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Clocks For Sale
Antique French Tortoiseshell & Brass Inlaid Boulle Ormolu 8 Day Clock Paris 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Boulle 8 day mantle clock, Paris, circa 1880.
The clock having a cast gilt bronze ormolu finial to the top, modeled as a tazza full of fruit, the case is made o...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
1970s French Perpetual Calendar in Lemon Yellow Retro Plastic Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
An authentic 1970s French perpetual calendar, designed as both a practical office tool and a statement piece of Pop design. Featuring the days and months in French, this desk accesso...
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1970s Hong Kong Space Age Vintage Clocks
Materials
Plastic
$262 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Gothic Revival Gilt Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival style (19th Cent) gilt mantle clock with silver plate decoration and supported by 2 gnome figures with a pediment having a fi...
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19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Clocks
Materials
Metal
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Blue Mirror Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller blue mirror table clock. Rohde introduced a series of clocks in the early 30's that are some of the most amazing des...
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Smith 8-Day Shipboard Clock
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A brass circular base with a central inset hinged glass panel that reveals a white metal face with black enameled Roman numerals hours and Arabic numerals seconds. The clock lacks a ...
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Large Ormolu and Chased Cartel Clock in the Louis XV Style, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A large ormolu and chased cartel clock in the Louis XV style, 19th century.
A 19th century ormolu cartel clock in the Louis XV style, decorated with a musical cherub with a lyre.
H:...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Silver Travel Clock 1700 Jean et Michel Vieusseux
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Silver Travel Clock 1700 Jean et Michel Vieusseux
Category
1780s Romantic Antique Clocks
Materials
Silver
$689 Sale Price
40% Off
1940's American Paint Decorated Grandmother's/Pencil Clock
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., USA, a paint decorated Grandmother's/Pencil clock with the dial marked "Colonial", circa 1940, Colonial Manufacturing Co., Zeeland, Michigan. Hand painted in Adams style with floral designs and a Colonial scene on the central cartouche. The front door opens to reveal a storage space for umbrellas, walking sticks and the like. This is a whimsical, fun and useful decorative piece.
Colonial Manufacturing Company...
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1940s American American Colonial Vintage Clocks
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk
Located in Mckinney, TX
An exquisite Swedish tall case clock boasting a rounded crown and clean lines, complemented by a dry-scraped finish. The clock retains its original blue-green and alabaster paint wit...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Clocks
Materials
Iron
French Brass and Champleve Enamel Clock Set, 3
Located in Astoria, NY
French Polished Brass and Champleve Enamel Clock Three Piece Clock Set, early 20th century, comprising: a clock surmounted by a dome, centered by a painted enamel dial, the movement ...
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Early 20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Late 19th Century Tiger Oak Horner Tall Case Grandfather Clock Elliot Movement
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Late 19th Century Tiger Oak Horner Tall Case Grandfather Clock Elliot Movement
Dimensions : 24" Wide X 17.5" Deep X 105.25" Tall
This stunning Grandfather clock was made in the lat...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
By Jacob Diehl, Koziol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Aristede De Ranieri Signed Art Nouveau Sculptural Mantel or Table Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Thia antique mantel or table clock was made by the well known Italian born sculptor Archimede de Ranieri, who did much of his work in France and made this in approximately 1900 in th...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Clocks
Materials
Metal
Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700
Located in Cantù, IT
Meraviglioso Orologio a Pendolo in Legno Laccato Style barocco veneziano 700 provenienza villa reale lago maggiore produzione mice versailles anni 6...
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1790s Baroque Antique Clocks
Materials
Wood
$22,855 Sale Price
50% Off
Sub Miniature Silver and Guilloche Enamel Carriage Clock by Tiffany's
Located in London, GB
A fine silver and blue guilloche enamel sub miniature carriage or travel clock by Tiffany's, who were the retailers. Lovely engine turned pattern, the white enamel dial with arabic n...
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1910s Vintage Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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 Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Period Ormolu Bronze Mantel Clock of Ceres, circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine Empire period mantel clock with bun feet raising a rectangular base with a central portrait of Bacchus flanked by exquisitely chiseled motif of swirling foliage surmounted by a figure of the goddess Ceres grasping in her lowered hand a wreath woven with foliage and berries while in her garment she collects a bountiful harvest; she rests beside the clock tower with a framed lens opening to access the white enamel dial with black Roman numerals inscribed Etn. Tavernier set with Breguet style hands, raising an urn filled with fruits of the soil; against the tower rest the implements of labor, a shovel and flat rake. The movement is engraved "B". A significant clock movement maker, Etienne Tavernier (French, 1756-1839) is listed in Tardy's horology reference as working closely with the house of Abraham-Louis Breguet as well as providing clock movements...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Movado Desk Clock Designed by Yaacov Agam Galaxy Series Limited Edition
By Movado, Yaacov Agam
Located in New York, NY
Movado Desk Clock designed by Yaacov Agam. Yaacov Agam is one of the founders of the Pop Art movement. This limited edition "Galaxy" series is numbered 231/250. Overall excellent ...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Kinetic Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mocap "White/Black" Illusionistic Wall Clock
Located in Maastricht, NL
Mocap (white-black)
Illusionistic wall clock
Design: Jan Paul
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
$800 / item
Napoleon III Ormolu & Porcelain Mounted Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III Ormolu and Porcelain Mounted Clock, circa 1860, the white enamel dial with Turkish numerals, the movement strike on bell, surmounted by an urn of flowers, flanked by cor...
