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Mid-Century Swiss Gilt Brass & Lapis Lazuli Swiza 8 Day Alarm Clock, 1960s
By Swiza
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous Mid-Century Swiza with 8-day movement and original 1960s alarm clock in a stunning combination of gilt brass and real lapis lazuli. This amazing piece was designed in Switze...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Metal More Clocks
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Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Gold Plate
Adolf Loos Jugendstil Mantelpiece-Clock Solid Brass Facetted Glass, Re-Edition
By Adolf Loos, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Mantelpiece clock, often used by Adolf Loos in houses he designed. Casted brass-frame on four Rhomboid legs, strengthened edges leading to octagonal side frames, facettet glasses, cl...
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2010s Austrian Jugendstil Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Zenith Pocket Watch Grand Prix Paris, 1900
By Zenith
Located in Delft, NL
Zenith pocket watch Grand Prix Paris, 1900
A Swiss pocket watch marked Zenith and 0,800 ( silver 800)
A triple case with outside silver and on ...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Metal More Clocks
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Silver
Antique French Bronze & Marble Three-Piece Mantel Set Clock Napoleon III
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French two marbles mantel clock late 19th century circa 1890.
Set of a clock and two pedestals.
Mercury pendulum
The French movement of the clock will be checked befor...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal More Clocks
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Marble, Brass
Art Deco Pink Glass & Brass Mantle Clock by Smiths Clock Makers, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's pink / lilac glass clock by the English clock makers Smiths. Beautiful coloured dial face which sits of a solid highly polished brass plinth with brass numerals and a...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Brass
19th Century Grande Sonnerie Vienna Regulator Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century Mahogany wood / glass case grande Sonnerie three weight Vienna Regulator clock. The wall clock features a rosewood veneer with ...
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1830s European Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze, Ormolu
An Hermes Watch With Lizzard Band.
By Hermès
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Hermes Watch,
manual wind with a square stainless steel face, a Hadley Roma brown embossed leather strap and a light goldtone buckle closure.
Stamped...
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20th Century French Metal More Clocks
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Stainless Steel
Art Deco Modernist 1930s Chrome and Bakelite Clock
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish modernist English electric clock. These clocks are becoming increasingly hard to source so we were delighted to have found this one. Datin...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Chrome
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany Ormolu Mounted Tall Case Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Plum-Mahogany and Ormolu Mounted Tall-Case Regulator attributed to Revollon. The Roman numeral dial signed: Revollon - M. Lion, with h...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal More Clocks
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Ormolu
$14,950 Sale Price
64% Off
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Standing Grandfather Tall Clock Étagère Shelving
Located in Wayne, NJ
Modern chrome standing open grandfather fall clock étagère. This modern clock has three shelves, two in glass and the bottom is black. It has an inner do...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal More Clocks
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Other
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco English 8 Day Walnut Wall Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this large sized Art Deco Walnut wall clock, English, circa 1930, fully serviced and keeping good time. The dial is made up of book paged figured walnut cen...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Brass, Chrome
Art Deco Extremely Rare Modernist Blue Glass & Mirror Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous 1930s modernist clock originating from England. You only have to do a little research to find out how rare these clocks are, they just don't c...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Chrome
19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Clock on Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Finest quality palace size French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany clock on pedestal.
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Cartel Wall Clock Signed A. Gosselin
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine and large Early 18th Century French Louis XV period corne verte (green horn) and ormolu mounted cartel or wall clock. The impressive cartel rests on its original socle - wall mounted base. Signed on the original white enamel dial with hand painted Roman numerals within a hand blown glass door with ormolu trim and decorated with ornate bronze.
Impressively chiseled or ciselé work throughout. Original gilding throughout, exquisite patina.
The wonderful gilt bronze case is signed by the highly respected maitre ebeniste and clockmaker, A. Gosselin from Paris. It is surrounded by flowers and foliage. Antoine Gosselin ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752). Antoine Gosselin who worked actively under Louis XV until the Revolution and was established in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, in Paris. He hand crafted magnificent pieces that were at the time only reserved for the King.
