French Empire vine orientated vase clock signed Blanc Fils
Located in London, GB
With berry finial, fine Bacchus mounts to the shoulders of the vase and vine leaves and grapes surrounding the top of the clock there is no doubt that this clock celebrates the vine.
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
These handles take the form of scrolling, leafy grape vines, which extend from the clock's glass body to the gilt bronze mouth.
Ormolu, Bronze
$12,000 / set
H 18.25 in W 13.5 in D 6 in
French 19C Japy Freres & Red Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Set
By Phillipe Mourey, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Japy Frères
Located in Dallas, TX
None of these paintings appear to be signed. The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns.
Ormolu
Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
There is an ormolu pilaster at each corner of the clock, cast to display a trailing vine design. The clock case is enamelled all over its surface to show beautiful, intricate scrolli...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
René Lalique, Table Clock "Les Inséparables", France 1926
By René Lalique
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful table clock "Les Inséparables" by René Lalique featuring two couples of parakeets surrounded by intertwining vines framing a clock.
Glass
$29,800
H 20.75 in W 11.75 in D 6 in
French 19th century Empire st. Gris st. Anne, Carrara marble, and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The circular white Carrara marble platform resting atop the heads of the caryatids showcases a wonderful pierced Ormolu gallery which holds six small scaled urns and two maidens hold...
Marble, Ormolu
Japanese Imari Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Each candelabrum supports five-light, the branches beautifully formed to mimic vines and flowers. The clock dial, inscribed with Roman numeral marks upon individual enamel plaques...
Ormolu, Bronze
Gothic Revival Carved Oak Mantle Clock by Viner
By Viner
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Pierced fretwork sides. Viner, New Bond St., London 2/238
Unavailable
H 23.23 in W 16.54 in D 5.52 in
Louis XVI Ormolu and Biscuit Porcelain Mantel Clock by Guydamour
Located in London, Middlesex
The dial is raised on a biscuit tree trunk, decorated with vines, while the whole clock rests on a white marble base with rounded corners, centred by, and cornered by, ormolu friezes...
Porcelain
Sold
H 23.5 in W 13.25 in D 4.25 in
Antique German Carved Black Forest Grape and Vine Wall Clock, circa 1890
By Black Forest
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German Black Forest wall clock offers frame with carved grape, vine and trestle crest and apron on case with carved gadrooned bordering, circa 1890 Measures: 23.5" H x ...
Metal
Sold
H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 3.15 in
English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock, Viner in Ormolu and Derbyshire Black Marble
Located in London, GB
English Regency ormolu and Derbyshire black marble mantel clock. Typical drum shaped clock, set on four elaborate ormolu toupee feet.
Marble, Ormolu
Sold
H 57 in W 12.5 in D 7 in
19th Century French Repousse Brass Comtoise Wall Clock with Grape & Vine Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall, an office or a wine cellar with this elegant antique "Comtoise" grand father clock. Crafted in the Loire region of France circa 1860, the decorative time kee...
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 20.48 in W 14.97 in D 4.73 in
18th Century French Marble & Gilt Bronze Clock, Claude Charles François Filon
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
It features a small urn atop the clock with an ormolu grape and vine finial, a center-mounted clock between two marble pillars, ornate ormolu flowers and leaves throughout its body.
Bronze, Ormolu
French Morbier Oak Tall Case Clock Morbier, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French Morbier oak tall case clock with hand-carved grape vine, floral and shell motif.
Sold
H 17.5 in W 9.5 in D 9 in
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo 4 Seasons Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
The clock is impressive, with applied rococo porcelain flowers, leaves, and vines.
Bronze
Charles X Vase and Clock in Troubadour Style
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Paris, FR
A garland of leaves and vines arches around the clock and attaches to the rim of the vase.
Brass
Sold
H 4.5 in W 5 in D 1.75 in
Elaborate Jay Strongwater English Garden Jeweled Enamel Fruit Trellis Clock
By Jay Strongwater
Located in Tustin, CA
Rare, hard-to-find, estate, retired designer Jay Strongwater English Garden Fruit Trellis Clock for a desk, table or shelf. This gorgeous, handmade and hand painted cast metal enamel...
