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Clocks For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1880s
Antique 1920s Train Station Wall Clock, Brillie, Industrial Style
By Brillie
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This antique 66cm diameter wall clock comes from France and was made around 1920s, it was manufactured by Brillie. Clocks like these were originally used in public offices, factories...
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze White Marble Cherub Cupid Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Louis XVI Style gilt and patinated bronze and white marble figural mantel clock with a figure of a drummer cherub. The brown patina cupid, seated on gilt-bronze clouds ...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Vintage Black Sunburst Wall Clock by George Nelson for Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Classic Mid Century Modern sunburst wall clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock Company, circa 1950's. This iconic piece is all original made with black lacquered wo...
Category
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Floating Diamond Mystery Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Floating Diamond Mystery Clock
Movement by Paul Gerber, Case by G. R. Dorschfeldt
Completed in 1994
Movement signed "Paul Gerber"
This floating diamond m...
Category
20th Century Swiss Clocks
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold
Postmodern Italian Mantel Clock by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table clock of the Italian manufacturer Alessi after a design by Michael Graves from 1986. A special and rare collector's object of Postmoderne.
The coat Clock is a miniature a...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
Gorgeous Vintage Paris Made Cartier Desk Clock * FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Charming and finely made vintage desk clock by the iconic Cartier. Made in Paris, France this beautiful example is presented in superb vintage condition and come with the original po...
Category
1990s French Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Chrome 8 Day Skyscraper Desk Clock By Asprey, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Made by the iconic British Luxury Brand, Asprey. This is a genuine Art Deco period desk clock. Comes in a highly polished chrome finish. It has a Swiss 8 day movement and is in worki...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
French Gilt Metal and Champleve Enamel Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
French Gilt Metal and Champleve Enamel Clock, late 19th century, of architectural form, the circular enamel dial, with strike on gong movement, the domed top supported by four column...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Clocks
Materials
Metal
20th Century Mahogany Wood & Brass Chelsea Ship-Strike Bell Clock
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This late 20th-century Chelsea Ship-Strike Bell Clock is a finely crafted maritime timepiece, made by the renowned Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, USA, circa 1970. Designed in the per...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mid century westerstrands swedish industrial station clock
By Westerstrand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 20th century Westerstrands Swedish industrial station clock circa 1963.
Here we can offer a rare large wall clock stamped by Westerstrands circa 1963. Lights up when connected. ...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
Porsche Design Titan Chronograph by IWC ref. 3700 series
Located in Mérida, YU
This is a original very collectable IWC Porche Design Titanium Automatic Men's Watch.
Swiss Manufacture
42 mm
Mechanical Movement.
Calibre 7750.
Year 1980.
PORSCHE DESIGN TITAN CHR...
Category
1980s German Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Other
Swiza 8 Day Rare Gilt Sphere Clock with Smoked Lucite Base, Box and Guarantee
By Swiza
Located in Roma, IT
In 1975, the prestigious Swiss watch company Swiza chose this watch as the solitary protagonist of its magazine advertising campaign. You can see why. Modern and very unique, it features a nicely weighty gilt ball clock, an 8 day power with an alarm, that sits cradled on a very modern lucite base. The clock can stand without the lucite base, although you probably won't want to separate this duo.
The sphere clock...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Brass with a red faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states that it has two jewels.
Measures: Open: Height 8cm x wide 7 cm x deep 8 cm
Closed: Height 3cm x wid...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Tiffany & Co Brass Desk Clock
Located in Nottingham, GB
Tiffany & Co Brass Desk Clock
Free international shipping
Category
20th Century Clocks
Materials
Brass
Superb Arts and Crafts Nutwood and Brass Pendulum / Table Clock or Desk Clock
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and stylish clock, in good working order.
If you are looking for an exceptionally designed clock from the Arts & Crafts era then this rare mantel clock could be yours to enjoy soon. You will rarely find a table clock...
Category
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Bronze & Glass Clock by Kienzle, Circa 1935, Germany
Located in Devon, England
Superbly stylish is this wonderful Art Deco 8 day clock by Kienzel. Beautiful bluey grey colored glass and brass desk timepiece is typical of the 1930s.
