Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8

19th Century Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Honoré Pons

$13,144.76
£9,500
€11,252.44
CA$17,996.45
A$19,959.39
CHF 10,481.70
MX$245,115.56
NOK 132,688.31
SEK 125,126.86
DKK 83,955.57
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

This mantel clock is a truly beautiful piece of design, crafted by the leading early 19th century French clock-maker, Pierre-César Honoré Pons. Honoré Pons was highly respected by his contemporary horologists and connoisseurs of Fine quality clocks and watches, and today his work is held in major art collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The movement of this clock is stamped ‘Pons 1825’. The clock features a circular dial, with Roman numeral hours, which is set in a gilt bronze (ormolu) case. The case is cast to look like a rock, upon which sits a gilt bronze sculpture of a young nude man, with tightly-curled hair and a robe and sun hat flung over his shoulders. The man’s eyes are closed, and his head rests in the palm of his right hand, which is propped on his knee. He is accompanied by a small gilt bronze dog, wearing a collar. The two are placed on a stepped, rectangular malachite plinth, which is decorated with gilt bronze anthemion-patterned and fluted bands. The plinth is supported on a gilt bronze foot, composed of a continuous foliate scroll with an anthemion at its centre.

More From This Seller

View All
French Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock French, circa 1830 Measures: Height 51cm, width 33cm, depth 14cm This mantel ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

French Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

French Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

$20,754
Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Charles X period gilt-bronze and malachite sculptural mantel clock. French, c.1830. Measures: height 55cm, width 40cm, depth 18cm. Mounted by a seated maiden in robes with books to her feet upon a circular dial with enamelled chapter ring, and set on a base with further bronze icons and acanthus darting, this excellent piece is a large mantel clock...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock

Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock

$20,754
Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock by Denière
By Jean-François Denière
Located in London, GB
An Empire style ormolu and malachite mantel clock by Denière French, c.1820 Measures: Height 50cm, width 33cm, depth 14cm Made in the early nineteenth ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock by Denière

Empire Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock by Denière

$20,754
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style gilt bronze and malachite mantel clock French, late 19th Century Measures: Height 47cm, width 19cm, depth 19cm This wonderful Louis XVI style mantel clock is designed in malachite and gilt bronze—with the malachite being a later veneer. The clock takes after a famous original 1775 model by Brécourt, known as 'Vase pendule...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock

$11,794
Neoclassical Style French Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style French malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 48cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm This neoclassical Louis XVI style mant...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Enamel, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style French Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Neoclassical Style French Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

$16,650
French Charles X Malachite and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock
Located in London, GB
French Charles X malachite and gilt bronze figurative clock French, circa 1830 Measures: Height 62cm, width 45cm, depth 16cm This fine mantel clock is a superb example of the Ch...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

French Charles X Malachite and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock

French Charles X Malachite and Gilt Bronze Figurative Clock

$24,976

You May Also Like

19th Century French Bronze & Malachite Mantel Clock By Raingo Freres Paris
By Raingo Frères
Located in Long Branch, NJ
This stunning clock was made in Paris in the 19th century by Raingo Freres one of the top clock makers of the time! The clock is fine cast bronze with malachite inlaid throughout the...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze & Malachite Mantel Clock By Raingo Freres Paris

19th Century French Bronze & Malachite Mantel Clock By Raingo Freres Paris

$6,500
Monumental French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Malachite Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very large and impressive 19th century Empire style gilt and patinated bronze malachite mantel clock depicting 'Psyche Crowning Cupid.' Psyche crown...
Category

Antique 19th Century European Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Monumental French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Malachite Clock

Monumental French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Malachite Clock

$49,500
Charles X Malachite and Ormolu Mantel Clock depicting Psyche and the Golden Box
Located in Dallas, TX
a very fine Charles X malachite and ormolu mounted mantle clock, depicting a seated Psyche, in patinated bronze, opening the golden box. France, circa 1830 21" H x 16" W x 6.5" D...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Charles X Malachite and Ormolu Mantel Clock depicting Psyche and the Golden Box

Charles X Malachite and Ormolu Mantel Clock depicting Psyche and the Golden Box

$10,650
French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Bronze Mounted Malachite Mantel Clock
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This mantel clock depicts a mythological group scene in bronze of figures representing a cupid with a torch in his right hand in clouds made of scrolls and foliage flirting with a se...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Bronze Mounted Malachite Mantel Clock

French Louis XVI Style Napoleon III Bronze Mounted Malachite Mantel Clock

$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This mantel clock is crafted in a neoclassical style of the Napoleon III period (1824-1830). The mantel clock’s pedestal is made from turquoise malachite and golden ormolu. Malachit ...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period

Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period

$13,940
Fine and Rare 19th Century French or Russian Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantle
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine and rare late 19th century French or Russian malachite and mercury gilt bronze mantle clock
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Baltic Baltic Mantel Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Fine and Rare 19th Century French or Russian Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantle

Fine and Rare 19th Century French or Russian Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantle

$22,500

Read More

Exquisite Sèvres Porcelain Brings More to the Table than Dishes

The elegant ceramics represent the best of French artistry and innovation.

What Is Ormolu, and Why Are We Talking about It?

This golden material glamorized neoclassical furnishings and transformed upper-crust sitting rooms from France to Philadelphia in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

More Ways To Browse

Bronze Dog
Museum Clock
Antique Bronze Dog
Fluted Veneer
Antique Watch Clock
French Clock Makers
Antique French Clock Makers
Antique French Sculpture Clock
19th Century Bronze Dog
French Clocks Small
French Bronze Sculpture And Clock
Gilt Bronze Malachite
Sun Clock
Flute Clock
Antique Clocks York
French Gilt Bronze And Malachite
Small Mantel Clock
Antique Bronze Watch
View All Popular Mantel Clocks Searches