Early Tripod Table Clock by Thomas Cole with Glass Dome
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary rustic tripod table clock by Thomas Cole Retailed by E. White of London The circular green velvet-clad base supporting three equidistantly spaced brass imitatio...
Brass, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Sevres Ormolu Mantel Clock by Leroy Paris 19th Century
By Julien Le Roy
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique French Rococo revival ormolu, (gilt bronze) mantel clock with glass dome and giltwood base by the renowned clock maker, Leroy A Paris, circa 1880 in date.
Ormolu
$10,795Sale Price|20% Off
French Empire Period Marble and Ormolu Clock, Early 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 19th century French Empire period marble and ormolu clock. French Carrara marble Portico clock with extensive ormolu fretwork mounted on two finely decorated marble columns ...
$12,790 / set
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful three-piece clock set is designed in a French neoclassical style, popular in 19th century decorative arts. The set has been crafted from clear, cut glass and fine gilt...
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Empire Victorian Bronze Ormolu Walnut Vatican Wall Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Victorian Bronze Ormolu Walnut Vatican Wall Clock. Item features a glass dome front and bronze ormolu.
Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Marine Themed Automaton Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze mounted marine themed automaton mantel clock French, circa 1850 Measures: With glass dome and base height 90 cm, width 70 cm, depth 33 cm Clock without dome and...
Ormolu, Bronze
Early 20th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Empire Style Chandelier
By Raingo Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
Three curtain designed ropes run from the top to the body, centred by a large urn, six torch arms with lights and three eagles with spread wings and frosted glass shades surround the...
Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 20.9 in W 16.1 in D 7.9 in
Fine 19th Century Second Empire French Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Garniture
By Achille Brocot
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
The clock and side ornaments sit on velvet and giltwood plinths which in turn sit on ebonized plinths that have glass domes.
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 19.69 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
Superb Perpetual Calendar Clock by Achille Brocot and Jean Baptiste Delettrez
By Achille Brocot, Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Keyston, GB
A fine mid-19th century French gilt bronze mantel clock with perpetual calendar, equation of time and Moonphase by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris. The engraved and pierced case modelled ...
Ormolu
Unavailable
H 9.45 in Dm 3.55 in
Small and Amusing French Bronze and Gilt Lighthouse Timepiece, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A small and amusing French bronze and gilt lighthouse timepiece with visible balance, circa 1850. 4-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals and blued hands fitted on a patinated brickw...
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 25 in W 12 in D 6 in
Unusual French Ormolu and Jeweled Clock Made for the Ottoman Turkish Market
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Unusual French Louis Philippe Ormolu and Jeweled Clock Made for the Ottoman Turkish Market, circa 1840.
Bronze, Ormolu
Sold
H 25 in W 12 in D 6 in
Unusual French Ormolu and Jeweled Clock Made for the Ottoman Turkish Market
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Unusual French Louis Philippe Ormolu and Jeweled Clock Made for the Ottoman Turkish Market, circa 1840.
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Large Burr Elm and Ormolu Lyre Clock
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: clock: H:62cm, L:26cm, P:12cm. Dimensions: glass dome: H:77cm, L:34cm, P:23cm.
Bronze
19th Century Large Burr Elm and Ormolu Lyre Clock
Located in Paris, FR
Dimensions: clock: H:62cm, L:26cm, P:12cm. Dimensions: glass dome: H:77cm, L:34cm, P:23cm.
Bronze
Sold
H 25.6 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Napoleon III Inlaid Walnut and Ormolu Mounted Portico Table Clock
Located in Milano, MI
An elegant tall table, mantel clock, it's a French work with inlaid vegetal and geometric details and gilded bronze elements. It dates back to the Napoleon III period, circa 1870, of...
Bronze
Sold
H 20.5 in W 9 in D 4.25 in
Pink Marble and Ormolu 19th Century French Lyre-Form Clock with Jeweled Pendulum
Located in Doylestown, PA
Stunning pink marble and ormolu 19th century French Lyre-Form clock in excellent working condition.
Crystal, Carrara Marble
Sold
H 22.45 in W 11.42 in D 8.67 in
Large 19th Century French Gilt Bronze, Sevres Mounted Four - Glass Mantle Clock
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine large and impressive 19th century gilt bronze mantle clock, surmounted by a Sevres porcelain hand painted plaque finial, above a dome shaped structure, with a dome shaped beve...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
French Dore Bronze Mantel Clock with Woman in Prayer
Located in Astoria, NY
The piece is housed under a Victorian glass dome and dates from the late 19th century.
Bronze, Ormolu
Sir Walter Scott Memorial Skeleton Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
It is set upon its wooden base beneath its original glass dome. A Scottish historian, novelist and poet, Sir Walter Scott’s works are hailed as classics of the English literary tr...
Brass
Sold
H 94 in W 19.75 in D 9.25 in
English Chinoiserie Figural Tall Case Clock, Maker William Snow, Circa 1760
By William Snow
Located in Charleston, SC
English chinoiserie gilt and black lacquered tall case clock with flanking gilt bulbous finials, arched dome with a steel numeral engraved face surrounded by urn floral ormolu, pagod...
Brass, Steel, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Table Clock with Cherubs
Located in Milano, MI
This French Pendule stands on a shaped giltwood base, with rose velvet on the top. The whole table clock stands on a further ebonized oval basement, within a glass dome.