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Mid-18th Century French Napoleon III Antique Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique George III Mahogany Eight Day Painted Face Grandfather Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III mahogany eight day painted face grandfather clock having a swan neck pediment with a glazed arch door and flanked by ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,454 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock Set
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Three Piece Clock Set, the clock case with cupola and columnar supports, enameled dial, the movement with mercury compensated pendulum and stri...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
$3,700 / set
Empire Mantel Clock with Putto in Chariot, signed Thiery à Paris, Early 19th C.
Located in Greding, DE
Empire mantel clock made of fire-gilded bronze. The scene shows a putto in a richly decorated chariot pulled by a jumping poodle. The clockwork is elegantly integrated into the wheel...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Peter Max Pop Art Ceramic Ashtray by Iroquois
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Peter Max pop art ceramic ashtray by Iroquois of Syracuse, NY, circa 1980s. There are three different ashtrays available; all are in excell...
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Late 20th Century American Expressionist Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
$340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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 Clocks
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Mahogany Longcase Clock Robert Fletcher Chester 1784-1820
By Robert Fletcher of Chester 1
Located in Oirlo, LI
This 18th-century mahogany longcase clock boasts a beautifully painted 13-inch arched dial, featuring a charming sun and moon automaton on the arch, a subsidiary seconds dial, and a ...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Clocks
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Mid Century Atlanta wall clock battery operated and made of brass
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, original, unique, round Mid-Century Modern Atlanta wall clock. Made in Germany.
Very beautiful, elaborate Mid-Century design. Made entirely of brass.
The hook is screwed t...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare 1870s E. Howard Marble Train Station Bank Municipal Clock Vintage Antique
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This is a very rare clock with the original movement still inside. However, this clock is NOT WORKING, and its completeness is unknown, being sold as-is, as a wall prop. We are not clock collectors or professionals, this is an estate procurement.
No damage to marble or pendulum window. Writing and numbers wearing off marble surface. Bottom back wood case has some cracks, but all there. A very heavy clock.
W 14.5 x D 4 x H 29.75 in.
E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass., "No. 27" marble front...
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1870s North American Victorian Antique Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Aluminium and Brass Brutalist Style Clock by David Marshall (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
An aluminium and brass brutalist style decorative clock by David Marshall (circa 1980s). The piece is weighty and wonderfully tactile with the maker's mark impressed on the clock's b...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$1,275 Sale Price
20% 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 Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Yellow Citizen Ships Wall Clock, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage Citizen maritime slave clock designed during the 1970s and produced till 1990s. These clocks were used on large Japanese tankers and cargo ships. It features a yellow metal f...
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1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Iron
ZENITH 1930 Art Deco French Enameled Travel-Purse Watch In .900 Sterling Silver
By Zenith
Located in Miami, FL
A travel-purse watch designed by Zenith France.
This is a beautiful and very rare travel-purse watch, created during the art deco period by the Swiss watchmakers company of Zenith,...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Steel
Unique French-Style Mantel Clock With Candelabras, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Unique French-Style Mantel Clock With Candelabras, Early 20th Century
A unique French-style set with a mantel clock and two four-arm bras...
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Revival Clocks
Materials
Brass
$3,281 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Marianne Westman - Rörstrand - Clock
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description:
Marianne Westman was a designer for the Rörstrand factory from 1950 to 1971. Marianne designed celebrated tableware like the Mon Amie- and Picknick series. Altho...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
24K Animated Owl Blinking Eyes & Flapping Wings Brass Skeleton Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Animated Gilt Brass Owl Grasshopper Escapement 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Mantle Clock
Here we are offering a fantastic animated owl skeleton clock with famous grasshopper escapement. It ...
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Late 20th Century Clocks
Materials
Brass
Porticus Clock - Napoleon III - 19th Century
Located in Porto, PT
This elegant Porticus clock, dating to the 19th century, exemplifies the French Napoleon III style, characterized by rich materials and ornate decorative details. Crafted from darken...
