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Mantel Clocks For Sale
Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and Severs porcelain mantel clock. Having putti on either side, holding garlands of flowers. Inset hand-painted Sevres porcelain p...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large antique 19th century French gilded bronze mantel clock surmounted with two angels holding the dial.
The enamel dial numerals are hand...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Jaeger LeCoultre Mid Century Marina Clock Model No. 486
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Jaeger LeCoultre mid century Marina eight day clock with a detailed naturalistic design.
With a polished gilt brass and lucite case with a black background, this clock i...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
James Aitchison Aesthetic Movement mantel or bracket clock with Owls & Songbirds
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement mantel or bracket clock, Signed James Aitchison, Paris in the number 12, with finely carved floral decoration to the front and sides, a french city evening scen...
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Antique Swiss Lenzkirich Clock Iron Bronze Apollo Figurine Depose 1388 Stamped
By Lenzkirch
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This is a stunning antique Swiss Lenzkirich clock. It features a beautiful iron bronze case with an Apollo figure atop the dial. The clock face is adorned with delicate black Roman n...
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20th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Iron
A Rare and Exquisite French Ormolu and Porcelain Clock, attributed to Deniere
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Exquisite French Ormolu Bronze and Porcelain Clock, attributed to Jean Francois Deniere,
circa 1810.
This large and elaborate clock is made of the finest quality ormolu and porcelain during the period. Of rectangular form, with porcelain and bronze columns painted with flowers and griffins, this clock would make a statement in any room.
To a clock collector, this clock is a true masterpiece! Similar clocks like this, by Deniere, are in prestigious museums and collections worldwide, including the Frick Collection and the Royal Collection Trust.
21.5" high x 12" wide x 6" deep
**For a similar clock see Christies New York, 21 November 2008, Lot # 139, sold for $50,000.
Very good condition with no damages. All original parts. Clock is not running.
More photos available upon request.
Jean-François Deninger, called Denière, was one of the most illustrious bronziers of the first half of the 19th century. Appointed Envoy in Constantinople around 1796, the bronzier Denière entered into partnership with François Mathelin in 1797. They founded a prosperous operation and their atelier had over 200 workers during the Empire period - a number that subsequently doubled during the reign of Louis-Philippe. Fournisseur to the duchesse de Berry and Louis-Philippe, Denière also worked for the duke of Hamilton, Ferdinand VII of Spain, William II of Hesse, William II of Holland, Tsar Alexander II of Russia, and other heads of state. In 1817-1818 Denière furnished some of the bronze work for the redecoration of the White House in Washington. He furthermore produced the mounts for the cradle of the duc de Bordeaux in 1820 and the bronzes for Charles X's coronation coach...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Mantel Clock with Brass Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Mantel Clock with Brass Inlay
Category
19th Century English Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Bronze and Enamel Barbedienne Paris Clock with Figural Ladies’ Faces & Hoof Feet
Located in Boston, MA
Let me say that I feel this is the most amazing clock I have seen in over 30 years. The clock case is signed Barbedienne Paris. The clock works are signed with a medallion from Japy ...
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1850s French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
French Clock and Candleabrum Grand Scale Garniture Set
Located in Houston, TX
Bronze dore clock and Candleabrum are decorated with cherubs in a dark
Patinated bronze. This grand and elaborate set is in lovely condition.
The rococo design incorporates five c...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Antique Bracket Clock by Grimalde & Johnson of London
Located in Devon, GB
An antique late George III period ebonized bracket clock by Grimalde and Johnson, strand. This attractive clock of small proportions, has a mou...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This striking mantel clock is a fine example of the Empire style, a period characterized by its grandeur and inspiration from classical antiquity. The clock showcases a masterful com...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Pendulum Clock / Mantel Clock, Boulle Style Paris, circa 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
French pendulum clock / mantel clock, Boulle style Paris, circa 1870.
Paris, circa 1880
The waisted case, veneered with red tortoiseshell and...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Neoclassical Marble and Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine late 19th century large white marble and ormolu mantel clock with a finely cast and patinated bronze lady reading.
The clock is in superb condition and has been restored by...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Statuary Marble, Bronze
A Napoléon III Silvered-Bronze Clock Garniture by Charpentier, Paris
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large and Important Napoléon III Gilt and Silvered-Bronze Sculptural Three-Piece Clock Garniture, By Charpentier, Paris.
