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Mantel Clocks For Sale
Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Clock - Cherubs
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French clock modelled in the Louis XVI style as two charming cherubs carrying the clock on laurel wreaths. The pendulum with applied musical motifs, swin...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Cobalt Porcelain Clock with Hand-painted Scene of Lovers and Cherubs
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous cobalt French porcelain late nineteenth century clock with hand-painted scene of lovers and hand-painted cherubs painted on the face of the clock. The base and top...
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1890s French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Mantel Clock "Atala and Chactas"
Paris
Bronze (fire-gilt and patinated), enamel
Empire around 1810
Dimensions: H x W x D: 40 x 32 x 11 cm
Description:
Very rare and extremely high quality French mantel clock, so-called Pendule Au Bon Sauvage.
Depicted are scenes from the love story "Atala or the love of two savages in the desert" written by Francois René Vicomte de Chateaubriand in 1801. At the beginning of the 19th century, this was probably the most famous love story in Europe, but today it has been forgotten.
The story, set in present-day Louisiana (USA), is roughly rewritten about the forbidden love between Chactas, a young Indian, and Atala, the beautiful daughter of a Spaniard.
Chactas is captured in a battle between two Indian tribes, chained to a palm tree and is to be sacrificed. Atala wants to save his life and convert him to Christianity. She unties him from the palm tree at night and they flee together into the wilderness of North America. Their love for each other grows stronger and stronger and they have prospects for a future together.
The story takes a tragic turn when Atala, who must remain a virgin due to a vow made by her mother, can no longer withstand the conflict of her feelings and commits suicide.
The main group of characters thus shows Chacta's liberation through Atala. Atala is leaning against a pile of logs. The animal fur thrown over the logs and the weapons leaning against the stack on the right give the impression of a night camp.
The bronze is of rarely beautiful quality, finely chiselled and makes the scene appear very lively. The contrast of fire-gilded and patinated bronze adds tension to the composition.
In the base we see the Entombment as the end of the tragic love story. This bronze work is also very detailed, the interplay of bright and matt gilding makes the flat relief appear much deeper than it is.
The depiction of the mantel clock presented here shows that the exotic was only known from stories and that the bronzier had his own ideas about the appearance of this distant world. The Indian, for example, has very European facial features and his skin was not black in reality, of course. The palm tree was also certainly not found in the North American wilderness.
The heart of the clock is a French pendulum movement, integrated into the wooden pile, with an eight-day power reserve and a lock plate striking a bell on the half and full hour. The pendulum is suspended on a thread, typical of the period. The classically shaped hands, so-called Breguet hands, are also typical of the time.
The enamelled dial has black Roman hour numerals, Arabic quarter hours and bears the signature: Le Roy hr. de Madame A PARIS.
Interesting facts:
The period from 1795 to about 1815 saw the creation of probably the most spectacular group of bronzes: The "Au bon Sauvage" pendulums - depictions of the "Noble Savage".
Today's viewers react to these objects with both fascination and irritation. Enthusiastic on the one hand about the obvious quality of the detailed bronzes and the allure of the exotic, on the other hand distanced and cautious because of the possible discrimination that is suspected behind them. The ambivalence of this feeling motivates the search for the conditions of origin of these pendulums.
Europeans found their new ideal of the natural man primarily in fictional and realistic travelogues about the Indians of North America...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock Set
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning three-piece mantel clock set in Siena marble and bronze, French Empire period. The main piece at center features a cast bronze hound sitting uneasily upon the plinth. Roman ...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Clock with Lamp - Water Carrier Sculpture / Illuminated Nude with Vase
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A spectacular Art Deco illuminated clock featuring a sculpture of the water carrier / Nude with Vase.
The exquisite geometric design of the clock c...
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1830s French Art Deco Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Spelter
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 Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire ormolu clock signed Ravrio, 19th century circa 1805
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Patinated bronze and mercury gilt bronze mantel clock featuring a vestal virgin dressed in the antique manner leaning her elbows on the Love altar. The enameled dial is signed by Rav...