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19th Century Antique Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$300 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid Century Gold Diamond-Encrusted Women's Wristwatch by Omega
By Omega
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1960 14k gold Omega women's wristwatch with a diamond-encrusted watch face containing over 20 1ct diamonds and features a manual wind movement. The...
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1960s American Vintage Clocks
Materials
Gold
$3,900 Sale Price
40% Off
Seldom Seen Art Deco Neon Hexagon Clock, 'The Electric Clock Co. Cleveland
By Cleveland Clock Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
By far. one of the best examples I have ever owned!!! Unmolested, totally original, 1930s Art Deco 2-color neon clock, manufactured by The Electric Clock Company, Clevland Ohio,Trul...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
19th Century Neoclassical Volkstedt-Rudolstadt, Bisque Clock the Three Graces
Located in New York, NY
A exquisite and monumental 19th century German bisque porcelain mantel clock depicting the Three Graces. This impressive late 19th-centur...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London
Located in Essex, MA
With arched bonnet with brass finials over a convex glass bezel opening to a steel clock face. Newly cleaned and put in ready to go condition. The case with pendulum door. Weights, k...
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1810s English Regency Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period Chinoiserie parcel gilt and japanned tall case clock from the 18th century, with black paint and arched brass di...
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18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock Lerolle Freres
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style gilt bronze figural cartel clock by Lerolle Frères, the finely frame body with a circular face with Roman numerals, the ce...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
$28,950 Sale Price
61% Off
George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century
Located in Opole, PL
George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century
his elegant 18th-century George III longcase clock is a true masterpiece of period craftsmanship, dating to the first half of the 1700s....
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Early 18th Century English George III Antique Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
$5,250 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis XIV Clock & Candelabra In Gilt Bronze Signed Emile Colin & Cie Paris
By Colin, Paris
Located in BARSAC, FR
Superb set in very finely chiseled gilded bronze composed of a clock and two candelabras.
Set very richly decorated with motifs inspired by Louis XIV and the Regency, signed on the ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Painted Tall Case Morbier Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
Faux-painted, French Morbier tall case clock with brass and enamel face, hammered brass pendulum. Posies, lily-of-the-valley and strawbe...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Clocks
Materials
Pine
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century English nautical gimbal-mounted thermometer and barometer is an exceptional piece of maritime craftsmanship. Constructed of rich mahogany with brass fittings, this ...
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19th Century British George III Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass
Atmos Perpetual clock by Jean Léon REUTTER 1899/1971
Located in NANTES, FR
Atmos art deco clock circa 1930 stamped JL Reutter N.
System invented by J.L. Reutter and produced by himself before reselling the patent to Jaeger le Coultre.
Pendulum in very go...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Bronze
English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany tall case clock with brass finials, arched bonnet with brass fluted columns, gilt ormolu and chased polished steel fa...
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1790s English George III Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Tavern Clock
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful late 18th Century English Chinoiserie wall or tavern clock.
The Chinoiserie decoration on this clock case is of excellent quality and the scale is impressive too.
A good br...
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Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century After Sevre Louis XV Style Mantel Clock Set
Located in Austin, TX
This magnificent 19th Century Louis XV Style Mantel Clock Set, crafted in the style of Sèvres, embodies the opulence and elegance of French decorative arts. The set includes an intri...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
$1,874 Sale Price
25% Off
French Louis Xv1 Style Striking Figural Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Clock
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French Louis XV1 style striking figural ormolu-mounted white marble clock.
The beautifully cast figures of Venus and Cupid are springi...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
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 Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,125 Sale Price
46% 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 Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,594 Sale Price
24% Off
Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Louis XVI style classical cartel wall clock, superbly made in gilded bronze. Of elegant design, with draped laurel swags, rams heads and a glazed aperture below the dial ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Unique Hand Carved Black Forest Tree Trunk Grandfather or Longcase Clock w. Bear
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning clock for the collectors of very rare and truly stylish Black Forest antiques.
Tree trunk design longcase or grandfather clocks are a rare find and this 6.5 feet tall specimen could hardly be in better condition. All handcrafted and hand carved in the first half of the 1900s this wonderfully naturalistic tree trunk floor clock is the perfect home decoration for anyone with a nature or Black Forest inspired room or interior. This finest workmanship antique comes with the original dial face, weights and pendulum and they all have the same wonderful leaf and flower patterns that complement the tree or forest theme of this work-of-art tall clock. The natural aging of the carved wood has also grown this clock its stunning patina, making it even more of a gem to enjoy and to look at. The large door comes with the original, antique and perfectly beveled glass window which makes this unique clock...
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Early 20th Century European Black Forest Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vienna Regulator Wall Clock, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Vienna Regulator wall clock.
One weight Vienna Regulator with ornate carved head piece.
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19th Century Antique Clocks
Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite frame, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a convex clear glass ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
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.
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