Comprising a mantle clock and a pair of figural vases. The...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock features a stunning frame made of gilt bronze, exuding elegance and luxury typical of the Empire style. The clock showcases intricate det...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Jaeger LeCoultre Mid Century Brass and Glass Skeleton Clock No. 508
Located in London, GB
A beautiful brass and glass mantel clock by Jaeger LeCoultre, with a floating Baguette movement set in a rectangular glass and polished brass case. The gilt brass case has stylish be...
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1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Quality Antique Victorian Walnut Desk Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique Victorian walnut desk clock having a quality attractive walnut and ebonised shaped case with a drum shaped clock flanked by carved scrolls on a moulded plinth, original brass bezel and glass, quality enamel dial, original hands and striking on the hour and half hour on a bell.
A charming clock...
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19th Century European Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in New York, NY
A very fine French empire style patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock with neoclassical scene.
Stock number: CC59.
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Clock Garniture Mantelpiece, Impressive 21 inches tall, Gilt Bronze
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique 19th-century gilt bronze clock and candelabra set featuring ornate scrolls and acanthus leaf designs. The set includes a central clock with an enameled dial and two matching ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock of a Lion Signed Festeau Le Jeune
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The clock is signed by the Clockmaker Festeau Le Jeune. The case after a design of François Vion in form of a lion supporting a cylindrical case draped with ribbon tied laurel swags ...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large Charles X Period Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Located in London, GB
Large Charles X period gilt bronze and malachite clock
French, circa 1830
Measures: Height 62cm, width 54cm, depth 20cm
This fine mantel clock is a superb example of the Charles...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A highly unusual 19th Century Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock. Wonderful design architectural clock case with pagoda top, made of high quality red marble and black slate, all exquisite...
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19th Century Scottish Egyptian Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clockset
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined Louis XVI style mantel clock with matching candelabras. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, the dial is enameled iron. Resting on a white marble base. Richly embellished with neoclassical ornaments, flower garlands and ribbons. The clock is made in France 1870-1880. The clock is in good condition, it have original gilding. On a wooden carved gilded pedestal. The clockwork have a 8-day movement and strikes every half our on a bronze silver plated bell...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XV Period by Kinable À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
"Late 18th Century - Kinable A Paris"
Along a winding dirt path, the blind Belisarius carries his young guide. The boy has been bitten by a snake, which remains coiled around his bleeding leg. With his right arm wrapped limply around Belisarius's neck and his eyes closed, the youth balances precariously between life and death. Belisarius's eyes are also closed, but guided by his stick he moves forward with determination and purpose. He rises heroically against the spectacular sunset, a monumental figure creating a powerful outline against the sky. But the flaring sunset also signals a chill night and the uncertainty of the path ahead.
Belisarius was a popular Byzantine general of the Roman Empire whose promising career was sabotaged by the jealous Emperor Justinian I. In 1767, a novel by Jean-François Marmontel revived interest in Belisarius. In Marmontel's novel, the emperor has the heroic general blinded, reducing Belisarius to begging. He is eventually rediscovered and aided by former officers and his family. This dramatic tale of patriotism, injustice, and redemption was widely embraced in revolutionary and post-revolutionary France and was a popular subject for artists--including Jacques-Louis David (François Gérard...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th century Belle Epoque Period marble and Ormolu clock garniture set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and high quality French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock garniture set. This stunning garniture set consists of a cl...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Empire Figural Bronze Clock Depicting an Allegory to Prudence or Wisdom
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare model of a French Empire mantle clock depicting an allegory to "La Prudenzia" or Prudence, Wisdom or Sound Judgement. This virtue is represented as a patinated bronze statue of of a classically draped bearded standing male figure leaning on a gilt bronze plinth legs crossed and with a sword in its scabbard by his side. There is an an open scroll on top of the plinth held in place by the figure's elbow arm raised and forefinger of his hand pointing at his temple in a gesture associated with thinking. The plinth housing the clock dial and movement is decorated with a serpent coiled around a rod which along with the sword and scroll are associated with "La Prudenzia".