Bronze
Sold
H 19.69 in W 14.18 in D 7.09 in
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Girl Embracing a Cat, France, 1880s
Located in Milano, MI
Late 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock richly decorated with Rocaille, flowery foliage, standing on oval shaped, carved and giltwood base and glass dome. This antique Napoleon II...
Ormolu
Sold
H 26 in W 12 in D 8 in
Antique French Empire Japy Freres Ebonized, Marquetry and Ormolu Portico Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique mahogany French Empire portico clock features ebonized and bronze case with mahogany marquetry of satinwood foliate inlay and banding, bronze column capitals and bases, machi...
Bronze
Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Piolaine
By Michel-François Piolaine
Located in London, GB
This magnificent mantel clock—which measures an impressive 82cm in height—was crafted in France, in the period when Napoleon I was Emperor (1804-1814, 1815). The clock was crafted by...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Sold
H 22 in W 13.75 in D 6.25 in
“Cupid & Psyche” French Empire Bronze Sculpture Mantel Clock, circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Each figure is cast with incredible skill, this self evident in the difficult areas: the finishing of hair, eyes, finger nails, feathers and feet. They flank a dome top housing with ...
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock with Glass Dome
Located in Hudson, NY
French Napoleon III marble and ormolu style mantel clock with glass dome. The marble stand mounted with a lion and ball figure on a tiered and dentil moldings above a floral carved f...
Empire Style Mantel Clock with Glass Dome, France, 1850s
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Beautiful ormolu clock in Empire style, protected under a glass dome and supported by a walnut foot.
Rosewood, Walnut
Mid 19th Century Louis Philippe Ships Automaton Clock under a Glass Dome
Located in London, Nottinghill
A Louis Philippe ormolu, bronze and copper automaton clock, circa 1840.
Bronze
French Cathedral Clock
By Honoré Pons
Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE
Autonomy two weeks. The clock dial, set in the façade in place of the rosette window, the enamelled metal dial painted to give the illusion of stained glass, the individual Roman-...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire figural shelf clock with a maiden at a needlework.
Located in Sharon, MA
The movement which is time and strike is in excellent running condition and has recently been service. Please note: The clock is accompanied by a glass dome with a wooden base.
Ormolu
$403,896
H 86.03 in Dm 51.97 in
Extremely Rare Victorian Chandelier of Exceptional Quality and Size by F&C Osler
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...
Silver Plate
$8,812Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.23 in W 16.15 in D 7.88 in
Antique 19th Century French Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large antique 19th century French gilded bronze mantel clock surmounted with two angels holding the dial. The enamel dial numerals are hand painted in cobalt blue color. Marked and...
Bronze, Enamel
$59,700 / set
H 32 in W 16 in D 12 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Rouge Griotte Marble and Ormolu Clock Set
By Raingo Frères
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Large Antique French 19th Century Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock set of exquisite craftsmanship. This spectacular clock set is comprising a pair of very large ni...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
$376,970
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
$80,766 / set
H 43.31 in W 18.51 in D 16.54 in
Large Pair of Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Blue Ceramic Vases
Located in London, GB
The two vases are of large, ovoid form, and feature fluted bodies which are crafted in ceramic with a mottled blue colouring. The vases are mounted with twin gilt bronze scrolling ha...
Ormolu
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
Bronze
$125,000
H 24.81 in W 17.72 in D 9.85 in
Purple Amethyst “Harp" phantom White calcites Decorative object Sculpture
Located in London, GB
This museum-quality Amethyst “harp” from Artigas, Uruguay, is a natural sculpture of exceptional beauty and rarity. The piece features a harmonious arrangement of high-quality Amethy...
Amethyst, Quartz
$19,100
H 20 in W 15 in D 6.5 in
Antique French Mantel Clock, Fire-Gilded Bronze, Diana Motif, c. 1810
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French table clock, pendulum made of hand crafted fire-gilded bronze, in good condition. The circular enamel dial of the Parisian pendule is detailed with Roman numer...
Metal, Bronze
$67,850Sale Price|20% Off
H 106.5 in W 27.75 in D 15.75 in
French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu & Kingwood Grandfather Tall Case Clock
By Charles Cressent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Regence style figural ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry long-case regulator, after a Model by Charles Cressent (Fren...
Bronze
18th Century French Louis XV Commode, Paris, 1740-1750
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century French Louis XV commode, Paris 1740-1750. Body on four carved feet with gilt bronze fittings. Bombe front and sides with five drawers decorated with prestigious, rocail...
Rosewood
$45,063
H 86.62 in W 20.87 in D 12.21 in
20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
A Model of Jean Henri Riesener (Received Master in 1768) executed in 1785. (Inv. OA 5501 in Louvre Museum). 19th century. This fine and sumptuous “Regulateur de Pendule” presents a f...
Bronze
Pair of Important Russian Gilt Bronze and Metal Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of important Russian gilt bronze and metal vases Russian, circa 1820 Dimensions: Height 98cm, width 43cm, depth 38cm This monumental pair of vases are exquisitely crafted i...
Metal, Ormolu
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...
Brass
$2,145 / set
H 14.57 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
Antique Ormolu French Cartel Clock on its Stand, Mantle Clock, Napoleon III Era
By Napoléon III, Ecole Boulle
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Ormolu French Cartel Clock on its stand, Napoleon III Era. This is a good-sized French mantel clock dating from around 1880. It has a waisted case with applied brass decorati...
Brass
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
Porcelain
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rar...
Brass
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.