1970s Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.

A large Lucite light up wall clock from a Michigan bank lobby with beveled edges and routed roman numerals to the back of the face. The center has ...

A pocket watch shaped quartz (batteri-operated) wall clock featuring solid brass frame, Roman numerals and a sunburst dial in silver enamel. Manufacture...

Orologio da parete, con disegno geometrico e grafico con colori primari, nero e grigio. Prodotto da Morphos nel 1980 ca. e disegnato da Kurt B. Delb...

An unusual vintage wind up Chinese pendulum clock from Shanghai, c.1930. In working condition. Runs a little fast. M839

Crystal face and pendulum clock made by Ansonia Clock of New York. Bronze case in all beveled glass surround.

“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.

Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio. Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release: “It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.” Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach. Can you tell me more about his clocks? George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades. While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature. The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on. The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time. As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...

Iconic Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Electric Wall Clock,, Amazing colors,, wonderful patina,, retains original Howard Miller label,, Tested and...

We present you this chain pendulum clock with a gravity winding mechanism with a single weight. The case bears normal traces of long years of use. It is intended to be renovated. ...

Wall clock design & produced by Junghans in 1960s. Gold colored and brass metal and white wood. Mechanical movement and gong is in good working condition. Very nice gong but if you don't like it is possible to stopp the gong function. No damages and nice vintage condition. Measurements: with pendulum + weights 120cm=47inch. If you would like to hear the beautiful gong, please send us a request via 1stdibs and we can send a video with sound because the 1stdibs standard item movie...

An antique oak and mahogany grandfather clock by W Prior, Skipton with a swan-neck pediment and an attractively decorative arched painted dial with a date and seconds dial. It has a ...