Sessions Mantel Clock in Marble & Brass
By Sessions
Located in Bradenton, FL
A mid century electric mantle clock. The clock face is decorated with a vine leaf motif and clover details, set in a marble block with a crimson vein in the top corner. Rests on bras...
Marble, Brass
Monumental /Oversized Station / lobby NEON CLOCK mfg. by Electric Time Co.
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental /Oversized Station / Lobby NEON CLOCK mfg. by Electric Time Co...Stunning example salvaged from Government Building Lobby.( TEXAS) Measuring nearly 4 feet in diameter,,Sle...
Metal
CYMA WATCH COMPANY - Vintage Alarm Clock - 11 Jewels - Swiss Made - Circa 1950's
By CYMA Watch Co.
Located in Chatham, ON
CYMA WATCH COMPANY - Brass alarm clock - Swiss made - circa 1950's. Features include - manual wind - alarm stop on top and back - 11 jewels - separate dials for adjusting the time a...
Brass
Glass and Chrome Long Case Clock Attributed to Pace Furniture
By Pace Furniture Company
Located in Denton, TX
Stunning tower of glass with a by-pod base and mirrored clock dial, This runs on a battery movement so no need to wind .
Chrome
Mid-Century George Nelson Lucite Grandfather Clock by Howard Miller Company
Located in Wichita, KS
Rare George Nelson Lucite Grandfather Clock made by Howard Miller Company. A masterpiece of Mid-Century Modern design.
Metal
IWC SCHAFFHAUSSEN Ingenieur wall clock salle d'exposition horloge murale
Located in Ottawa, ON
IWC Schaffhaussen Ingenieur showroom advertising wall clock is in solid metal. Sought after by IWC Schaffhaussen Ingenieur enthusiasts and collectors this is considered the holly gra...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Starburst Wall clock
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Redding, CT
This signed teak starburst clock by Seth Thomas will complete any Mid Century room.
Metal
Seth Thomas Sunburst Clock, circa 1950
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful sunburst clock by Seth Thomas. Featuring twelve wood spindles and wire frame with a white and gold face and Roman numerals. The archetypal design makes this clock appro...
Brass
Vintage White Lucite Vision Pendulum Wall Clock by Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Mid-Century Modern white lucite wall clock by Seth Thomas, likely from the 1970s. The clock has a black face, white hands and white numbers, and the pendulum is made of metal paint...
Metal
1970s Smoked Lucite and Teak Wall Clock by Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classically mid-century modern Seth Thomas wall clock. Made of smoked lucite with teak accents, silver face, and black hands. Marked "Seth Thomas" on clock's face. In good vinta...
Metal
1950s Seth Thomas Dynaire 2 E Wood Mantel Vintage Art Deco Clock
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Clock Vintage Seth Thomas DYNAIRE 2 E, Model E022 004 Electric Wood Mantel Art Deco Clock Vintage Eames Era style. Made Seth Thomas Clocks in Conn, USA Dimensions: 10 3/8" W x 5 1/...
Wood
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H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Seth Thomas Mini-Light 0507-000 Electric Alarm Clock MCM
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Seth Thomas Mini-Light electric alarm clock, Model 0507-000, featuring a white mid-century modern cube case with black painted overlay face. Tested – Works.
Plastic
Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock .. Amazing original condition,, Beautiful blue neon,, Tested and keeping perfect time,, Also fully functional moteriz...
Metal, Steel
American Clock Company
By American Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Large hanging clock double-sided. Aluminum body with glass concave covers. Beautiful condition. Provenance: Sky Harbor Airport, Arizona. The diameter of the clock is 19.
Aluminum
Mid Century Retro/ Art Deco Zodiac Clock, German, Atlanta Clock Company
By Atlanta Clock Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
This quite unusual clock while displaying the signs of the Zodiac calendar, certainly is not for just astrology aficionados. The clock is signed on the dial "Atlanta", the maker, and...
Brass
Semca Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sunburst Clock Made in Switzerland
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice mid century solid bronze swiss sunburst clock. Easy pull to wind up string mechanism.
Starburst Wall Clock by Welby Division, Elgin National Watch Company
By Welby Clock Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
A starburst wall clock, produced by Elgin for Welby of Germany, circa 1960s-1970s, with polished brass face, surrounded by decorative rays in brass and warm toned wood. This piece is...
Brass
Danish Modern Grandfather Clock, Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Danish Modern Floor Clock.Original German movement,. Key-wind,pendulum, chimes every hour and on the half hour,, Works perfectly..
Brass
Session Leather Table clock.
By Sessions
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
It is marked with "Sessions Clock Co Forestville Conn. USA" on the back. Sessions Clock Company started producing electric clocks in 1902, the company was sold in late 1960s and was...
Brass
United Brass Spindles Sunburst Clock, circa 1950
By British United Clock Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful starburst clock by United. Featuring alternating teak wood ended spindles and brass rods with circular detail, creating a striking contrast. The archetypal design makes...
Brass
Vintage Smoked Lucite Vision Pendulum Wall Clock by Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid-century modern smoked lucite wall clock by Seth Thomas, likely from the 1970s. The clock has a brass face and pendulum, black and red hands, and black numbers. In good vintag...
