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Large 19th Century Bronze Cherub Mantel Clock
Large 19th Century Bronze Cherub Mantel Clock

Large 19th Century Bronze Cherub Mantel Clock

By Charles Du Tertre 1

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A wonderfully impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Cherub mantel clock with maps and a globe above a white enamel clock face, the eight day hou...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

A Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock of Cupid
A Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock of Cupid

A Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock of Cupid

By Etienne LeNoir

Located in New York, NY

A Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock of Cupid  A magnificent and large clock with gilt bronze Cupid mounted to the clock face. He is flanked by a painter's palette and a...

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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Empire Antique Clock, Ormolu, Patinated Bronze and Marble
French Empire Antique Clock, Ormolu, Patinated Bronze and Marble

French Empire Antique Clock, Ormolu, Patinated Bronze and Marble

By L. Ravrio 1

Located in London, GB

French Empire clock of stunning quality of borne shape constructed of rouge marble, original fire gilt ormolu and patinated bronze. The dial of the clock is signed "L Ravrio" below 1...

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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Gilt Bronze Ottoman Chinoiserie Mantel Clock
French Gilt Bronze Ottoman Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

French Gilt Bronze Ottoman Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

Located in London, by appointment only

A 19th century gilt bronze clock with a seated lady in Ottoman dress resting on cushions with her arm raised possibly originally holding a bird or simila...

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695
A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695

A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day table clock by Isaac Lowndes, 1695

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine William and Mary eight-day spring-driven table clock signed on the backplate, Isaac Lowndes Pallmall Court, c.1695. The elegantly proportioned ebony-veneered oak domed top c...

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17th Century English William and Mary Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Pink marble Lyre shape mantle clock, 19th Century.
Pink marble Lyre shape mantle clock, 19th Century.

Pink marble Lyre shape mantle clock, 19th Century.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality late 19th Century French Pink marble and gilded ormolu mounts, of a sun burst and swags above the Lyre. A white enamel clock face wit...

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Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze Empire Mantel Clock, Pairs, 1850
Gilt Bronze Empire Mantel Clock, Pairs, 1850

Gilt Bronze Empire Mantel Clock, Pairs, 1850

Located in Berlin, DE

Gilt Bronze Empire Mantel Clock, Pairs, 1850 Finely chased and gilt bronze mantel clock. The motif depicts a couple playing a lute and a harp. A clock face is located in the center...

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1850s French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Turquoise Sèvres Style Jeweled Porcelain and Ormolu Clock Set
19th Century Turquoise Sèvres Style Jeweled Porcelain and Ormolu Clock Set

19th Century Turquoise Sèvres Style Jeweled Porcelain and Ormolu Clock Set

Located in New York, NY

A high quality gilt bronze and Turquoise Sèvres style jeweled Porcelain clock set. The clock surmounted by a covered urn and flanked by lion masks on each side, en suite with a pair of painted turquoise porcelain vases...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Set Garniture
Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Set Garniture

Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock Set Garniture

Located in New York, NY

Comprising of a royal blue hand painted porcelain clock garniture set. Marked Japy Freres Cie Med Honheur Mark in the back of the movement. Origin: French Date: circa 1890 Dimension: clock 18...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set
Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set

Rare 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Set

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very fine quality French late 19th century Sevres style and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having a pair of four branch candelabra, each with ram's head and female mask mounts, dra...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Greek Revolutiom Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Greek Revolutiom Ormolu Mantel Clock

French Greek Revolutiom Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

French Charles X period Greek Revolution or Hellenistic mantel clock. The clock in original ormolu with a Turkish figure to the top. The silvered dial ha...

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1830s French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Mantel Clock and Candelabras
Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Mantel Clock and Candelabras

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Enamel Figural Mantel Clock and Candelabras

By J.E. Caldwell & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze and Champleve Enamel Mantel Clock retailed by J.E. Caldwell & Co paired Champlevé and Gilt-bronze Five-light Candelabras A black and maroon enamel ornamente...

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19th Century American Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Three-Piece Louis XV and Sèvres Style Clock and Ewer Set
Antique Three-Piece Louis XV and Sèvres Style Clock and Ewer Set

Antique Three-Piece Louis XV and Sèvres Style Clock and Ewer Set

Located in London, GB

Antique Three-piece Louis XV and Sèvres style clock and ewer set French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 36cm, width 34cm, depth 12cm Consisting of a central mantel clock a...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Gilt Bronze Clock
French Gilt Bronze Clock

French Gilt Bronze Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

A superb gilt bronze and Sienna marble clock depicting Urania (muse of astronomy).

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1880s French Empire Revival Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock

By Maison Marnyhac 1

Located in London, GB

This Grecian style mantel clock was crafted at the end of the 19th century and retailed by the acclaimed Maison Marnyhac, which was based on the Rue de la Paix in Paris. Founded ...

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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel

French Onyx and Champleve Four Glass Mantel Clock
French Onyx and Champleve Four Glass Mantel Clock

French Onyx and Champleve Four Glass Mantel Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

French onyx and champleve four glass mantel clock. French mantel clock housed in a hexagonal shaped green onyx case with bevelled glass panels. Fine champleve enamel decoration to all pillars, champleve decoration and fine fretwork to both the top of the case and the plinth and resting on brass feet. Gilded dial with champleve decorated centre, Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands, the dial surrounded by diamante decoration. French eight day movement numbered 1631 with anchor escapement striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong. The mercury pendulum...

