Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

French, 1901-1984

One of the most elegant and innovative 20th-century French furniture designers, Jacques Adnet created a simple, unadorned signature style that is both trim and vigorous. He began his career in the heyday of the Art Deco era, and in the 1950s, in association with Hermès, created chairs, lamps, desks and other pieces that employed slender metal frames clad in stitched saddle leather. With such furnishings, Adnet brought a fashion sensibility to design and decor that had not been seen since the 1920s prime of the great Paris couturier-decorator Paul Poiret.

Adnet was born in a provincial town in Burgundy, where he studied design before moving, along with his twin brother, Jean, to Paris to study at the École des Arts Décoratifs. After their graduation in the early 1920s, the brothers were hired to work in the decorative-arts atelier of the department store Galeries Lafayette, under the direction of Maurice Dufrêne, an Art Deco master who developed a singularly robust and opulent style. Both Adnets showed their work at the 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes — the design fair from which the term Art Deco is derived.

In 1928, Jacques Adnet took charge of the struggling La Compagnie des Arts Français, a decorative-arts firm founded by Louis Süe and André Mare that created modern furnishings that bore traces of 18th-century styling. Adnet immediately took the company in a different direction. He developed a simple lithe and lean look that incorporated industrial materials such as metal and glass, along with exotic woods and finishes such as parchment and sharkskin.

Adnet’s furniture begs to be described in terms of personalities: charming faux-bamboo side tables, suave chrome lighting and urbane club chairs. His most noted pieces, which feature sleek metal frames wrapped in Hermès leather, have a character all their own — smooth, elegant and self-assured, they inhabit a room with the same wit and grace as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Catherine Deneuve.

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Creator: Jacques Adnet

Leather Horseshoe Wall Clock by Jacques Adnet, 1950s France

$6,500

Leather Horseshoe Wall Clock by Jacques Adnet, 1950s France

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Add some intrigue to your home or office with this handsome wall clock in black saddle leather. Featuring brass hardware and contrast stitching quintessential to the refined style of...

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1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet

$2,844

H 5.32 in W 11.42 in D 8.27 in

Letter Rack by Jacques Adnet

By Compagnie Des Arts Français, Jacques Adnet

Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire

Jacques Adnet & the Compagnie des arts Français letter rack. Chromed metal consisting of a series of vertical blades of curved section resting on rectangul...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver Plate, Brass, Chrome

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Crystal Balls Table Lamp, France, 1930s

$999

H 11.54 in Dm 4.73 in

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Crystal Balls Table Lamp, France, 1930s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Jacques Adnet Art Deco crystal balls table lamp, France, 1930s. Stamped made in France. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vi...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Bronze

Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock

$2,995

H 2.75 in W 4 in D 1.25 in

Art Deco French Enameled Silver Desk Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This enameled silver desk clock is unsigned, so a specific maker cannot be identified, but the case was made in France, and the movement in Switzerland in the period and style of Art Deco. The silver content of the case has not been tested, but is believed to be Continental or .800 or just under .925 sterling, The front of the clock is ornately enameled with raised bright red flowers on each corner with contrasting black and red geometric panels with green accents, which are duplicated on the sides. The hinged back opens to gain access to the winding mechanism and the high grade Swiss movement has been professionally serviced and works well. Although barely visible, the clock is stamped on the bottom with a French...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver, Brass

Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date & Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather

$2,212Sale Price|25% Off

H 1.41 in W 2.99 in D 1.1 in

Movado1948 Calendermeto Triple Date & Moonphase Travel Purse Clock With Leather

By Movado, Movado

Located in Miami, FL

Rare calendermeto travel clock designed by Movado. Beautiful and very rare calendermeto travel purse clock, created in Switzerland by the Movado Clock Factories, back in the 1948-1954. Crafted in stainless steel and leather with the purpose to use in desks, travels, in the pocket or a purse. Patented Ermeto winding device by means of the sliding case, with all original parts. The Movado Ermeto watch...

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1940s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s

$600

H 3.57 in W 12.63 in D 6.32 in

Jacques Adnet Art Deco Chrome Double Inkwell, France 1930s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Atlanta, GA

French designer Jacques Adnet (1901 - 1984) designed this elegant Art Deco modernist chromed metal heavy desk accessory. The piece features a minimalist geometric shape double inkwel...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal, Chrome

1950's Pair of stitched Leather book end by Jacques Adnet

$1,814

H 5.91 in W 4.34 in D 5.91 in

1950's Pair of stitched Leather book end by Jacques Adnet

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

1950's Stitched leather book end by Jacques Adnet France

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1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Leather, Oak

Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Silver Pique-Sellier Desk Accessories

$1,520 / set

H 7.5 in W 6.25 in D 3 in

Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Silver Pique-Sellier Desk Accessories

By Jacques Adnet

Located in San Francisco, CA

Two Jaques Adnet leather and silvered metal "pique-sellier" desk accessories. Each cast with riding spur form frames, one with leather wallet form holder the second a tray beneath a ...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal, Chrome

Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Desk Organizer

$1,900

H 9.75 in W 15.5 in D 9.75 in

Jacques Adnet Leather Wrapped Faux Bamboo Desk Organizer

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Stamford, CT

Jacques Adnet desk In/Out tray organizer of stitched leather over steel. France. Circa 1950. Possible to hang on wall or place on desk.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Leather

Jacques Adnet Rare Leather and Bronze Horseshoe Wall Clock, France, 1950s

$5,400

H 12 in W 12 in D 3 in

Jacques Adnet Rare Leather and Bronze Horseshoe Wall Clock, France, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in New York, NY

Jacques Adnet rare horseshoe wall clock covered in original black saddle-stiched leather suspended by brass hanging ring with hands and numbers in bronz...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Jacques Adnet attributed Leather Hourglass

$1,500

H 10.5 in Dm 3.5 in

Jacques Adnet attributed Leather Hourglass

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Rare Jacques Adnet attributed leather and brass hourglass - France, 1940's Leather buckle details with contrast stitching and brass hardware. A great reminder of how precious time...

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1940s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Handcraft leather bottle/wine carrier by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s

$1,000

H 14.18 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in

Handcraft leather bottle/wine carrier by Jacques Adnet, France, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Tokyo, Tokyo

Wine / bottle carrier by Jacques Adnet. Crafted in stitched black leather with brass rods and handle, the piece reflects Adnet’s refined approach to functional design. A sculptural y...

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1950s French Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Leather

French Handstitched Brown Leather Clock, Jacques Adnet Attributed, 1950s

$1,024

H 7.49 in W 7.88 in D 2.76 in

French Handstitched Brown Leather Clock, Jacques Adnet Attributed, 1950s

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Den Haag, NL

French handstitched brown leather clock, Jacques Adnet attributed, 1950s.

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jacques Adnet Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Jacques Adnet table clocks and desk clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Jacques Adnet table clocks and desk clocks are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wrought iron and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Jacques Adnet table clocks and desk clocks, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original table clocks and desk clocks by Jacques Adnet were created in the mid-century modern style in france during the 1950s. Prices for Jacques Adnet table clocks and desk clocks can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,250 and can go as high as $2,250, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,250.