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
French Louis XV Porcelain Patinated Gilt Bronze Clock Signed Hottot Japy Freres
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French antique, circa 1850, Sevres style porcelain mounted gilt metal mantel clock by Parisian sculptor and merchant Louis Hottot (1829-1905), with stamped Japy Freres sil...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
Jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt. Professionally stained and repolished.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Inlaid Portico Empire Style Mantle Clock
Located in Kingston, NY
French 19th-century mantle clock features a bronze and inlaid veined wood veneer portico design. The clock is adorned with gilded ornaments, including a decorative pendulum and intri...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock with Mythological Decor, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marble and gilt bronze clock with mythological decor, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period clock in marble and gilt bronze with a mythological theme...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Walnut Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Elliott
Located in Norwich, GB
Walnut Art Deco Mantel Clock
Art Deco style mantel clock housed in a rectangular walnut case with ebony mouldings, resting on a decorated moulded base with block feet.
Chrome bezel with bevelled glass opening to the silvered dial with raised chapter ring, Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands signed ‘Elliott London...
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1940s English Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
By Societe Clusienne
Located in Norwich, GB
Egyptian Revival Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Egyptian revival mantel clock housed in a polishes black slate and marble stepped case, decorated with winged uraeus and hieroglyphs, surmounted by a patinated bronze sphinx wearing nemes and resting on lions paw feet.
Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands.
Eight day French movement with anchor escapement striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell. The backplate signed Societe Clusienne S.C.A.P.H. Cluses and numbered 4144. C.1870
Societe Clusienne were based in Cluses near to the Swiss border in France.
The case attributed to G.Servant
Georges Emile Henri Servant ( 1828-1890) succeeded his father at their foundry at Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris in 1855. He specialised in the production of Neo-Egyptian style clocks.
He was noted for the high quality of his bronzes at both the Paris Universal Exhibition 1855 and the London Exhibition in 1862.
Many of his clocks were exported to the United States where his Sphinx clocks...
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1870s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate
Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
In the form of a putto with a wheel barrow carrying a keg mounted with a clock face topped by a crane, on a rectangular chased plinth ending in bun feet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Jaeger LeCoultre Gold-Plated Atmos Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Jaeger LeCoultre
Gold-plated Atmos clock with round dial and Roman numerals. Ruby jewelled movement signed ‘Jaeger-Le-Coultre’ with oscillating pendu...
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1980s Swiss Other Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate
Empire Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Empire period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock
French, early 19th century
Dimensions: Height 48cm, width 23.5cm, depth 11cm
This mantel clock was finely crafted in the Empire period, wrought from ormolu and a later malachite veneer.
The design of the clock is based on classical architecture. It features a malachite entablature—with an ormolu pierced mount to the front—which is supported on four ormolu bun feet. The malachite column shafts are smooth and each culminate in a capital, supporting the malachite top. Between the columns, there is a drum clock...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This truly stunning French mantel clock was crafted during the Empire period, and reflects the Neoclassical interests of the Emperor Napoleon I, whose influence over the decorative arts contributed toward a profound revival of beauties of the ancient empires.
The mantel clock is crafted entirely in gilt bronze, and features a stepped base on four block feet. The base depicts a Classical relief panel to the front, showing female dancing figures and putti, as well as musical instruments. Surmounting the base is an arch featuring a central mask fountain and basin...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
"Chinese" Giltwood Clock After a Design by Thomas Johnson, England, circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Important giltwood clock with a mirror background of Rococo inspiration with a rich sinuous and asymmetrical decoration representing a Chinese couple ab...
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1860s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Giltwood
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock. c.1860
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock c.1860
Waisted case veneered with red tortoiseshell with finely figured brass and ormolu mounts, surmounted w...
Category
1860s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique French Ormolu Bronze Case Portico Pillar Mantel Clock with Double Swan
Located in Danville, CA
1880 Antique French Ormolu Bronze Case Portico Pillar Mantel Clock w Double Swan
MOVEMENT: 8 day wind up mechanism
FUNCTION: time with half h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Quality antique burr walnut mantle clock by Kendal & Dent London
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique burr walnut mantel clock by Kendal & Dent London, having a quality burr walnut case with a white enamel dial within a brass bezel, having a French 8-day two train mov...
