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Le Roy Paris

French Oval Four Glass Mantel Clock with Champleve Decoration, Le Roy, Paris
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands with enamel decorate dial centre signed Le Roy, Paris. Eight
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Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Clock in Gilt and Patinated Bronze with Two Cherubs
Located in Atlanta, GA
signed Le Roy, Paris.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Palatial Louis XV Gilt Bronze Bureau-Plat Cartonnier '19th Century'
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial French Louis XV Gilt Bronze Inlaid Bureau-Plat Cartonnier with signed clock by Le Roy
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Antique 1870s French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Rosewood, Tulipwood

Empire Period Ormolu Mantel Clock by Le Roy et fils
By Le Roy
Located in London, GB
Empire period ormolu mantel clock by Le Roy et fils French, c. 1810 Height 36cm, width 37cm, depth
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

Empire Period Ormolu Mantel Clock by Le Roy et fils
Empire Period Ormolu Mantel Clock by Le Roy et fils
$16,524
H 14.18 in W 14.57 in D 5.52 in
Empire period gilt bronze clock with Cupid and Psyche by Le Roy et fils
By Charles Le Roy
Located in London, GB
. Encouraged by their success in Paris, Le Roy et fils set up a shop in London, on New Bond Street. They soon
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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Porcelain Clock from LE Roy and Fills in Paris
Located in Madrid, ES
Porcelain clock by Le Roy Et Fills A Paris Elegant porcelain clock from the beginning of 1800 with
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Antique 1830s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Clock from LE Roy and Fills in Paris
Porcelain Clock from LE Roy and Fills in Paris
$1,862
H 14.97 in W 9.85 in D 13 in
Original rare photo poster of the S.S. United States chimneys lit up at night
Located in PARIS, FR
Griest Le Roy Paris
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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Offset

French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
By Le Roy
Located in New Orleans, LA
the signature "Le Roy, Horloger de Madame à Paris," one of the most prestigious French clockmaking
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
French Empire Troubadour Mantel Clock
$28,500
H 17.5 in W 13.13 in D 6.5 in
Pair of French 18th Century Louis XV Period Cartel Clock and Barometer
By Julien Le Roy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
barometer signed Le Roy & Cie, Paris. Each ormolu case has a exquisite a symmetrical design with scrolled
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Double-Faced Clock. French, c 1870
By Julien Le Roy
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Roy A PARIS'. This rare Rococo style figural clock has a circular white enamel dial with Roman
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid carrying time by Le Roy Hr du Roi
Located in London, GB
hours & halves & regulated by a silk suspended pendulum. Signed on the dial Le Roy Hr du Roi. A Paris.
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Antique 1810s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

'Nude with Roses' by Emile Baes (Brussels 1879 – Paris 1953)
By Emile Baes
Located in Knokke, BE
(Le Roy) and the Paris Salon, earning gold medals and accolades. He traveled extensively to Germany
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
quarter hours and bears the signature: Le Roy hr. de Madame A PARIS. Interesting facts: The period
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A Large Gilt-Bronze Four-Glass Mantel Regulator Calendar Clock
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
attributed to Le Roy et Fils of Paris who made the distinctive type of calendar dial with moon phase aperture
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio
Located in New Orleans, LA
bronzier and clockmaker of the period. The enameled clock dial, signed "Le Roy br. de Madame/A Paris
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Neoclassical Style Lyre-Form Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in London, GB
enamel cartouches. The movement is signed ‘Le Roy a Paris.’.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Neoclassical Style Lyre-Form Gilt Bronze Clock
French Neoclassical Style Lyre-Form Gilt Bronze Clock
$11,704
H 19.69 in W 7.49 in D 5.12 in

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Cartel en bronze Louis XV
By Julien Le Roy
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Cartel d'applique d'époque Louis XV par Julien Le Roy à Paris Bronze doré et ciselé, cadran émaillé
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Cartel en bronze Louis XV
Cartel en bronze Louis XV
H 20.48 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
Louis XV Cartel "au Chinois"
By Julien Le Roy
Located in Geneva, CH
twice. The dial with individual enameld plaques, signed Julien Le Roy à Paris.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Clocks

