Portal Clock
Empire Portal Clock, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Portal clock on a rectangular, stepped base in mahogany veneered with small bun feet. The stepped
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$3,652 Sale Price
20% Off
H 21.26 in W 11.42 in D 6.89 in
Biedermeier Portal Clock, probably Vienna ca. 1820/30
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier portal clock in an architecturally structured walnut case with alabaster columns
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Viennese Portal Clock, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Viennese portal clock resting on a rectangular mahogany base. The ebonized case is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI portal clock, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French Louis XVI portal clock, Paris, circa 1880
White marble, bronze, and gilt. Two square
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,874 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 3.15 in
Antique French Louis XVI portal clock, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French Louis XVI portal clock, Paris, circa 1880
White and black marble, bronze, gilt. On
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
$1,837 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.9 in W 13.78 in D 4.73 in
Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810
By Viennese Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
Complete Vienna clock on six stocky ball feet made of alabaster, architecturally structured wooden
Category
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Sterling Silver
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
$5,527
H 20.48 in W 12.21 in D 5.52 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clock, Portal Pendule, Paris circa 1820
By Duval
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French round arch portal clock
France (Paris)
Bronze, enamel
Empire circa 1820
Dimensions
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$4,986
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 4.73 in
Charles X Pendule, France around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Portal clock on rectangular stepped base in mahogany veneer with small squeeze feet and fire-gilded
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Directoire Pendule, Black Marble, Firegilded Bronze, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Antique portal clock
France
marble, bronze, enamel
Directoire around 1800
Dimensions: H x W
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
$3,845
H 18.12 in W 11.03 in D 5.52 in
Early 19th Century French Mantel Clock, signed Ferey au Havre, Ormolu
Located in Greven, DE
: 33 x 19 x 9 cm
Description:
Antique, fire-gilt portal clock with figurative, Greek-style bas-relief
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$4,325
H 13 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in
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Biedermeier Portal Clock, Probably Vienna, circa 1820-1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier portal clock in an architecturally structured walnut case with alabaster columns
Category
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century Regulator by Tarault Jeune, Precision Portal Clock, Paris, c. 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Table regulator - Precision portal clock
Paris
mahogany, bronze, enamel
around 1825
Dimensions: H
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 19.3 in W 11.03 in D 5.91 in
Louis Seize Portal Pendule, France, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize portal clock with eagle and sphinx decoration as well as Egyptian herms and frieze with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Portal Mantel Clock with Date and open Escapement, Paris, c. 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Portal Clock with Date and Open Escapement
France
Wood, brass, enamel
around 1870
Category
Antique 1860s French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 19.69 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Antique French Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French portal clock in Louis XVI style.
Beautiful case in light-dark contrasting woods.
The
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Louis Seize Portal Pendule, Paris, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize portal clock with fully plastic eagle and putti decoration. The portal is flanked by
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Directoire Clock, France, 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany-veneered Directoire portal clock, standing on a rectangular base. Four columns with gilt
Category
Antique 1830s French Directoire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Empire Clock, Alabaster Columns, Black Polished, Vienna, Austria, circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Portal clock with four alabaster columns. Black polished maple wood. 'Schwarzlot' floral motif paintings
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Gold Plate, Brass
H 17.72 in W 11.42 in D 4.73 in
Early 19th Century Mantel Clock, Signed Paliard Paris, Empire, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French Pendulum, so-called portal clock
France (Paris)
Wood, bronze, enamel
Empire
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 17.33 in W 10.24 in D 6.7 in
Late 18th Century Mantel Clock, Louis-XVI Pendule with Date and Seconds, á Paris
Located in Greven, DE
Large Louis XVI Portal mantel clock with date and seconds
Paris
Marble, fire-gilt bronze
Louis
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
H 22.45 in W 13.39 in D 6.3 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Portal Mantle Clock with Figure of Pallas Athena
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XVI Enlightenment Era Portal Mantle clock with figure of Pallas Athena
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
H 21.66 in W 13.78 in D 5.52 in
Charles X Portal Pendule, France, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Partially gilded portal pendulum on a rectangular base with vine-shaped appliqués and Corinthian
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Wood French Louis Philippe Mahogany Gilt Bronze
Located in Roma, RM
French portal clock with four columns, in flamed mahogany, the wooden part restored, only the
Category
Antique 1840s French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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Portal Clock For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the portal clock you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every portal clock was constructed with great care. A portal clock, designed in the Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made portal clock over the years, but those crafted by Duval, Jean-André Lepaute and Viennese Manufactory are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Portal Clock?
Prices for a portal clock can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $3,143 and can go as high as $29,710, while the average can fetch as much as $4,586.
Finding the Right Mantel-clocks for You
Personal time-telling devices may have migrated from our pockets to our wrists and finally onto our phones, but despite the convenience of a handheld digital timekeeper, nothing can beat well-made vintage, new and antique mantel clocks.
Invented by clockmakers in France and popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries, these practical yet ornate pieces were typically displayed on top of fireplaces or desks. While the most common mantel clocks were created in the traditional tambour style, which features a wide base that flares into an upright drum- or camelback-shaped case, modern clockmakers and furniture designers have experimented with their own ideas for these decorative objects over the years, introducing different forms and working with unconventional materials. A collection of whimsical, monochromatic handmade mantel clocks crafted by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk, called Floating Frames, for example, features minimalist frames of anodized wire and ceramic clockfaces.
When shopping for an antique, vintage or new mantel clock, don’t be afraid to branch out. Wood mantel clocks of any era will bring a classic, elegant allure to the shelving in your living room or the bookcase in your bedroom, while Empire-style mantel clocks will comparatively boast eye-catching gilt bronze and pronounced sculptural attributes. Some Art Deco mantel clocks will feature an integration of marble or glass and will likely be marked by the decorative embellishments associated with that particular furniture style.
There’s just something about cool clocks, right? Spend your time with an extraordinary collection of mantel clocks on 1stDibs today.
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