Mystery Briggs Rotary Conical Pendulum Glass Dome Flying Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Mystery Briggs Rotary glass dome flying ball clock.
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Late 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
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
A pioneering engineer in many fields, Farcot was the most renowned nineteenth century maker of conical pendulum and 'ingenious mystery' clocks, taking out successive patents througho...
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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 crafted by renowned French clockmaker and mathematician Achille Brocot.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Bronze
Rosewood Marquetry and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum, Henri Marc 1850
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H 22 in W 10.5 in D 4.75 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, fully overhauled.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Antique Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum
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H 18.75 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Fine Antique Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A paste jewel set bezel surrounding the clock forms the mystery pendulum, as the clock ticks the jeweled bezel moves from side to side catching the light - see the video below.
Category
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.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock
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H 22.75 in W 12.75 in D 10 in
French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Noiseless Skeleton Clock
Located in Danville, CA
French Style Conical Pendulum Rotary Flying Ball Fusee Moon Dial Skeleton Clock Offered for sale is a fantastic mystery conical pendulum skeleton clock with animated rotary flying b...
Category
Late 20th Century 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.
Category
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 Arabic numerals, timepiece movement by Junghans, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Spelter
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Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-Wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, Jansen Attr.
$24,500
H 29 in W 59.25 in D 29.25 in
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-Wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, Jansen Attr.
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved-wood Cream-Lacquered Settees, probably by Maison Jansen. The rectangular shaped Love Seats, each with scrolled carved armrests ending wit...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Settees
Materials
Fabric, Satin, Silk, Wood
Grand Mastercraft Designed Three Part Brass & Glass Vitrines or Curio Cabinets
$75,500 / set
H 87 in W 119 in D 18 in
Grand Mastercraft Designed Three Part Brass & Glass Vitrines or Curio Cabinets
By Mastercraft
Located in Dallas, TX
Architecturally-inspired this breathtaking three part brass Curved China cabinet set by Mastercraft, inviting drama into any space. Dedicated to creating hand-constructed furnishings...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Brass
24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock
$1,250
H 13.25 in W 9.5 in D 7.5 in
24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock
Located in Danville, CA
24K Harrison Style Grasshopper Escapement Double Pendulum Skeleton Sea Clock Here we are offering a fantastic grasshopper sea clock. The clock is sitting on a black base with a prot...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fabulous 24K Astro Porcelain Dial 8 Day Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock
Located in Danville, CA
24K Astronomical Porcelain Dial 8 Day Fusee Chain Skeleton Clock with Moon Dial Here is a very nice looking 24K plated large skeleton clock, housed inside a brass frame glass case....
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous 18th Century Baroque South American Floral Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Lovely 18th Century shrine in polychrome cedar. Rectangular box, topped by a cut pediment carved with flowers, flanked by a pair of tips – like simplified obelisks. Sides and pair of...
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Antique Late 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Cedar
24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock
$2,850
H 20.25 in W 13.25 in D 9.5 in
24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock
Located in Danville, CA
24K English Style Grasshopper Fusee Double Pendulum Moon Dial Skeleton Sea Clock Here we are offering a fantastic grasshopper sea clock. It has an unique fusee movement. The clock i...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Skeleton Clock, France, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique skeleton clock, France, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Wall Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century, French Renaissance Walnut Cabinet
Located in Hixson, TN
An astounding French Renaissance walnut cabinet with superb detailed carvings. This piece is not only striking but its large. The top has a very elaborate carved pediment (removable ...
Category
Antique 1840s French Renaissance Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Large Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
$3,650
H 19 in W 15.75 in D 15.25 in
Large Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Mystery 8 DAY Fusee Chain English Congreve Rolling Ball Clock Here is a beautiful mystery Congreve rolling ball clock. The original clock is invented by an English - Sir W. Congrev...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
24K Gold Plated Miniature 8 Day English William Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
$2,850
H 16 in W 11 in D 10.5 in
24K Gold Plated Miniature 8 Day English William Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
Located in Danville, CA
24K Mini English William Congreve Rolling Ball Clock with Front Door & Storage Here is a beautiful miniature Congreve rolling ball clock. It's one of the smallest you can find. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Animated Kitten Cat Catching Fish Novelty Clock
Located in Danville, CA
ANIMATED KITTEN CAT CATCHING FISH NOVELTY CLOCK Here we are offering a very unusual animated kitten catching fish novelty clock. The animating fishes are inside a glass bowl with a ...
Category
1990s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
$18,000
H 6.5 in Dm 9.5 in
Rare 19th C. Meissen ‘Schneeballen’ 'Snowball' Covered Bowl & Plate W/ Birds
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...
Category
Antique 1850s German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock
$2,850
H 21 in W 12.5 in D 8 in
Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Large English Style Cathedral Crown Escapement Fusee Striking Skeleton Clock Here is a very nice looking English style Cathedral form skeleton clock. It sits on a black base and pro...
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
400 Oz Edwardian Sterling Silver Set of 12 Plates & 12 Soup Plates London 1910
$65,160
H 4.73 in Dm 9.85 in
400 Oz Edwardian Sterling Silver Set of 12 Plates & 12 Soup Plates London 1910
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1910 by Sydney Bellamy Harman, this wonderful, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Set of Plates, comprises 12 dinner plates and 12 soup plates, all with gadro...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Dinner Plates
Materials
Sterling Silver
Nymphenburg Porcelain Pearl King's Service for 12 Königsservice Perl 70 pieces
By Dominikus Auliczek, Nymphenburg Porcelain
Located in Lausanne, CH
Pearl Service also known as Bavarian Royal Service. A dinner service for 12 people, by the Royal Nymphenburg porcelain factory, designed circa 1792 by court sculptor Dominik Aulicze...
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Shaped Centre Table with Inlay and Gilt Metal by Gillows
$30,021
H 30 in W 54 in D 42.5 in
19th Century Shaped Centre Table with Inlay and Gilt Metal by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
An Antique Shaped Centre Table by Gillows Constructed in Circassian walnut, with specimen woods inlays, and gilt metal adornments; rising from a castor shod scrolled leg quadripar...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Center Tables
Materials
Metal
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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.
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