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Pendulum Mystery Clock

A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
pendulum escapement by Eugène Farcot. The 'mystery movement' which turns the orb and pendulum held by the
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

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French Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock
By Achille Brocot
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful example of French horology at its finest, this conical pendulum mystery clock was
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Bronze

French Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock
French Conical Pendulum Mystery Clock
H 36.25 in W 17 in D 11.25 in
Rosewood Marquetry and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum, Henri Marc 1850
By Henri Marc, Paris 1
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Rosewood and Ormolu Lyre clock with mystery pendulum French, circa 1850 Excellent condition
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Antique Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
bezel surrounding the clock forms the mystery pendulum, as the clock ticks the jeweled bezel moves from
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Mystery Briggs Rotary Conical Pendulum Glass Dome Flying Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Mystery Briggs Rotary glass dome flying ball clock. We are presenting an excellent "Briggs
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Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Guilmet , Mystery Clock with Conical Pendulum, Paris, 1880
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Mystery clock by Andre Romain Guilmet, circa 1880, three legs compass on world clock.
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial Clocks

Materials

Nickel, Brass

Brass Pendulum Elephant Mystery Clock by Junghans
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An 8 day original brass and metal elephant mystery clock, with swinging pendulum, enamel dial with
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Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Spelter

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Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Sèvres Style Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Champlevé Enamel Mounted White Sèvres Style Vases Gilt bronze tops above a long neck with raised gold designs. The painted fron...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain

Materials

Enamel, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Large Sèvres Style Pedestals in Porcelain, Ormolu and Green Onyx
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Sèvres style pedestals in porcelain, ormolu and green onyx French, late 19th century Height 87cm, width 40cm, depth 40cm These beautiful wares are a pair of large,...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Pedestals

Materials

Onyx, Ormolu

Rococo Style Steinway Centennial Concert Grand Carved Rosewood
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo style, 1874, Steinway & Sons Centennial concert grand piano with a rosewood case, filigree music desk and ornately carved, reverse scroll legs. Piano is rebuilt. The piano ch...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
$42,500
H 42.5 in W 49.57 in D 28.25 in
19th C. Chapuis Signed Sevres Painted Cobalt & Gilt Porcelain Ormolu Centerpiece
By Chapuis
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th century Sevres hand-painted, cobalt & gilt porcelain ormolu mounted two-handle Centerpiece signed by French Artist A Chapuis. Intricate ormolu designs and decorations with aca...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Centerpieces

Materials

Ormolu

Georgian Paul Storr Sterling Silver Wine Coolers
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique Georgian English sterling silver wine coolers made by Paul Storr; an addition to our antique wine and drink related silverware coll...
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Antique 1810s English George III Wine Coolers

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Elkington Beverage Service Eight-Piece
By Elkington & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by the leading English silversmith firm of the 19th century, this rare and beautifully executed beverage service by Elkington & Co. is a fantastic example of the company's in...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver

Elkington Beverage Service Eight-Piece
Elkington Beverage Service Eight-Piece
$48,500 / set
H 21 in Dm 16 in
Versace Silk Velvet Upholstered Giltwood Italian Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made, vintage Versace Upholstered Italian with silk velvet, Giltwood framed sofa and pair of armchairs suite. A truly stunni...
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Living Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Versace Silk Velvet Upholstered Giltwood Italian Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite
Versace Silk Velvet Upholstered Giltwood Italian Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite
$31,132 Sale Price / set
25% Off
H 37.6 in W 83.08 in D 31.11 in
French Marquetry Billiard Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully constructed, this French billiard table was almost certainly made for an aristocratic country house of the 19th century, an age when billiards was a favored pastime of th...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Game Tables

Materials

Bronze

French Marquetry Billiard Table
French Marquetry Billiard Table
$88,500
H 34.5 in W 105.25 in D 57.5 in
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Adam (circa 1780) gilt wood console with a carved frieze over rams head topped fluted legs with a stretcher & alabaster veneered marble top with a verde edge.
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Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Console Tables

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Gold Leaf

English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
English Adam Gilt Marble Console Table
$185,000
H 36.25 in W 61.5 in D 30.25 in
Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Large Chinese Famille Rose Vases, circa 1770
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Antique 1770s Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen porcelain plaque after Correggio German, 19th Century Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 50cm, depth 10cm Plaque: Height 24cm, width 31cm, depth 0.5cm This bea...
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Antique 19th Century German Renaissance Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
$38,742
H 16.93 in W 19.69 in D 3.94 in
Pr. Chinese Kangxi Famille Vert Porcelain French Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent, Rare, and Large Pair of Chinese Kangxi (18th Century) Famille Vert Porcelain French Louis XVI Style (19th Century) Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases. These monumental vase...
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Pr. Chinese Kangxi Famille Vert Porcelain French Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases
Pr. Chinese Kangxi Famille Vert Porcelain French Ormolu Mounted Solider Vases
$59,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 31.25 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
A unique design of master carving from La Maison London. A hand carved Four Poster bed frame, in the Rococo style, which also doubles as bunk bed. The top section has been designed t...
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2010s British Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
$19,275
H 84.65 in W 71.26 in D 83.86 in
Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in PARIS, FR
A very important thirty-five lights crystal and gilded bronze chandelier. The centered stem is made up of baluster-and-bowl-shaped cut-crystal pieces, all of very high-standard quali...
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Antique 1870s French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
Baccarat Crystal and Gilded Bronze Chandelier, France, circa 1870
$190,645 Sale Price
36% Off
H 55.12 in Dm 41.34 in
Pair of Antique Hardstone and Ormolu Mounted Cabinets by Béfort Jeune
By Mathieu Béfort
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique hardstone and ormolu mounted cabinets by Béfort Jeune French, Late 19th Century Height 151cm, width 112cm, depth 52cm This outstanding pair of cabinets was crafted b...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Stone, Marble, Brass, Ormolu

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Finding the Right Clocks for You

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.

Questions About Pendulum Mystery Clock
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A pendulum in a clock is a swinging weight that is used as the timekeeping element in the clock. An antique pendulum clock is considered a timeless fixture in homes today, a hugely popular decorative piece for your living room or dining room. Shop a collection of pendulum clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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