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Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French Empire Gout d'Egypt Mantle Clock Depicting the Goddess Isis
Located in London, GB
A rare French Empire Gout d'Egypt mantle clock depiciting the Goddess Isis, in ormolu, red or rouge griotte marble and patinated bronze, known as the Thomas Hope Clock. This very rar...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
New Franz Hermle Mantel Clock in DeArt Italian Fine Marquetry and Ormolu Case
By DeART, Franz Hermle
Located in Germantown, MD
A 21st Century German Franz Hermle Mantel Clock in DeArt Italian Fine Marquetry and Ormolu Case in new open box condition.
Clock made in Germany by the historic, very famous Franz Hermle clock...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Post-Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Congreve Rolling Ball Clock by Thwaites & Reed, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Congreve Rolling Ball Clock
Sir William was born in 1772 and died in 1828, son of General Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet. He was a T...
Category
1970s English Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Italian Ornate Mantel Clock with Two Figural Cherub Candelabras - Garniture Set
By Hermle
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Roman Style Ornate Mantel Clock with Two Figural Cherub Candelabras - Garniture Set
The Vintage Italian Roman Style Ornate Mantel ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A relatively small and extremely attractive late 17th century English eight-day spring-driven double basket table clock signed on the backplate Asselin London, dating to the period c...
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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Mantel 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...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set
Located in Forney, TX
A luxurious French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu and alabaster (onyx-marble) three piece mantle clock and garniture set, possibly attributed to Raingo Freres.
The fine quality antique originating in France in the late 19th century, exquisite Parisian work, exceptionally executed in opulent, elegant, and sophisticated King Louis XVI style, timeless neoclassical taste, comprising: classical architectural case mantel clock, having pointed bronze doré finial, flanked by scrolled foliates and lyre motifs, fancy enamel dial with Arabic numerals, inscribed F. Lapointe, Paris, eight-day time-and-strike movement signed Samuel Marti 1900 (Paris, 1870-1890), original Apollo mask sun-burst pendulum hanging below clock drum, flanked by matched pair of two arm candlestick garnitures, each with matching scrolled foliates and lyre finial, tapering column support with two candle nozzles, rising on stepped molded base, terminating in patinated brass disc feet.
Markings:
Pendulum stamped "R" "1721" ormolu on clock & garnitures stamped "1321"; possibly attributed to R. Freres / Raingo Freres.
Dial signed by French enameller "F. Lapointe, Paris"
Movement stamped by the firm of well-known French clockmaker Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris, second half of 19th century.
Dimensions: (approx)
As pictured:
18.5" High, 36" Wide, 5.5" Deep; 27.5 lbs total.
Clock:
18.5" High, 13" Wide, 5.5" Deep;
Candelabra garnitures: (each)
12" High, 8" Wide, 4.25" Deep;
Condition:
Presents splendidly. Great original unrestored antique condition. Currently not operating as it's lacking a suspension spring. Retaining bell, pendulum, and key. Losses to decorative elements. Wear consistent with age and use.
To ensure the clock arrives as beautiful as it leaves here, and due to the rather delicate nature of antique clocks...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Seth Thomas Adamantine Victorian Faux Marble Shelf Mantel Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Seth Thomas Adamantine Victorian Faux Marble Shelf Mantel Clock. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 16" W x 7" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen
German, 19th century
Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm
This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Green Vitascope Electric Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Art deco Vitascope clock with automation rocking ship on an illuminated ocean scene with cloud background. Original ‘Art Deco’ style hands and dot nume...
Category
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Viennese Portal Clock, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant Viennese portal clock resting on a rectangular mahogany base. The ebonized case is richly adorned with fire-gilded bronze appliqués. Flanking the clock are carved decorati...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Louis XVI-Style White Carrara Marble Portico Clock, Early 19th C.
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional because it is a beautiful case of Carrara marble with black
Fluted columns, with bronze dore eagle crest, framed by urns filled with fruit
And flowers, white enamel dial ...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble
Fine French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Bacchanale Clock
Located in New York, NY
Fine French 19th century gilt bronze figural Louis XV style clock. The crest showing a pair of Bacchanale subject putti, one reclining on a naturalistic rocky outcropping with a chal...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Meissen porcelain 19th century mantle clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive 19th Century Meissen porcelain mantle clock on stand. Depicting seated lovers with a garland of flowers. The white enamel clock face ...