Clock is in very good antique condition and functions, but may need to be serviced again after shipping just as all clocks do. The ormolu Chinoiserie...
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze, Ormolu
$31,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Luxury Watch Blue or Redwine Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury watch blue covered with blue cowhide leather
sheathing, box with details and finishings in polished nickel-plated
brass. Upholstery and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Metal More Clocks
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Brass, Nickel
$26,081 / item
Luxury Watch Black or Brown Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury watch black covered with black cowhide leather
sheathing, box with details and finishings in polished nickel-plated
brass. Upholstery and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Metal More Clocks
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Brass, Nickel
$26,081 / item
Fortuna Freiburg Wall Clock with Brass Elements, circa 1885-1886
Located in Opole, PL
Fortuna Freiburg Wall Clock with Brass Elements, circa 1885-1886
We present you this clock from the manufactory of Regulatoruhren Fabrik Fortuna F...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
$1,619 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Onyx & Marble Longcase Grandfather Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental architectural French 19th century neoclassical Revival gilt bronze mounted beige and red onyx longcase grandfather clock. The very impressive clock-case surmounted by a figure of seated Classical male figure...
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Revival Antique Metal More Clocks
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Onyx, Marble, Bronze
$124,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Wall Clock in Black Glazed Wooden Case, 1890s
Located in Opole, PL
Wall Clock in Black Glazed Wooden Case, 1890s
A wall clock housed in a wooden, glass-fronted case. The case is painted black and remains unrestored. The dial is enameled, and the pe...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
By Silas Hoadley
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany one day tall case clock with the original brass ball finials resting on three carved upper capitals, decorative intertwined fret work, arched hood with bras...
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1820s American Federal Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
French 19th C. Louis XVI Style Cherub Tall-Case Clock After Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th Century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted amaranth, tulipwood, sycamore and parquetry pedestal Régulateur de Parquet Tall Case Clock, Attributed to Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) After the model attributed to Jean-Henri Riesener, surmounted by a cloud-form case cast with three putti cherubs suspending garlands, centred by a white enamel dial with Roman numerals, on a spreading socle with ribbon-hung garlands, above the square tapering pedestal headed...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
$84,950 Sale Price
37% Off
Exceptional French Three Graces Piece Rotary Mystery Clock Set Candelabra Suite
By Henry Dasson
Located in Roslyn, NY
Exceptional 19th century, French 'Three Graces' annular dial clock, bronze and marble clock, with Roi-de-bleu enamel globe surmounted by Cupid. The ...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Metal More Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century Swedish Tall Case Clock with Painted Case
Located in Milford, NH
Wonderful polychrome 19th century Swedish tall case clock with central urn with swags, Roman numeral dial, brass works and waist door with circular window. Very good overall conditio...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
18th Century Italian Wrought Iron Church Tower Turret Clock Console Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful authentic 18th century Italian tower turret clock mechanism. This mechanism was used for large clocks and bells you find up churches and public towers to keep time for the ...
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18th Century Italian Industrial Antique Metal More Clocks
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Wrought Iron
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...
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19th Century French Regency Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
$67,850 Sale Price
20% Off
Waltham 8 Day Banjo Clock for Shreve Crump and Low, Simon Willard Patent
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of the Waltham “Willard” presentation model weight driven banjo clock. Waltham banjo clocks of Willard Design are faithful reproduc...
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20th Century American Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Highly Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Clockset by Beurdeley
Located in New York, NY
Highly Important Louis XVI style gilt bronze clockset by Beurdeley
A fine Louis XVI-style large gilt-bronze and white Rococo marble figural mantel cloc...