The whole sits on a gilded rectangular base decorated with a finely cast frieze centred by a rondel showing the two Janus heads...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Pendule Portefaix, Mantel Clock, Paris and Brussels, c. 1810
By J. J. Hanset Bruxelles 1
Located in Greven, DE
Empire Pendule Portefaix
Paris, Brussels
Bronze, enamel
Empire around 1810
Dimensions: H x W x D: 36 x 28 x 11 cm
Description:
Beautiful, fire-gilded and patinated bronze mantel c...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Antique French Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This large mantel clock is an excellent piece of refined neoclassical design by the acclaimed Deniere et Fils firm. Deniere was one of the leading ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Wonderful quality antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid balloon shaped mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Wonderful quality antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid balloon shaped mantle clock, having a quality mahogany satinwood inlaid balloon shaped case with a white enamel dial and Arabic nu...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Gilt Bronze Cathedral Mantel Clock
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning 19th-century French gilt bronze mantel clock is a true testament to craftsmanship and timeless design. Featuring intricate Gothic cathedral-inspired detailing, this clo...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large French Neo-Grec Revival Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock, c. 1870.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking and unusual French Neo-Grec Revival mantel clock, circa 1870, featuring a richly veined rouge griotte marble case adorned with gilt bronze mounts. The arched body is cente...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Wrought Iron Mantel Clock
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco mantle clock made of wrought iron depicting deco flowers.
Made in France
Circa: 1925.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Quality Antique Inlaid Mahogany Eight Day Desktop Clock by R Stewart of Glasgow
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique inlaid mahogany eight day desktop clock by R Stewart of Glasgow having a quality mahogany case with a shaped top beautifully inlaid with ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French mantel clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, having a seated cherub holding the rains of a winged dragon pulling a scrolling foliate ...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Marble Mantel Clock in French Empire Style
Located in New York, NY
Antique mantel clock in the French Empire style with variegated white and charcoal marble case with hand-craved white marble neoclassical appliques...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Victorian walnut mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian walnut mantle clock having a circular dial with an 8 day movement striking the hour and half hour on a gong in a carved walnut case
Please note all of our clocks ar...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Portico clock Rosewood n Marquetry early 19th century Gilt n Silverplated
Located in Sweden, SE
Charles X Period continental French rosewood & mahogany marquetry inlaid Portico mantel (shelf, desk) clock. The clock having a pediment top over an inlaid architrave. Central guilloche silver dial with roman numerals to the chapter ring embellished in relief gilt, framed in the shape of intricate pattern, eight-day movement. Gilt bronze pendulum with floristic three-dimensional pattern. Movement and pendulum marked "GH". All flanked by a group of four columns. Raised on a squared base with bun feet below. Antique wooden clocks...
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Early 19th Century Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass, Bronze
French Bronze Figural Clock Depicting Aurora
Located in Norwich, GB
French Bronze figural clock with a finely cast Bronze statue depicting Aurora holding a brass Orb clock with Roman numerals and original moonpoise hands.
...
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1870s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Rosewood Inlaid Mantle Clock by Walker and Hall
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique rosewood inlaid mantle clock by Walker and Hall having a pretty and unusual rosewood Mother of Pearl and brass inlaid case with an eight day movement. It boasts a porcelain d...
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19th Century English Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Other
Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock by Elliott
By Elliott Brothers
Located in Norwich, GB
Chinoiserie Decorated Bell Top Mantel Clock by Elliott
Finely decorated bell top case with raised chinoiserie decoration depicting typical Chinese scenes on a black ground with gild...
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1970s English Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Deco Table Clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre Ghiso, Rare, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco table / desk / mantel clock. We've had this Art Deco beauty fully serviced by an horologist and so comes to you in full working order.
History
Jaeger-LeCoultre (French pro...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin Lacquer Clock by Planchon - Paris
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French Vernis Martin style lacquer clock, Circa 1890. The exquisite waisted, lacquered eau de nil case is decorated with delicate floral swags and mounted with gil...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn i...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Boch Frères Keramis Royal Blue Three-Piece Clock Garniture, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
An impressive antique Belgian Boch Frères Keramis pottery 3-piece clock set includes a clock and two vases on ornate bronze bases and is decorated with lion heads on the sides. This ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Art Deco Pink Champagne Glass Mantel Clock Gilbert Rohde
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Art Deco mantel clock in the style of Gilbert Rohde. Clock works excellent and is in excellent vintage condition. Sound wiring. Can be parcel posted safely.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
Stunning quality antique Victorian French clock garniture
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian French clock garniture having a quality antique Victorian clock garniture with fantastic onyx and ornate gilt...