Metal
Seth Thomas Rudder Ship Wheel Electric Alarm Clock Vintage 1951
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Seth Thomas nautical ship wheel rudder alarm clock, vintage electric, Mid-Century Modern nautical marine theme designed with metal, plastic and cork trim, USA...
Metal
Desk Clock by Seth Thomas, Brass Details, C 1950
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in New York, NY
Decorative desk clock by Seth Thomas Clock Company, Conn, USA.
Brass
Modernism by LINDEN Brass Wind Alarm Clock Black Forest West Germany
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid-Century Modern charming Vintage Linden Alarm Clock wind up in aged golden Brass with green accents made Black Forest West Germany. Fabulous flexible rotating design and footed f...
Metal
Round Brass Nautical Ship's Bell Clock Winding Key Stockburger West Germany
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Marine Clock 1960s by Stockburger maritime round brass nautical ship's bell clock West Germany Mechanical with winding key 7.5 diameter x 3.75 d Preowned vintage unrestored cond...
Brass
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H 7.38 in W 6.75 in D 2.25 in
1960s Modernism GE Desk Clock Angled Wood Frame Glass Cover New Movement
By General Electric Company (GEC) 1
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Clock Mid-Century Modern wood clock with concave glass cover.
Wood, Glass
Large Original George Nelson Bubble Lamp for Howard Miller Clock Company (A)
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Oakland, CA
Large original George Nelson Bubble Lamp for the Howard Miller Clock Company. Having a 26 inches in diameter "Bubble" form made of an wire frame covered with a spray on plastic skin ...
Metal, Wire
Early Seth Thomas Metronome De Maelzel Number 6411
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Maple wood collector vintage Seth Thomas Metronome. Early 1960s Seth Thomas Metronome De Maelzel number 6411. Model 8 Wind up. Good working condition. Marked "Seth Thomas" on a br...
Maple
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H 30 in W 62 in D 62 in
Milo Baughman Style Satellite Lounge in Napa Valley Sheepskins & Ivory Shearling
By Milo Baughman
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Photographed and also currently available in our shop: Mid Century Modern Clock by The Jefferson Company Mid Century Modern Bleached Oak Side Table.
Sheepskin
Mid-Century Modern Seth Thomas Wall Clock
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage 1970s Seth Thomas wall clock with round off-white enameled metal face, black hands, and light colored butcher block-style square wood case. In excellent condition with no s...
Metal
Cleveland "Spinner" Neon Clock
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Electric Neon Clock Co. of Cleveland, Ohio created some of the most iconic neon clock designs of the 1930s-1950s "golden age" of neon. From Art Deco theaters to stainless steel d...
Steel
Double Cola Neon Advertising Wall Clock
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This clean and colorful clock was supplied by a local distributor to hang in a market to advertise their Double Cola product. As the Double Cola company was much smaller compared to ...
Metal
Lackner "Curvaline" Neon Desk Clock in Lucite and Mahogany
By Lackner Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Best known for large exterior neon signs and clocks, the Lackner company also offered a short lived line of neon clocks for the home. They featured cases in catalin, bakelite, and wo...
Lucite, Mahogany
Rare 19thc Tiffany & Company Sevres Mantle Clock
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rare Tiffany and Company French Sevres Mantle Clock. Beautiful hand painted Color with museum like quality throughout the entire clock. The interior is currently on and in working or...
Bronze
Large 1960's Signed Brass & Copper Wall Clock Sculpture
By Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 1960's brutalist style copper & brass wall sculpture clock signed Simmons. The copper face looks great. The glare in the photos is deceiving. The original D Cell battery clock ...
Brass, Copper
Turner Mfg. Co. Walnut Mirrored Curio Shelf Wall Clock, 1960s
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very handsome 1960s walnut wall mounted curio shelf (or open-faced shadow box) with mirrored interior and integrated clock by Turner Manufacturing Company. Large, eye-catching clo...
Metal
1960s Simmons Nail Art Wall Clock Sculpture
By Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large 1960's steel nails with torch cut steel discs wall clock sculpture by Simmons in perfect working order. Signed.
Steel
Midcentury Yellow Ceramic Wall Clock by Kaiser
By Kaiser Clock Company 1
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
1950s vintage ceramic wall clock by Kaiser. The circular clock face sits is a rectangular base with curved edges. The ceramic base is cream colored with a custard yellow glazed front...
Brass
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H 31 in W 39.5 in D 8 in
Electric Neon Clock Co. Extra-Large Neon Clock with Advertising Marquee, 1940s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extra-large and uncommon 1940s neon clock model APL-2 by the Electric Neon Clock Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, with very rare original advertising marquee for Best-N-West Cleaners of Sa...
Metal
1946 Lackner "Scroll" Desktop Neon Clock
By Lackner Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Best known for large exterior neon signs and clocks, the Lackner company also offered a short lived line of neon clocks for the home. They probably weren't widely received, evident i...
Acrylic, Mahogany
Large Industrial Clock by "Industrial Company"
By International Time Recording Co. Ltd.