Superb Clock, Giltbronze and Blue Enamel by Beurdeley, Paris, France, circa 1850
By Charles Le Roy, Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
inside the bronze mounts, movement signed by Ch Leroy, Paris France, circa 1850-1860 The Beurdeley
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Sculpture Representing a Gorilla
By Robert Leroy Wattiaux
Located in St Ouen, FR
Sculpture representing a gorilla. Original plaster with dark patina from Robert Le Roy Wattiaux
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Vintage 1950s French Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Sculpture Representing a Gorilla
Sculpture Representing a Gorilla
H 26.5 in W 14 in D 35.5 in
French Chinoiserie Brass and Porcelain Mantel Clock
Located in Edinburgh, GB
makers or retailers name to the face of ‘Festeau le Jne, HGR DU ROY… Paris 1785’. To the back is a
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Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Napoleon Ist
Located in Paris, FR
; Buste de l'architecte Julien-David Le Roy. Panthéon de Paris, péristyle: L'Émulation de la gloire, 1801
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Early 1800s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Napoleon Ist
Napoleon Ist
H 23.63 in W 13 in D 10.24 in
White Marble Mantle Clock by Julien Le Roy Paris
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century French white marble portico clock. The French cylinder eight day movement striking on a bell, with white enamel 5.5 inch dial and black Arabic numerals. The movement has...
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Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Le Roy Signed Brass and Glass Mantel Clock, Paris, Late 19th Century
By Le Roy
Located in Kingston, NY
Le Roy signed brass and glass mantel clock Paris, late 19th century. The clock features a beautiful
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Antique Late 19th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mantel Set Signed Le Roy In Gilt Bronze And Sèvres Porcelain
By Le Roy
Located in BARSAC, FR
Paris. Signed on the dial: LE ROY & FILS - Galerie Montpensier 13-15 Palais Royal, Paris and Regent
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock by Le Roy et Fils
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Le Roy
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb clock by the illustrious clockmaker Le Roy et Fils of Paris, circa 1860. The crisp ormolu
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Boudoir Clock by Le Roy Et Fils, Paris
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
is by the renown clock making firm of Le Roy et Fils and was probably made in Paris and retailed from
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Early 19th C. French Restoration Period Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock
By Le Roy
Located in Forney, TX
-gilded bronze ormolu mantel clock. Likely attributed to Le Roy Et Fils. Originating in Paris, France
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

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Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Basil Charles Le Roy Empire Clock, Pierre-Philippe Thomire, circa 1810
By Pierre-Philippe Thomire
Located in Sofia, BG
enamelled dial with Roman numerals is signed Le Roy, watchmaker of Madame in Paris. Basil Charles Le Roy
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Antique 1810s French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century Antique French Lyre Mantle Clock By Ponds Of Paris
Located in Dublin, IE
. By PONDS of Pairs..... 1827 Le Roy et Fils, Paris. Circa 1830 French
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Antique 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Clock Set 19th Century Louis Philippe Charles X Period by Leroy À Paris
By LeRoy
Located in Warsaw, PL
'Le Roy à Paris', one of the most important clock making establishments active in Paris during the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Gold Plate

Gold Gilt Bronze Clock from the 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gold gilt bronze clock from the 18th century. Movement replaced in the 19th century, by Le Roy of
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Gold Gilt Bronze Clock from the 18th Century
Gold Gilt Bronze Clock from the 18th Century
H 17.72 in W 14.57 in D 6.3 in
19th Century French Bronze and Green Tole Empire Vase Clock in Working Order
Located in Dallas, TX
movement, pendulum and key, this work of art is signed by "Le Roy Horloger de Madame", Paris.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
holding premises in Paris, Le Roy et fils had a property on New Bond Street. The company was a British
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Samuel Marti Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
mark and the mark of the retailer Le Roy of Paris. The dial is also signed Auguste Le Roy, Horloger
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Samuel Marti Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Samuel Marti Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
H 4.5 in W 9.25 in D 20.25 in
Gilt bronze mantel clock, Couple. 19th century. In working order.
Located in Madrid, ES
Romanticism (Madrid); or the one signed by Le Roy & Fils (from Paris), from the first half of the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Other