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Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Metal
Frenc Marble Clock with Patinated Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture of the Arrotino
Located in London, GB
Antique French Sienna marble and ormolu clock with patinated bronze Grand Tour sculpture of the Arrotino (the "Blade-Sharpener"). From the late Charles X period the clock is construc...
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1820s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French Directoire Pendule, Black Marble, Firegilded Bronze, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
Antique portal clock
France
marble, bronze, enamel
Directoire around 1800
Dimensions: H x W x D: 46 x 28 x 14 cm
Description:
Antique portal c...
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Mantel Clocks
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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
19th Century Victorian Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful gilt bronze mantel clock of continental original surmounted by a lovely maiden seated on a rocky outcrop beside a basket of fruit. Apparently unsigned.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Mantel Clock, Samuel Marti, Paris
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Mantel Clock
Edwardian mantel clock housed in a break arch mahogany case with walnut panels and satinwood line stringing , brass pillars to either side wit...
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Early 1900s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
French Art Nouveau Clock and Vase Set by R. Ragu
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Tall 6 1/8” tall by 8.75” wide by 2” deep
Clock on marble base. Hand engraved pewter over pearlized celluloid.
Vases hand engraved pewter over fro...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks
Materials
Pewter
19th Century French Louis XV Patinated Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, two-tone patinated and bronze doré mantel clock was crafted in France, circa 1820. The antique clock stands on scroll feet, and featu...
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Belle Époque Sculptural Three-Piece Clock Set after Auguste Moreau
Located in London, GB
Antique Belle époque sculptural three-piece clock set after Auguste Moreau
French, early 20th century
Measures: Clock height 81cm, width 40cm...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Enamel, Spelter
A Miniature Skeleton Mantel Clock By Victor Athanase Pierret
Located in Amersham, GB
A miniature French skeleton clock with silk suspension and eight day movement, dating from the mid 19th century, with original glass dome on an ebonised and brass inlayed base with enamel dial.
This clock was made by Victor Athanase Pierret whose distinctive VAP mark in an oval is stamped on the base of this clock. He exhibited a small skeleton alarm at the 1851 Great exhibition at Crystal Palace of which this may well be a version.
Victor-Athanase Pierret (1806 - 1893)
Victor-Athanse Pierret was born 1806 in Bucy-les-Pierrepont. He began his five year apprenticeship with Rolin at the age of 13. Later he moved to Paris and settled in the Rue des Bons-Enfants no. 21 when he was 24. Pierret created pendulum clocks with and without calender indicator, cases for ship’s chronometers, chronometer escapements with temperature compensation and night light clocks with pendulum. At the London Exhibition of 1851 he presented an alarm clock and a pendulum clock with a globe. In 1853 Pierret applied for a patent for a new date indication device, in 1855 he patented an 8-day power reserve movement.
Pierret created his own watchmaking tools...
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1850s French Industrial Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Malachite Column Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Louis XVI style ormolu mounted malachite column mantel clock.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 52cm, width 23cm, depth 20cm.
With the cir...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Baroque Style Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Baroque style bronze and ormolu cherub mantel clock
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 69cm, width 35cm, depth 26.5cm
This dramatic a...
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Art Deco Blue Ceramic Majolique Mantel Clock Set
Located in Lisbon, PT
A belgian Art Deco blue ceramic Majolique mantel clock set by Manufacturer Faïencerie de la Majolique de Wasmuel.
This fireplace clock has a matching a pair of vases.
The pieces of ...
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20th Century Belgian Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Fine Miniature Victorian Rosewood & Inlaid Grandfather Clock
By France"
Located in Dereham, GB
Fine Miniature Victorian Rosewood & inlaid Grandfather clock,
Rosewood case with inlaid detail
Circular clock dial with French 8 day movemen...
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1860s English Late Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Rosewood
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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