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Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

LOUIS XV STYLE

The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.

Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.

Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.

During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.

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Style: Louis XV
18th Century Louis XV Mahogany Grandfather Clock signed Paulus Bramer 1750
By Paulus Bramer
Located in Roma, RM
A rare and Superb Grandfather clock - Netherlands, Amsterdam, signed PAULUS BRAMER (ca. 1730-1760) Walnut case inlaid with fruitwood floral motifs, upper part painted with mythologic...
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1750s Dutch Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Mahogany

Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood Tall-Case Clock with Marquetry Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent late 19th century tall case clock in the French Louis XV style with gilt bronze mounts over case with kingwood veneer after the original model by Charles Cressent (French...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Bronze

French Louis XV Period Walnut Longcase Clock from the Rhône Valley, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French mid-18th century Louis XV period walnut longcase grandfather clock from the Rhône Valley. This French tall walnut clock features a rectangular head topped with a bonnet pedi...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Metal

A 19th c French mahogany and parquetry inlaid Grandfather clock. Gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Louis XV mahogany and gilt bronze mounted Grandfather clock. The clock has beautiful mounts and parquetry inlay. The clock rings ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Bronze

Kienzle Clock Works Louis XV Style Tall Case Clock w/Bronze Figural Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Kienzle clock works, Scwennigen-on-Nekar. Patent No. 125605. Made for the European market. A fine parquetry shaped case with floral vine marquetry sides and tall cabriole legs. Th...
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Brass, Bronze

20th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl Wood Grandfather Clock from Lyon Region
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted near Lyon, France, circa 1980 and built of burl wood, the vintage tall "Horloge Bressane" (Bressan is a region neat the city of Lyon), stands on curved feet over a scalloped ...
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Late 20th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Burl

19th Century French Tall Case Clock or Horloge de Parquet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Horloge De Parquet, or tall case clock, from Burgundy. The case is made of solid walnut with marquetry inlay details. In two p...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Enamel

18th C French Walnut Louis XV Longcase Clock from Meslay by Patou-Collin
Located in Southampton, NY
French walnut Louis XV longcase clock from Meslay by Patou-Collin, 18th C. A lovely clean lined design with a single rounded door on the top opening to an elaborate gilt tin face molded surround with peacocks, swans and flowers with a central white clock face in roman numerals. Marked Patou-Collin, a Meslay. A long narrow lower door with a round glass window...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Walnut

18th Century French Louis XV Carved Oak Tall Case Clock from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique long case clock was crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1780. The tall grandfather clock stands on a straight bottom plint...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Early 19th Century French Carved Oak Painted Grandfather Clock from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite the elegance of France into your home with this exceptionally carved "Saint Nicholas" long case clock from Northern France, circa 1820. This tall and colorful case clock, is e...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Louis XV Style Black Lacquered Longcase Clock with Dore Bronze Ormolu Mountings
Located in Littleton, CO
A grand longcase clock produced in Italy in the 1970s in a rococo Louis XV style with dore bronze ormolu mountings and wood inlay decorating a black-lacquered wood case. The Germa...
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Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Grandfather Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French mid-19th century Louis XV st. kingwood, tulipwood, and ormolu grandfather clock. The clock is raised by a fine scalloped shaped kingwo...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Ormolu

French Mid 18th Century Louis XV Period Tall Case Clock, circa 1740
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational French Louis XV period, circa 1740, tall case clock with an extremely rare mechanism movement signed Jean Charost. The original case in kingwood, ebony and rosewood ven...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Ormolu

Mid Century French Longcase or Grandfather Clock Louis XV Style with Chime
Located in Labrit, Landes
Grandfather’s Clock or longcase clock from the 1960s in the Louis XV style Walnut with acanthus leaves patterns Rare model. Very good condition the mecanism has been revised by ...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Walnut

18th Century Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Tulipwood Regulator Longcase Clock
Located in London, GB
An 18th century regulator long case clock the hood surmounted by an armillary sphere and with foliate spandrels, the panelled plinth with Hercules mask, the nine-and-a-half inch dial...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

18th Century Dutch 'Utrecht' Longcase or Grandfather Clock by W.V. Dadelbeek
By W.V. Dadelbeek
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, burr-walnut and inlaid Dutch longcase clock by W.V Dadelbeek, Utrecht. The case of typical form, trunk door with feather banding, bombe ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Walnut

French Louis XV Style Ormolu Grandfather Clock
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine 19th century french Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany grandfather clock, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts, with three cherubs in clouds around the white and black en...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Ormolu

Early 19th Century French Carved Oak Painted Grandfather Clock from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Invite the elegance of France into your home with this exceptionally carved "Saint Nicholas" long case clock from Northern France, circa 1820. This tall and colorful case clock, is exquisitely carved with bucolic motifs including an eagle figure wrapped in a laurel leaf crown at the pediment, foliage decor with swag and tassel on the sides, and a carved floral medallion over the door...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Fine Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Long Case Clock by Lenoir, Paris
By Lenoir Paris
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style ormolu mounted long case clock by lenoirLenoir French, Late 19th Century Height 250cm, width 67cm, depth 36cm This splendid Louis XV style long case clock was crafted in the late 19th century by E. Lenoir, and is shaped in a tall violoné form, surmounted by a gilt bronze figure of the deity of Time. Taking inspiration from Classical mythology, the circular dial made in enamel is signed 'Lenoir / A Paris,' which is in turn set above a gilt motif of putti within clouds blowing horns. A heart-shaped glass...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Ormolu

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Louis Xv grandfather clocks and longcase clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XV grandfather clocks and longcase clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage grandfather clocks and longcase clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV grandfather clocks and longcase clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Netherlands pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original grandfather clocks and longcase clocks, popular names associated with this style include Kienzle Clocks, Lenoir, Paris, and Paulus Bramer. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for grandfather clocks and longcase clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,474 and tops out at $87,500 while the average work can sell for $11,337.

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