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19th Century German Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Egyptian revival mantel clock & garniture set, early 20th century.
Circular white sunken dial with black Arabic numerals and brass sunburst with two train movement set in a polished black slate and stepped rouge marble case...
Category
Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze Sculpture and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite French mantel clock is a testament to 19th-century artistry and craftsmanship. Crafted from white marble and adorned with a gilded bronze sculpture, the clock features...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones
By Henry Jones
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The Rare and Important 17th Century Spring Driven Table Clock by the Celebrated Maker, Henry Jones.
Provenance dating back to 1745. Owned by Captain Alexander Raitt
A very rare an...
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17th Century English Charles II Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Egyptian Revival Clock with Bronze Sculpture of Isis
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A French Egyptian Revival mantel clock, dating to the mid-19th century, is made of polished black marble and patinated bronze. The clock showcases exceptional quality and craftsmanship, using the finest materials, exuding elegance and quality.
Surmounted by the priestess Isis cast from bronze, adorned with a gilt headband and intricately tooled clothing, the clock demonstrates remarkable attention to detail. The clock case has a complex architectural design, flanked on each side by bronze Egyptian figures holding tablets, symbolizing the wisdom and power of ancient Egypt.
Standing at a height of approximately 65cm, the clock case is embellished with applied figures and mask heads, adding depth and complexity to the overall design. The outer ring of the clock dial features a delicate presentation inscription and the date 1869, adding historical significance to the piece. This inscription connects the clock to the Right Honourable John Bright, a British Radical and Liberal statesman known for his oratory skills and advocacy for free trade...
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Mid-19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Figural Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Raingo Freres
Located in New York, NY
Our lovely gilt bronze mantel clock with movement by Raingo Freres of Paris features the finely sculpted figure of a beautiful female caring for a newborn chick.
With original pen...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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...
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1990s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
Watch 4 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
Length of the s...
Category
1990s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
English Regency Neo-Classical Mantel Clock of Psyche and Cupid
Located in London, GB
English Regency neo-classical mantel clock of Psyche and Cupid. A fine case of rouge marble, patinated bronze and original ormolu. The superb rouge marble breakfront base with D ends...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Ormulu pendule with depiction of friendship and love
Paris (Lepaute, Thomire)
fire-gilt bronze
Empire around 1815
Dimensions: H x W x D: 44 x 36 x 13 cm
French pendulum movement with eight days duration. Thread suspension and lock disc striking movement with strike on bell on the half and full hour.
White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals and Breguet hands.
Signature: LePaute & Fils / Hrl. du Roi (Pierre-Basile Lepaute (1750 - 1843) with his son Pierre-Michel Lepaute (1785-1849); from 1811 in joint workshop).
Description:
The extremely high quality pendulum shown here takes up a profound theme: Friendship, which combines with love and can thereby outlast time and death. As it is typical for the epoch of classicism, personifications and symbols are taken from the fund of ancient mythology and art and then developed further.
The main figure is a young woman in an antique, girded garment, standing barefoot and with crossed legs next to an altar, on which she is leaning with her left elbow. She gracefully bows her head towards a tempestuously approaching Cupid, grasps his right hand with her left and draws him to her bosom, the seat of the heart. The delicate ambivalence of flying towards and being held culminates in the trustingly intimate look that the two cast at each other.
The young woman personifies friendship, the winged Cupid love. As a sign of their intimate connection, two burning hearts appear on the altar next to the two, framed by the puffed scarf, which are closely bound together by a chain of flowers.