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19th Century French Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
French Gilded & Champleve Clock Garniture
Located in Newark, England
Fine French late 19th century three-piece clock garniture comprising of a pair of candle sticks and clock in a matching set. The garniture boldly cast with rococo influence in the Lo...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal More Clocks
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Metal, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern kite wall clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) Group of Table and Wall Clocks for Howard Miller, Vitra Design Museum, Poland/Germany, designed 1949-1954 Vitra Design Museum labels, With battery-operated mechanisms
The Kite clock...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal More Clocks
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Metal, Enamel
Vintage Hans Christian Andersen Pendulum Wall Clock from the 1960s
Located in Søborg, DK
Vintage Lund and Clausen of Copenhagen Han’s Christian Andersen pendulum wall clock from the 1960s.
With the title “once upon a time”
12 of his most famous fairy tales one for each h...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Top Quality Art Deco Clock Set / Vases, Polished Brass w Westminster Sound Chime
Located in Lisse, NL
Interesting and very attractive Art Deco mantle / mantel clock, circa 1920.
Some of the most attractive designs date from the Art Deco era and this remarkable clock set is no excep...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Brass, Bronze
20th C English Mahogany and Walnut Grandmother Clock with Le Rose Movement
By John Thompson
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., London, a grandmother clock in a wood case with mixed veneers, with scrolled open pediment top, hinged door opens to brass and silverplate Roman numeral dial, face marked "J...
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Mid-20th Century English Georgian Metal More Clocks
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Metal, Brass
Monumental Unique Singer Sewing Co. Bronze Master Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
Built by Magenta Master Clock Co. Switzerland for the singer sewing...
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20th Century Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
$76,000 Sale Price
39% Off
Art Deco Style Chrome or Silveroid Desk Timepiece
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely Art Deco style chrome or silveroid desk timepiece.
Probably made circa 1980.
The case is a solid circular shaped chrome or sil...
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20th Century American Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Silver Plate, Chrome
Late-19th Century Wall Clock with Brass Elements in Walnut Case
Located in Opole, PL
Late-19th Century Wall Clock in Walnut Case
A wall clock in a glazed walnut case, dated to the late 19th century. The clock features a porcelain dial, a...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
18th Century German Grandfather Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 18th century walnut wood framed German 8-Day Grandfather clock. The tall case clock featured a dark walnut case with flared base, hood with half-columns and turned finials. Iron ...
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1750s German Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Large French Enamelled Clock Face
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large french enamelled clock face from a steeple in France, restored in the 1960s, with enamelled Roman numerals. Good condition. (One of a pair avai...
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Early 20th Century French Metal More Clocks
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Enamel
$5,917 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century, Violet Porcelain and Silver Bronze Table Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st Century violet porcelain and silver bronze table clock. This clock is finely chiseled lost wax castings and the porcelain is decorated in plati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Art Deco Rare Mystery Clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Devon, England
Aside the appearance and super rarity of this marvellous Art Deco clock on first viewing, one can't be distracted away from the condition as well, which for it's 90 odd years is noth...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Marble, Brass, Chrome
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Diot À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
The Ancient Roman personifications of love and desire, Venus and Cupid, feature on this this fantastic Louis XVI mantel clock. Finely cast in resplendent gilt bronze, they are shown with a dove on Venus's hand, another ancient symbol of love. Venus is shown in draped clothing...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal More Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figural mantel clock signed “Al. dre Destape Palais Royal”
The bronze figural mantel clock depicting one of the mythical heroes - Orpheus originates from the Empire period. The cloc...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Located in London, GB
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Swiss-made, October 2001,
Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm
Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...