The bronze case is highly po...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage Brass Table Clock, 8 Day Movement
Round acrylic and brass table clock from Jaeger-LeCoultre, with a clean, minimalist design that fits into any environment. ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Frederic Weinberg Wall Clock/ Large Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frederic Weinberg Wall Clock with Black Body and Arms and Coral Balls. Working Condition. This is the larger harder to find version of this classic Clock...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique 20thC Solid Silver & Agate Clock, Callow Of Mount Street, London c.1910
By Callow of Mount St W
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Edwardian travel clock featuring a solid silver inset clock with ruby mounted decorations on translucent agate body. The clock has a signed easel on the ba...
Category
20th Century British Other Clocks
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Silver
Cartier Paris 1930 Art Deco Lacquered Geometric Desk Cock In 935 Sterling Silver
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric desk clock designed by Cartier.
This fabulous one of a kind desk table clock is an epitome of the French art deco design. Has been exceptionally designed in Paris by the l...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage Movado Ermeto Travel Clock
By Movado
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pretty Movado Ermeto travel clock with a lizard skin covered case. In working condition, the movement is wound by opening and closing the case, sliding...
Category
20th Century Swiss Clocks
Materials
Metal
Elliott of London Caddy Top Mahogany Bracket Clock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant English bracket clock with mahogany case. Well made and chimes on every quarter hour with either Westminster or Whittington and also a silent feature. Elliott of London...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Jaeger LeCoultre Mid-Century Marina Mantel Clock with Oriental Theme No. 349
Located in London, GB
Stunning Jaeger LeCoultre mid-century marina desk clock with an Oriental theme, number 349. The clock has a polished gilt brass and lucite case. It is beautifully decorated with an O...
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Louis XV Style Bronze Three-Piece Garniture Clock Set
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large Louis XV or Rococo style bronze mantel clock and a pair of five-light candelabra, France, 1920s.
Decorated with floral and scrolled leaf motif throughout. Brass dial with indi...
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Movado travel clock 1950s
By Movado
Located in London, GB
A ‘baby’ Movado purse or travel watch. Chocolate brown crocodile skin with silver mounts.
1950s, in excellent condition with code numbers punched on the b...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Clocks
Materials
Silver Plate
Stunning quality antique Edwardian silver hallmarked miniature carriage clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Edwardian silver hallmarked miniature carriage clock, having a quality silver case with a shaped silver handle to the top, hallmarked London 1908 by the Goldsmiths and...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Clocks
Materials
Silver
Black Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Siemens, 1950s
By Siemens
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Siemens in Germany during the 1950s. It features a black metal frame, a metal dial and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted into a batter...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Clocks
Materials
Iron
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 ...
Category
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hermès Stirrup Table Alarm Clock
By Hermès
Located in Munich, DE
Hermes travel clock in silver plate metal, white and beige dial manufactured with a quartz movement. Very good vintage condition in the original box.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Chimes of Normandy Musical Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Chimes of Normandy Musical Clock
Early 20th Century
A masterpiece of horology and woodworking, the Chimes of Normandy Clock exemplifies early 20th-cent...
Category
Early 20th Century Clocks
Materials
Oak
Wall Clock " Atlanta ", Germany, around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Wall clock " Atlanta " germany, around 1960s
Original condition of the case
Battery operated, not mechanical.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Imperial fireplace triptych in Louis XV style made of metal and ceramics
By Franz Hermle
Located in Torino, IT
Fireplace triptych
Imperial
in the Louis XV Manner
metal and ceramic.
FHS movement
Franz Hermle Sohn.
ORIGIN
Italy/Germany
PERIOD
Mid-twentieth century
MARK
Imperial structure, FH...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XV Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique French Cherub Mantel Clock By Francois Moreau
Located in Ongar, GB
Antique French mantel clock by Francois Moreau. Circa 1900. In good working condition.
Please contact us directly for a worldwide shipping quote
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Clocks
Materials
Spelter
1980s Black Postmodern Wall Clock by Chass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a vibrant 1980s touch of class, this 'Chass' Postmodern Wall Clock features a black case and face, pastel numbers, geometric accents, and an asymmetrical hand arrangement. Remin...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Art Deco Modernist Chrome Travel Alarm Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Offered for your consideration is this high end, extremely good quality Art Deco German Alarm travel clock. A superb movement is house inside the case and is in excellent working condition, the alarm working as well having been recently and professionally serviced by a horologist. We believe the clock is most likely by Junghans but we can only attribute it as it's not marked. The curved round shouldered...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Antique Brass Hunting Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Novelty Desk Hunting Clock With Barometer.