Next to them, on the altar slab, one can see an erected book with the title "Amitie" (French: amitie, friendship). Supporting the book is a pomegranate held by a ring of pomegranate flowers. The bursting seeds spill out of the cracked skin. Since ancient times, the pomegranate and its blossoms have been dedicated to the goddess Persephone, symbolizing the underworld and death, but also life and fertility. The myrtle interwoven in the pomegranate flower wreath of "friendship" also has a far-reaching symbolic power: the plant was dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, stands for virginity, and was and is therefore obligatory in the bridal wreath...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Located in London, GB
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze and malachite clock
French, late 18th Century
Measures: Height 56cm, width 35cm, depth 12cm
Crafted from gilt bronze and a later malac...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Napoleon III Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze clock set by Picard
French, late 19th century
Measures: Clock: Height 72cm, width 46cm, depth 27cm
Candelabra: Height 78...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Stunning Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir Antique French Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A fine and stunning original antique French boudoir clock. It is beautifully made of ormolu (finely gilded bronze), very well modelled and chased, and mounted with exquisite Sèvres s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Lenzkirch Mantel Clock in Walnut Case, Early 20th Century
By Lenzkirch
Located in Opole, PL
Lenzkirch Mantel Clock from the Early 20th Century in Walnut Case
Lenzkirch Mantel Clock, dated around 1903-1905. The piece features a wooden c...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio
Located in New Orleans, LA
Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantel Clock
André Antoine Ravrio
Circa 1800
This monumental Empire mantel clock by André Antoine Ravrio, whose case is crafted entirely of gilded...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A Very Large Rare Meissen Porcelain 3 Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large and Rare German Ormolu Mounted Meissen Porcelain Three Piece Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set. This impressive set consists of three pieces: a center clock and two candelabras, each adorned with the most intricate and delicate details that have been executed to perfection. Each three armed candelabra is remarkably elaborate with foliate arms that are embellished with gilt-covered beautifully twisted branches and curling leaves on an ornate botanically-inspired base. Embraced by the arms of the candelabras are two 18th Century Meissen Porcelain figures of musical lovers, dressed in brightly detailed traditional clothes.
The round clock face, with roman numerals, a white base, and ornate hands is surrounded by a flourish of gorgeous gilt foliage, exuding an air of elegance and refinement. Perched atop the clock is a stunning Meissen Porcelain figurine of a beautiful woman posed in mid-movement, her dress aflutter, and baring her leg as she gazes up at her left hand which is holding a bunch of grapes, while also grasping a wine goblet in her lowered right hand, representing the festivities of the moment. Surrounding the clock and extending down both sides the gilt foliate leads the eye to two cherubs each admiring tiny vases of exquisitely detailed flowers. Below the cherubs, on either side, are four white ceramic pillars...
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1760s German Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Pedro Friedeberg Silver Gilt Vintage Hand Clock
Located in Westport, CT
Pedro Friedeberg handcrafted silver leaf hand clock, vintage early 1960s, with original label from dated service inside, 1969.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Silver
19th Century Meissen clock depicting the four seasons.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century German, Meissen porcelain clock on stand, having wonderful bold traditional colours, the figures representing the four seasons. The clock striking on...
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19th Century German Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Art Deco / Bauhaus Bronze Table or Mantel Clock by Lenzkirch / C.Kühling
By Lenzkirch
Located in Lisse, NL
Bronze table clock from the transitional period between Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
This rare bronze table clock is by Lenzkirch and it dates from the transitional period of the Jugen...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Very Fine and Elegant Fire, Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Romantic Taste
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very fine and elegant fire, gilt bronze mantle clock in the romantic taste, the base resting on scroll feet connected with leafy volutes centered by a female mask under a decorated...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Gold Plate, Enamel
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale
By The Perivale British Clock Company
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock by Perivale
Art Deco mantel clock housed in an unusual two colour oak stepped case with round...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Oak
French Louis XV Style Porcelain Gilt Mixed Metal Mantel Clock
Located in Forney, TX
A breathtaking antique French Belle Époque period (1871-1914) porcelain mounted mixed metal mantel clock.
Born in France in the late 19th / early 20th century, fine quality Parisian work, exceptionally executed in luxuriously opulent 18th century Louis XV Rocaille taste, finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the room, featuring a visually striking sculptural floral fiolate adorned gilt metal case, heavily embellished with fine porcelain flowers...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Art Deco Red Vitascope Electric Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Art deco Vitascope clock with automation rocking ship on an illuminated ocean scene with cloud background. Original ‘Art Deco’ hands with skeletonised ...