19th Century French bronze and ormolu mantel clock
By Le Roy
Located in Brighton, Sussex
eight day duration. Makers name; Le Roy, Paris
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Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XV French Bronze-Gilt Clock on Console
Located in Berlin, DE
: Julien Le Roy-Paris. (R-40).
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Ladies Pocket Watch Pendant Le Roy Enamel Gold French Original Case, 1890
By Julien Le Roy
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Pocket Watch Pendant Le Roy Ladies Painted Enamel Gold French in Original Case. Le Roy French
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Antique Late 19th Century French Pocket Watches

Materials

Gold, Enamel

French Petit-Sonnerie Striking and Repeating Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
A very attractive French Petit sonnerie striking and repeating carriage clock. From Le Roy et Fils
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Antique 1880s French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Botanical Sunflower Engraving, Michael Bernhard Valentini, 1719
By Michael Bernhard Valentini
Located in Downingtown, PA
, including Pierre Vallet's Le Jardin du Roy (Paris, 1608), Basilius Besler's Hortus Eystettensis (Eichstatt
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Antique Early 18th Century Georgian Decorative Art

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Paper

Period French Empire Clock "Study and the Sciences" Circa 1815
Located in Vancouver, BC
or "Charles Le Roy, Paris, circa 1815; Dimensions: 27.5"H; (base 16"x7")
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20th Century French Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Steel, Brass

Ball Clock by Leroy of Paris
Located in London, GB
Ball clock with red and clear paste surround and coloured numerals, by Le Roy of Paris, c1920
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Early 20th Century French Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Gilt Ormolu French Mantel Clock
By Charles et Fils
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
glass with an enamel dial signed by the reknowned Maker Le Roy, of Paris and London. It has an 8 day
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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Gilt Ormolu French Mantel Clock
Gilt Ormolu French Mantel Clock
H 19.69 in W 14.18 in D 5.52 in
French Restoration Gilt Bronze Clock Louis XIV as Emperor
Located in Marseille, FR
French restoration gilt bronze clock, representing Louis XIV as emperor. On the dial "Le Roy à
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Unusual French Ormolu Cartel Barometer
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
. Le Roy of Paris.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Scientific Instruments

Unusual French Ormolu Cartel Barometer
Unusual French Ormolu Cartel Barometer
H 15.75 in W 9.85 in D 4.34 in
Gold and Lapis Lazuli Antique Châtelaine Brooch by Le Roy & Fils Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gold and Lapis Lazuli Antique Châtelaine Watch by Le Roy & Fils Paris Very beautiful Châtelaine
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Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Brooches

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold

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Antique Edwardian Wrought Iron Side Gate
Antique Edwardian Wrought Iron Side Gate
$3,132
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Blown Glass

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
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Pair of Art Nouveau 19th Century Stained Glass Panels
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French Oak Bed Typical of the 20th Midcentury Period, circa 1960
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Exquisite 13th Century Rock Crystal and Gold Bowl in Superb Condition
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Limited Jeweler Made Dice Cigarette Dispenser by Legros Marius for Dunhill
Limited Jeweler Made Dice Cigarette Dispenser by Legros Marius for Dunhill
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Le Roy Paris For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the le roy paris you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each le roy paris for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and ormolu. Find 27 options for an antique or vintage le roy paris now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer le roy paris, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A le roy paris is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, mid-century modern and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made le roy paris over the years, but those crafted by Arnaud Roy, Charles Le Roy and (after) Raoul Dufy are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Le Roy Paris?

A le roy paris can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $333, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $84,950.

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