A rare and very unusual late 19th Century novelty fox hunting clock and barometer. The brass desk piece has a ...
Category
20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass
Watch Designed by the Austrian Artist Hundertwasser, 1995
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Watch designed by the Austrian artist Hundertwasser.
Rare watch, new from stock.
Sold with box and certificate.
Circa : 1995
Diameter : 4 cm
Lengt...
Category
1990s Clocks
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Atomic Abstract Chrome Starburst Memphis Sculptural Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
Freestanding chrome Metal Art sculpture clock.
It features a dimensional starburst style with bright and bold graphic metal numbers in blue and white. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1960s Chrome Sculptural Wristband Shaped Pocket Watch Stand
By Maria Pergay
Located in Milan, IT
1960s Chrome Sculptural Wristband-Shaped Pocket Watch Stand
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Chrome
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.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Liberty & Co C F A Voysey style Arts & Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London. An Arts and Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay. The dome top and architectural style of the design of this clock point ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Clocks
Materials
Oak
Mid Century French Degon Rouen Brass Nautical Maritime Ship Bulkhead Clock 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century French Degon Rouen ship's clock. Wall mounted brass case with painted face, Roman numerals, copper hands, fronted with thick glass. Works numbered 6 56 005042. Made in F...
Category
1950s Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Art Time Wall Clock designed by Nicolai Canetti, 1984
By Canetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nicolai Canetti for Art time post modern wall clock. Black enamel background with reds and whites. Sweep second hand. Great design and hard to find! Working condition! Produced in Ja...
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Cartier Table Clock Pasha Full Calendar Model, 1995
By Cartier
Located in Munich, DE
A CARTIER 'PASHA' DUAL TIME ZONE CALENDAR DESK CLOCK WITH MOON PHASE, CIRCA 1995 jewelled quartz movement, frosted silver signed dial with subsidiary dials for the day, date and seco...
Category
1990s Swiss Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Brass
Travel alarm clock "JMS", germany around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "JMS", germany around 1950s
Original condition
Brass with red faux leather cover
Still working
Measures: Open height 8cm, wide 7,5cm, deep 8cm
Closed height 3cm, ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Brass and Lucite Zodiac Clock by Atlanta
Located in Queens, NY
German Brass and Lucite Zodiac Clock by Atlanta
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Clocks
Materials
Lucite
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
Located in Weesp, NL
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...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
CARTIER 1935 Art Deco Lady Concealed Watch Purse Tools In 14Kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Multi-tools lady concealed pocket-watch designed by Cartier.
This is a very rare multi-tools pocket piece for ladies, created by the French jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 193...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Gold
German Art Deco wood round wall clock by Kienzle International, 1920s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Art Deco wood round wall clock by Kienzle International, 1920s
Wall clock in wood. The round quadrant has a beige background with black numbers, black hands and a glass closur...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Brutalist Style Table Clock by David Marshall (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
An aluminium and brass brutalist-style table clock by David Marshall (circa 1980s). The piece is weighty and wonderfully tactile with the maker's mark impressed on the front brass fr...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Beautiful original 1970s Krups wall clock in typical Space Age design
By Krups
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s original KRUPS wall clock in typical Space Age design. Made in Germany.
Case is made entirely of plastic. Front is in bright shiny orange, back in black.
No damage. N...
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Beautiful original Art Deco Sparton 'Bluebird' cobalt blue mirror model 566
By Sparton
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful original Art Deco Sparton 'Bluebird' cobalt blue mirror model 566 radio designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the Sparks-Worthington Company from Jackson, Michigan in 1936. ...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Glass
Antique Pocket Watch Stand Moon, Brass, Art Nouveau, France, 1910s
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful pocket watch holder in the shape of a moon.
France, around 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Clocks
Materials
Brass
Large and Hand Carved Gothic Revival with Carillon Sound Wall Clock, ca 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning clock for the collectors of rare and truly stylish Gothic antiques.
Gothic wall clocks are a rare find and this more than three feet tall specimen probably is the best an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Clocks
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass, Enamel
Tiffany & Co. Bronze Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Tiffany & Co. French bronze clock dates from the late 19th century (1896). It is elaborately designed in the style of Louis XV & exhibits a m...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Rectangular wall clock in cream yellow and orange lacquered wood. The structure is slightly domed and rounde...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage and Antique Clocks for Sale: Find Unique Wall Clocks, Decorative Table Clocks and Grandfather Clocks on 1stDibs
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.