Mantel Clocks
19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
1830s French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century American Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Spelter
1820s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Brass
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Mantel Clocks
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Mantel Clocks
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Ormolu
1810s Belgian Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Malachite, Bronze
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Mantel Clocks
Stoneware
Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
1850s American Classical Antique Mantel Clocks
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
1890s Antique Mantel Clocks
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Marble, Brass, Spelter
Late 19th Century European Antique Mantel Clocks
Brass, Zinc
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Mantel Clocks
Pewter
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze, Iron
1780s Antique Mantel Clocks
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Malachite
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Mantel Clocks
Brass, Ormolu
1920s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Mantel Clocks
Copper
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Mantel Clocks
Wood
Early 19th Century Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Other
1880s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Mantel Clocks
Bronze
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.
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