19th C. Louis XV-Style Elephant Mantel Clock
Located in Norwalk, CT
A fine Louis XV-style elephant mantle clock, featuring a porcelain Benjarong-style elephant with hand painted decoration and gilded tusks, mounted atop a naturalistic gilt bronze bas...
Porcelain
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze 'Wine Themed' Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The octagonal plinth is mounted with further gilt bronze decorations showing grape vines, and the white enamel clock dial is mounted in the centre, bearing a signature reading 'Henry...
Ormolu, Bronze
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
The crown carved in the form of vine leaves and gilded. This clock is featured in 'Kersti Holmquist & Maj Nodermann' by Per Falck (a reference book on Swedish decoative long case clo...
Birch
19th Century French Bronze Mantel Clock by Deniere & Fils
By Jean-François Denière
Located in London, GB
Between them, there is an ormolu mount, which is similarly designed to imitate a twisting grape vine. The body of the clock is covered with vine-like, foliate forms.
Bronze
German Cuckoo Clock with Wall-Mounted Shelf, circa 1840
Located in Evergreen, CO
A beautifully carved, wall-mounted shelf, holds this German Cuckoo clock. Carved vines, leaves and star patterns are applied to a simple and elegant case.
Brass
Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enam...
Enamel, 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
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$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
$2,032Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.23 in W 7.29 in D 4.93 in
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Signed Oudin à Marseille
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming Louis XVI-style mantel clock is a fine example of French decorative craftsmanship, likely dating from the late 19th century. The clock features a white enamel dial sign...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel, Brass
$120,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.5 in W 17.72 in D 15 in
Massive Chinese Ormolu High Relief Gilt Bronze Automaton Musical Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Massive Chinese Ormolu High Relief Bronze Elephant Automaton Music Bracket Clock A truly magnificent Chinese Guangzhou studio automaton clock , large triple deck body supported on...
Bronze
A Large Italian Carved Figural Long Case Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Large Italian Fruitwood Carved Figural Long Case Clock. In the Italian Rococo style, Hand Carved "Liberty Style" with a female holding flowers and surrounded by 3 Cherub/Angels. A ...
Fruitwood
Japy Freres Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Antique French Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker Japy Frères. It is of a beautifully chic design, four turned corner columns with a cushio...
Ormolu
$550,000
H 37 in W 22 in D 14 in
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock
By Winterhalder and Hofmeier
Located in Danville, CA
Massive 1880 Antique Ormolu Bronze Enameled Automaton Musical Bracket Clock An important, exhibition quality ormolu bronze bracket clock of massive proportions, the case decorated...
Bronze
$85,000 / set
H 21 in W 23 in D 11.5 in
Impressive 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Garniture Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very impressive late 19th century gilt bronze mounted cobalt blue Sèvres style porcelain three piece garniture. The impressive centrepiece has a pierced gilt bronze foliate bor...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock
By Oppenheim, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An exquisite antique French ormolu clock mounted with Sevres style porcelain. Made in finely gilded bronze, sculptured as a large gadrooned and handled urn, draped with acanthus garl...
Ormolu
$22,800
H 15.5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
French Chinoiserie/Japanism Dore Bronze and Hand Painted Porcelain Clock
By Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite rare 19th century French chinoiserie/Japanism dore bronze mounted and hand painted porcelain aesthetic movement clock, attributed to E. Lièvre, most probably...
Ormolu
$225,000 / set
H 31 in W 22 in D 15 in
A Very Large Rare Meissen Porcelain 3 Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Rare German Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Three Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set. This impressive set consists of three pieces: a center clock and two cande...
Bronze
$47,870 / set
H 21.26 in W 28.35 in D 7.88 in
Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
By Raingo Frères, Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze three-piece clock set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard This exceptional 19th century clock set comprises of three pieces crafted from gilt bronze: a central mantel cl...
Ormolu
Aesthetic Movement Carriage Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine aesthetic movement clock in cloisonné enamel and gilded bronze, decorated with polychromed birds and flowers, and geometric gilded ornaments on a blue ground. The dial is covere...
Bronze, Enamel
$1,660
H 16.15 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Cathedral Mantel Clock, Gothic Design
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning 19th-century French gilt bronze mantel clock is a true testament to craftsmanship and timeless design. Featuring intricate Gothic cathedral-inspired detailing, this clo...
Bronze
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.