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1940s Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock
Origin: French
Date: circa 19th century
Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Monumental Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Jules Graux of Paris
Located in London, GB
An Exhibition Quality Garniture de Cheminée
By Jules Graux of Paris
Of important size and supreme quality, the mantle clock constructed from white Carr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu, Bronze, Brass
Antique Tiffany, Young & Ellis Egyptian Revival Figural Mantle Clock C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Tiffany, Young & Ellis Egyptian Revival Figural Mantle Clock, Sculpture Signed A. Leonard, C1890.
Measures- 14.5"H x 17.5"W x 8.5"D
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Marble Gilt Bronze Clock and Candelabra Set
Located in New York, NY
A very fine quality antique (19th century) French clock and candelabra set ( garniture) comprising an ormolu-mounted white marble mantel cl...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Peach Colour Mirror Glass 8 Day Movement Mantle Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
In the 1930's Smiths high end electric clock with a distinctly Art Deco feel to them. Virtually silent, and keeps remarkably good time. This clock is an absolute delight. This glamou...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock, having a gilded ormolu putti seated on the top, Red tortoiseshell and brass inlay to the serpentine shaped case, wonderfu...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Very Large Antique Louis XV Style Mantel Clock by Beurdeley and Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
Very large antique Louis XV style mantel clock by Beurdeley and Raingo Frères
French, Late 19th Century
Height 98cm, width 49cm, depth 24cm
This magnificent Louis XV style mantel cl...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
French Art Deco Mantel Clock Marble and Onyx Set by Lemoine Bonnet & Pottier
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning three piece French Art Deco Mantel Clock and garniture set with a fine French movement by and stamped Bennet & Pottier made in Paris, France. Finished on all sides, the st...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clock, Portal Pendule, Paris circa 1820
By Duval
Located in Greven, DE
Antique French round arch portal clock
France (Paris)
Bronze, enamel
Empire circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 x 26 x 12 cm
Description:
Very beautiful, strictly architecturally...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique French Art Deco Figural Spelter & Onyx Garniture Mantel Clock Set Uriano
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and difficult to find Art Deco Garniture Clock Set depicting a young lady looking down at birds below. Set between lovely Garnitures of cups or vases with tapered shap...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
19th Century French Empire Clock in Gilt Bronze, Signed Grandvoinnet
By Grandvoinnet
Located in NICE, FR
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of the early 19th century with our exquisite French Empire mantel clock in gilt bronze. It. bears the signature of Grandvoinnet.
Not only does thi...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large Antique Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Deverberie
Located in London, GB
Antique Empire period gilt-bronze mantel clock by Deverberie
French, c.1805
Measures: Height 67cm, width 54cm, depth 19cm
This exceptional timepiece was made in Empire period Fr...
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Lenzkirch Mantel Clock, Art Nouveau Jugendstil
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Lenzkirch Art Nouveau Jugendstil mantle clock
This German clock features stylized accents heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil era. I...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks
Vintage, New and Antique Mantel Clocks
Personal time-telling devices may have migrated from our pockets to our wrists and finally onto our phones, but despite the convenience of a handheld digital timekeeper, nothing can beat well-made vintage, new and antique mantel clocks.
Invented by clockmakers in France and popularized in the 18th and 19th centuries, these practical yet ornate pieces were typically displayed on top of fireplaces or desks. While the most common mantel clocks were created in the traditional tambour style, which features a wide base that flares into an upright drum- or camelback-shaped case, modern clockmakers and furniture designers have experimented with their own ideas for these decorative objects over the years, introducing different forms and working with unconventional materials. A collection of whimsical, monochromatic handmade mantel clocks crafted by Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk, called Floating Frames, for example, features minimalist frames of anodized wire and ceramic clockfaces.
When shopping for an antique, vintage or new mantel clock, don’t be afraid to branch out. Wood mantel clocks of any era will bring a classic, elegant allure to the shelving in your living room or the bookcase in your bedroom, while Empire-style mantel clocks will comparatively boast eye-catching gilt bronze and pronounced sculptural attributes. Some Art Deco mantel clocks will feature an integration of marble or glass and will likely be marked by the decorative embellishments associated with that particular furniture style.
There’s just something about cool clocks, right? Spend your time with an extraordinary collection of mantel clocks on 1stDibs today.
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