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Early 2000s Swiss Metal More Clocks
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Gold
Fine 18th Century Queen Anne Burr Walnut Eight-Day Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Early 18th-Century Burr Walnut Longcase Clock, Circa 1705-1710. England
This magnificent early 18th-century English longcase clock exemplifies exceptional craftsmanship and timeless...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
FINE CIRCA 1895 FRENCH AUTOMATON INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVE MOVING GiLT BRONZE CLOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine and highly collectable Antique circa 1895 French Automaton Industrial Locomotive moving gilt bronze clock sitting on top of a solid marble base with bronze feet
These clocks vary massively in price, once recently sold for over £150,000 on 1stdibs, which was fully restored and look brand new. They have two mechanical winding features, one operates the clock and the other turns the wheels, I have wound the clock and it works as does the turning mechanism however both will need serving as they have sat for a very long time unused, I can have this done with a very fine clock restorer should the new owner wish
I will include the full specification on this piece below which I found online, my example is in very fine order indeed, the sale includes everything pictured and that’s it, if you can’t see it it’s not included
Dimensions
Height:- 45cm
Width:- 47.5cm
Depth:- 23cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
c.1895 French Animated Locomotive Clock...
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1890s French Industrial Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
$102,735 Sale Price
50% Off
Wall Clock 18th Century Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
Exquisite Boulle Style Mantel Clock
This exquisite mantel clock perfectly embodies the artistry and elegance of the Boulle style, characterized by its rich ornamentation in bronze an...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Parmigiani Fleurier, 'Nubia', Extremely Fine, Unique 18k Pink Gold Pocket Watch
Located in London, GB
Parmigiani Fleurier, 'Nubia' - an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Swiss, Early 21st Century
Measures: Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm
Open: height 9.5cm,...
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Early 2000s Swiss Egyptian Revival Metal More Clocks
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Onyx, Gold
Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Baroque style Austrian ormolu mounted musical clock
Austrian, early 19th Century
Total height: 211cm
Clock: Height 135cm, width 86cm, depth 52
Stand: Height 76cm, width 81c...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Metal More Clocks
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Ormolu
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Wall Clock in Mondrian Complementary Colors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful artist made wall clock from the 1990s. Will work well with Sottsass and Memphis Italian post modern design. Signed by artist.
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1990s American Post-Modern Metal More Clocks
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Metal
William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'
Located in Milford, NH
A fine and rare William & Mary long case or grandfather clock by London maker Daniel LeCompte. c.1690, London, the fine marquetry case having oval panels of birds and flowers, the movement signed Daniel LeCount (LeCompte) having a silver chapter ring and seconds dial, brass spandrels of cupids supporting a crown; including key, weights and pendulum. LeCompte was a French Huguenot...
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1690s English Antique Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
A magnificent 19th-century Empire-style mantel clock, signed by the esteemed clockmaker Leroy à Paris. This timepiece exudes classical elegance, featuring a finely detailed gilt bron...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
This nineteenth-century gilded bronze clock exemplifies the grandeur of the Empire style, featuring a rectangular base with four legs, each intricately carved with subtle patterns. A...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
Original 1948 Baccarat Crystal Sun Clock
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The designs of Georges Chevalier (1894-1987), who was artistic director of Baccarat from the 1920s to the 1970s, were largely responsible for propelling Baccarat into the modern era. With his purity of line and geometric style cues, his signature is clearly legible, marking the stylistic power of the first artist to work for the Manufacture.
Among Georges Chevalier’s flagship designs, was the Sun...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Metal More Clocks
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Crystal, Iron, Brass, Metal
Art Deco Eight Day French Mantle Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Rather stylish wooden 8 day mantle clock dating to the 1930's and French in origin. The white enamel dial is set within a brass chapter ring which in turn is frame in a two tone of Mahogany and ebonised casing. The protruding stepped fins to the side of the case gives the edge to the overall appearance. It's a wind up mechanism so not concerns for pendulums...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Brass
Antique French Bronze and Marble Mantel Set Clock Cherub Putti Napoleon III
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French gilded bronze mantel clock with putti cherub on the top of the clock late 19th century circa 1890.
Set of a clock and two amphora...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal More Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century Antique French Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock with Musical Design Motif
Located in Madrid, ES
A true museum piece, this beautifully sculptural clock could easily find its home in a traditional environment, or be a functional and explosive counterpoint to a minimalist interior...