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully simple clock measuring 20.5 inches in diameter. All original surfaces. A wire safety glass covers the face Clock has been adapted for operation by battery.
Metal
German Made 8 Day 7 Jewel Linear Escapement Desk Clock
By Kaiser Clock Company 1
Located in Papaikou, HI
A modern jewel of a clock. In excellent working condition. 8 day, spring wound movement, with a visible and highly decorative linear escapement. Glass crystal in the front, clear pla...
Brass
Mid-Century Brass Skeleton Clock by Kundo
By Kundo
Located in Pasadena, CA
This mid-century modern clock by the German company Kundo features a minimal brass frame and face encased in glass.
Brass
Bitossi for Howard Miller Clock Company, Meridian, circa 1968, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Aldo Londi designed piece for Bitossi commissioned by the Howard Miller Clock Company, USA. Divided into contrasting quadrants of yellow ochre and burnt orange, divided by black r...
Pottery
Junghans Mid-Century Golden Sunburst Brass Table Desk Clock, Germany, 1950s
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful Atomic Starburst Hollywood Regency table or desk clock from the 1950s, executed by Junghans Germany. The clock has a beautiful withe and pastel yellow clocks face with go...
Brass
Art Deco Stylish Mantle Clock By Smiths, England, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
This is a stunning quality made Art Deco chrome clock by the English clockmakers Smiths - it has a converted movement to quartz and is in excellent working order having been fully se...
Chrome
Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite/Catalin GE Telechron, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Bakelite Alamar Clock by General Electric, realized between the late 1920s and 1930s. Signs of cosmetic wear, otherwise very good condition. Alarm clock not working.
Bakelite
Cartier Romane Alarm Clock Pendulette, Gold Plated, Swiss, 1980s
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
1980s Gorgeous Cartier Romane alarm clock pendulette. Made in Swiss. It's in gold plated 18K. White enamel dial. Clock case numbered 66021 . With case, lined with red leather, instru...
Gold Plate
Mid-Century Modern Howard Miller Floor Clock
By Howard Miller
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern Howard Miller floor clock. Black lacquer with half round chrome trim. Wood paneled front. Chimes need adjustment does not strike properly. Weighs have some dents. ...
Chrome
$5,700Sale Price|40% Off
H 16 in Dm 16 in
Chrome Art Deco "Chrono Lite-12" Commercial Neon Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Cir
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Seth Thomas Art Deco 16” Diameter "Chrono Lite-16" wall clock featuring a black dial with Original Green Gas Tube Neon under bubble style glass and a stainless steel streamline case....
Chrome
Modern Grandfather Clock by Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Modern grandfather clock by Howard Miller, chrome and Lucite.
Metal
1960s Omega 8-Day Solid Brass Gold Gilt Desk Clock Ref. 5550
By Omega
Located in Krefeld, DE
Beautiful solid brass gold gilt desk clock by Omega from the 1960's. The clock comes with the original and good working 8-day movement, the dial is signed with Omega. Backside the Re...
Brass
$1,702
H 4.73 in W 9.45 in D 1.7 in
A Large Art Dec Chrome 8 Day Desk Clock With Temperature Gauge On A Stand 1930s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Large Art Deco ABEC Chrome 8 Day Working Desk Clock With Temperature Gauge On A Fold-Out Stand. With bevelled glass giving way to the painted dial with Roman numerals. Beautiful...
Chrome
$4,300
H 21 in W 23 in D 6 in
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon Rare Nouveau Gold 1930's -40s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon , Rare Nouveau Gold Outer tube.Clock appears to be totally original, Looks green on green when lit. Classic crescent sweeping second...
Metal, Steel
$3,900
H 26 in W 26 in D 8 in
Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC.
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC. ,, Super clean example, Original clock face..Unusual original hands..Not certain ,but the outer neon tube ...
Metal, Aluminum
$5,999
H 20 in W 23 in D 7 in
Seldom Seen Art Deco Neon Hexagon Clock, 'The Electric Clock Co. Cleveland
By Cleveland Clock Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
By far. one of the best examples I have ever owned!!! Unmolested, totally original, 1930s Art Deco 2-color neon clock, manufactured by The Electric Clock Company, Clevland Ohio,Trul...
Metal, Steel
1940s Art Deco Telechron Electric Clock GE
By General Electric
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Electric Clock Telechron General Electric 7H209 Maker label 4.25 h x 4 w x 2.25 d Electric. Non-Working condition. Preowned unrestored. Refer to images
Brass
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement Round acrylic and brass table clock from Jaeger-LeCoultre, with a clean, minimalist design that fits into any environment. ...
Bronze
$878
H 3.94 in W 3.75 in D 1.97 in
Art Deco Rare Chrome & Bakelite Clock By Blangy Clockmakers, French, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930’s Art Deco French bakelite clock by Blangy, totally authentic . Blangy is a French clock maker and in our opinion offers some of the most distinctive Art Deco clock dials...
Chrome
Europa Alarm Clock, circa 1955
By Europa Clocks
Located in Wien, Au
Europa alarm clock, circa 1955 Original condition.
Brass
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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.
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