoration. The bombe-shaped case is fitted with three drawers, each displaying intr...
Wood
$10,730Sale 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...
Bronze, Brass
19th century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques circa 1890. Fine quality ornate french clock surmounted with a lady in traditional french dress leaning on an architectural...
Ormolu
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Champlevé Enamel Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French champlevé enamel and porcelain clock garniture, set in a gilded ormolu case, the porcelain panels to the clock and urns depicting classic...
Enamel, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Malachite & Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Louis XV Style Malachite & Ormolu Mounted Chest of Drawers Commode.
Malachite
$35,000
H 68.5 in W 149 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Six-Panel Screen "Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge"
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Six Panel Screen: Wild Grasses and Peonies by Rivers Edge. Early Meiji period (1868 - 1912) painting of a grassy knoll next to a running brook or river. A soft breeze is m...
Gold Leaf
$29,850Sale Price / set|38% Off
H 36.75 in W 18 in D 15 in
Pair French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Figural Candelabra by Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of French 19th century neoclassical Greco-Roman style patinanted bronze and ormolu mounted figural candelabra by Henri Picard (French, Active from 1831-1864). The la...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French 19th C. English Style Mantle Clock by Guenee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 23.5 inches high x 19.5 inches wide x 8.5 inches deep Remarkably refined antique French 19th century English style gilt bronze mantel clock by Guenée, an exceptional and...
Bronze, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Candelabra by Beurdeley, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
Marble, Ormolu
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, highlighted with friezes of water leaves and pearls, with glass panels decorated with t...
Bronze
$2,500
H 18.12 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
M. Planchon, Clock "Allegory of Fidelity to Henri IV", France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Dial signed « Planchon à Paris » A fine clock in white marble and chased and gilt bronze, depicting a female figure draped in the antique manner, holding two hearts in her right ha...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$1,800Sale Price|23% Off
H 17 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, France, Circa 1830
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, circa 1830, the circular enamel dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a seated figure of a woman at her dressing table, on a re...
Bronze, Enamel
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.
There’s just something about cool clocks, right? Spend your time with an extraordinary collection of mantel clocks on 1stDibs today.