Late 19th Century French Black Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Greven, DE
French Mantel Clock Paris, circa 1870 Black marble with gilt bronze mounts Dimensions: H × W × D: 41 x 23 x 12 cm Description: Case in black marble with richly chased and gilt bro...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Small 19th Century Mystery Clock Signed By Ferdinand Gervais
Located in Charmes, FR
mysterious little clock from the 19th century in patinated and gilded bronze on a marble base manufactured by Ferdinand Gervais in Paris in good condition, it works but has not been ...
Bronze
$27,530 / set
Gilt Bronze, Bronze and Marble Clock Set Garniture
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century clock garniture, the clock with a finely cast and patinated bronze cherub sitting on a rouge marble column with ormolu mounts, he carries the clock movement in a ...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$1,176Sale Price|20% Off
Napoleon III Fireplace Set with Bronze Greek Gods and Black Marble
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful antique fireplace set consisting of a clock and a pair of cassolettes. The black marble clock rests on lions' feet and is surmounted by a bronze engraved Medici vase with e...
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Portico Clock, Rosewood & Satinwood, Mid-19th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique and elegant French clock, with bronze details and fine inlaid wood, perfectly working. Perfect in a studio room. It's the typical clock of European noble houses. That's an in...
Wood
Important Napoleon III Period Cartel, 1870, Dial Signed by Gorini Daleau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important Cartel d'époque Napoléon III, 1870, cadran signé par Gorini Daleau, à Poitiers. Bronze d'or original Measures: H 91cm, L 44cm, P 20cm. Contact us before ordering to confir...
Bronze
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Marble, Ormolu and Bronze Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Napoleon III period black Belgian marble, ormolu and patinated bronze garniture set.
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Dutch Longcase Grandfather Clock by Rutgerus van Meurs
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 18th century) longcase clock by the Dutch firm, Rutgerus van Meurs (1738–1800) with a beautiful burr walnut veneer with fruitwood string inlay, and gilt bronze mounts i...
Brass
$12,000 / set
French Napoleon III Ormolu Pink Porcelain Clockset
Located in New York, NY
A fine quality Napoleon III Ormolu pink porcelain clockset Origin: French Date: Late 19th century Dimension: clock: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches, candelabra: 15 1/4 in. tall.
Bronze
Large Clock Representing Diana the Huntress with a Putto, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large clock representing Diana the Huntress with a putto, 19th century, Napoleon III. 19th century clock, Napoleon III period, gilded and patinated bronze representing Diana the Hun...
Bronze
Gilded Bronze Mantel Set, Louis XV style, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Gilded bronze mantel set, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period. Louis XV style Napoleon III period ormolu mantel set consisting of a clock and two candelabras.
Bronze
19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Cloisonné Enamel Mantel Garniture
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Napoleon III mantel garniture composed of a clock and a pair of candlesticks, executed in finely chased gilt bronze with rich polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration.
Bronze
A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb nineteenth century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock of typical size, c. 1870. The gilt-brass gorge case has glass panels to all sides, and there is a viewing window ...
Brass
Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864) rare Asian elephant clock, in gilded and patinated
By Christophe Fratin
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
France, circa 1870 Gilded and patinated bronze, modern marble base. Signed « Fratin » on the bronze base This beautiful elephant clock was made in the 19th century by the Animalier ...
Bronze
MONBRO Aîné Son & JACQUIER - Bronze and Marble Clock with Puttis, XIXth century
By Monbro Ainé 1
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb clock in white marble and chiseled gilt bronze signed on the enamel dial "MONBRO Aîné Fils & Jacquier Horloger". In the center, the white dial with Roman numerals is represent...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
AMAZING GARNITURE SÉVRES 19th Century Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
GARNITURE SÉVRES 19th Century Napoleon III French, composed of a clock and a pair of seven-light candelabra, in cobalt blue Sévres style pocella.
Bronze
MID 19th CENTURY NAPOLEON III LIRE PENDULUM
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid and refined lyre clock in gilded bronze, with spring winding. Its decoration with plant racemes and small roses in Meissen polychrome porcelain gives a touch of elegance and...
Bronze
Fireplace Trim, Diane Huntress
Located in Beaune, FR
Superb Napoleon III period fireplace trim. It consists of an imposing clock in gilded and patinated bronze with a sea green marble base representing the goddess of the hunt, Diana th...
Bronze
Bronze Fireplace Trim, Agriculture And Industry, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Bronze mantelpiece with brown patina and green and white marble. It is composed of a clock with the allegory of agriculture and industry, and 2 candelabra, 5 lights each Wear and te...
Marble, Bronze
NAPOLEON III pendulum clock with a portico-style frame featuring twisted columns. 1800
Located in Torino, IT
Pendulum Clock NAPOLEON III portico structure with twisted columns, made of ebonized wood and inlaid. France, Late 19th Century ORIGIN France PERIOD Second 19th century MATERIALS ...
Metal, Brass
Prestigious Napoleon III Table Clock - Black and Red Marble - Escapement
Located in Manzano, IT
Splendid free-standing (mantelpiece) pendulum clock in the Napoleon III style (Second half of the 19th century), a piece of fine French cabinetry and mechanics. The clock is in perfe...
Marble, Statuary Marble
Napoleon III pedestal with clock
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III pedestal with clock Onyx marble column and champleve enamel with golden bonce The watch has very fine machinery and is stamped Vincenti y Cia 1855 The machinery works Ci...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Napoleon III-Style Mantelpiece in Statuario Carrara Marble Including a Clock
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Napoleon III style mantelpiece was made in Statuary marble in the 19th century.
Statuary Marble
Mantel Set with a Clock and Two Candelabras, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mantel set with a clock and two candelabras, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Bronze
A Signed Bronze Statue of a Nymph set on a Rouge marble gilt bronze clock base
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A figurative patinated bronze statue with a stepped griottte marble base paired with a griotte marble and gilt bronze clock base. Both the statue and the clock date from the Fr...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
Find a collection of antique Napoleon III decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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.