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Metal More Clocks
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Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
$11,147 Sale Price
35% Off
Large and Rare Model Modernist Art Deco Blue Mirror Clock, circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this fabulous 1930s modernist clock originating from Belgium and is etched into the glass on the bottom edge 'Made in Belgium'. You only have to do the Mini...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Metal More Clocks
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Chrome
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Ferdinand Berthoud À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
Ormolu bronze mantel clock flanked by a troubadour and musical instruments, signed 'Ferdinand Berthoud a Paris'.
The end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century was a crucial time in which new technological advances helped to make watches more accurate and more portable. During the 1790s, the production of gilded bronze increased considerably as working conditions improved. The freedom of trade initiated by the French Revolution allowed many casters to develop large factories. The new factory environment gave them a chance to execute all stages of bronze work including drawing, casting, gilding, assembly, and trade of art objects. While the bronzers took creative liberty in creating all kinds of clocks in contrast to the noble and rigorous structure carried by the movement of neoclassicism. Under the reign of Empire, the case designs started gradually to develop away from a proportionate and strict classicism towards a baroque style and revival style. The rediscovery of medieval civilization was one of the intellectual curiosities of the beginning of the 19th century, with much input from the Ancien Régime and its institutions, rites and the medieval churches in which family ceremonies occurred.
This early nineteenth-century figural mantel clock is surmounted by a medieval musician. To be more precise, it is a french troubadour. Troubadours were known for composing and performing lyric poetry for the nobility back during medieval times. The clock is featuring a chiselled bronze troubadour, dressed in medieval fashion while holding a flute, playing a tune from sheet music called "Du Troubadour" that is resting on top of the rectangular clock case. In addition to that, the clock features a gilt bronze lute or vielle resting on a small stool on the opposite side of the clock’s case. The white enamel dial features the inscription Berthoud and is underlined by a bronze entourage chiselled with palmette motif, plus encompassed by c-scrolls and wreaths. The original hands are in blued steel and encircled by Roman numerals indicating hour next to Arabic numerals indicating minutes.
The small details that adorn the hexagonal plinth are reliefs, depicting two water fountains or basins on both sides with a lyre in between. The sculpted image of a lyre raised above the background features also foliage garlands tied on top with ribbons. The clock rests on seven spinning feet.
The clock was made in the well-known workshop of the Berthoud’s family that was recognized for their excellent work by the King.
Berthoud Clockmakers History.
Ferdinand Berthoud was a horologist and author of extensive treatises on timekeeping as well as a Swiss clockmaker serving the king of France, that produced many marine clocks, including a weight-driven version that inspired the first American sea-going clock. He was born in Plancemont, Switzerland, the son of an architect and judiciary. In 1741 he began a three-year apprenticeship as a clockmaker under his brother, Jean-Henri. He made his first marine chronometer in 1754 (sent for trial in 1761) and in 1764 was appointed a member of the Royal Society, London and Horloger Mécanicien de Sa Majesté et de la Marine ayant l'inspection de la construction des Horloges Marines. In 1769, Ferdinand Berthoud sent for his nephew Pierre-Louis Berthoud (1754–1813), commonly known as Louis Berthoud, a talented young watchmaker and clockmaker, inviting him to come to Paris from Couvet, Switzerland, to pursue his apprenticeship. Louis helped Ferdinand manufacture and repair the sea clocks...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal More Clocks
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Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Marine Themed Automaton Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze mounted marine themed automaton mantel clock
French, circa 1850
Measures: With glass dome and base height 90 cm, width 70 cm, depth 33 cm
Clock without dome and...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Metal More Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Michel-François Piolaine
By Michel-François Piolaine
Located in London, GB
This large and impressive gilt bronze mantel clock is by the French Michel-François Piolaine. The clock body is raised by an architecturally formed, plinth-shaped base, set to the fr...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Metal More Clocks
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Ormolu, Bronze
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