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1880s French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Onyx

Old Paris Porcelain Mantel Clock and Stand, French, Late 19th Century
Old Paris Porcelain Mantel Clock and Stand, French, Late 19th Century

Old Paris Porcelain Mantel Clock and Stand, French, Late 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Old Paris porcelain mantel clock and stand, French. Late 19th century. Movement stamped Raingo Fres Paris The circular dial with Roman numerals housed within the scroll case...

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19th Century Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Pretty antique Staffordshire mantle clock
Pretty antique Staffordshire mantle clock

Pretty antique Staffordshire mantle clock

Located in Ipswich, GB

Pretty antique Staffordshire mantle clock, having an antique Staffordshire mantle clock decorated with fruits in vibrant green, red, brown and purple colours with a shaped top standi...

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Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks

Materials

Pottery

Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Michel-François Piolaine
Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Michel-François Piolaine

Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Michel-François Piolaine

By Michel-François Piolaine

Located in London, GB

This large and impressive gilt bronze mantel clock is by the French Michel-François Piolaine. The clock body is raised by an architecturally formed, plinth-shaped base, set to the fr...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu and Cobalt-Blue Painted Porcelain Clockset
19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu and Cobalt-Blue Painted Porcelain Clockset

19th Century Sèvres Style Ormolu and Cobalt-Blue Painted Porcelain Clockset

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent Sèvres style gilt bronze and cobalt-blue 'Jeweled' painted porcelain clockset. The central clock case surmounted by a ruby and pearl 'jeweled' coupe flanked by bracket...

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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Bronze Trim, Clock And Urns, 19th Century
Antique Bronze Trim, Clock And Urns, 19th Century

Antique Bronze Trim, Clock And Urns, 19th Century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Clock set composed of 3 pieces, a clock and 2 urns, in bronze with a gold and silver patina, on a black and red marble base. Inspired by neo-Greek, this set presents numerous refere...

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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze & Marble Fleur de Pecher Mantle Clock
Gilt Bronze & Marble Fleur de Pecher Mantle Clock

Gilt Bronze & Marble Fleur de Pecher Mantle Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

Vincent (or Vincenti) et Cie (French 19th century) gilt bronze & Fluer de Pecher mounted marble mantle clock in the Louis XVI Neoclassical taste, circa 1900, the clock surmounted by...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Architecturally Formed Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Architecturally Formed Ormolu Mantel Clock

French Architecturally Formed Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

French architecturally formed ormolu mantel clock French, 19th Century Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17cm This beautiful Baroque style mantel clock is crafted from gilt bronze. The highly detailed case takes the form of a piece of miniaturised architecture: a campanile of sorts, the top level contains the clock dial while the lower level, approached by shallow steps, is flanked by figurative sculptures and culminates in a bas relief frieze...

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19th Century French Baroque Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Large 19th Century French Champleve Enamel Clock Set
Large 19th Century French Champleve Enamel Clock Set

Large 19th Century French Champleve Enamel Clock Set

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality large 19th century French gilded ormolu and Champlevé enamel clock garniture, having cherubs perched on top and to the sides, turned finials and columns. Bright coloured classical motif enamel decoration, flanked by a pair of...

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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century Barbedienne French Champleve Enamel and Gilt bronze clock set
19th Century Barbedienne French Champleve Enamel and Gilt bronze clock set

19th Century Barbedienne French Champleve Enamel and Gilt bronze clock set

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

19th Century Barbedienne French Champleve Enamel and Gilt bronze clock set A fine 19th Century French three piece clock garniture set. Comprising of a clock and pair of candelabra, ...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century German Porcelain Clock Garniture Set with Candelabra
19th Century German Porcelain Clock Garniture Set with Candelabra

19th Century German Porcelain Clock Garniture Set with Candelabra

Located in Madrid, ES

Elegant German porcelain clock set, dating to circa 1900, comprising a central mantel clock accompanied by its original pair of matching candelabra. Finely crafted with decorative de...

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1890s Antique Mantel Clocks

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Porcelain

French 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A.
French 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A.

French 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A high quality and most decorative Chinese Export Porcelain and French 19th century Ormolu mounted garniture set, stamped S.F.R.A. This stunning three piece garniture set consist of ...

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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Gailhan À Constantine - French Garniture from the 20th century
Gailhan À Constantine - French Garniture from the 20th century

Gailhan À Constantine - French Garniture from the 20th century

Located in Porto, PT

French Garniture from the 20th century, circa 1940. Composed of: a pair of urns and a table clock with a marble base, decorated with a female figure in antimony. Enameled dial marked...

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20th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Putti Bronze Candelabras
Pair of Putti Bronze Candelabras

Pair of Putti Bronze Candelabras

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of bronze candelabras with brown patina puttis.

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1890s French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Fantastic quality antique Victorian French ornate Mantle Clock
Fantastic quality antique Victorian French ornate Mantle Clock

Fantastic quality antique Victorian French ornate Mantle Clock

Located in Ipswich, GB

Fantastic quality antique Victorian French ornate eight day striking mantle clock, having a quality gilded ornate shape case, shaped handles with ornate figures to the top, standing ...

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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Charles X Figural Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Urania
Charles X Figural Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Urania

Charles X Figural Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Urania

By Nicholas Douillon

Located in Montreal, QC

This elegant clock is distinguished by its crisply modeled subject and the extraordinary completeness of its original finish. The seated figure is of Urania, muse of astrology, leani...

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1830s French Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Sevres Style Garniture Procelain Rose Pomedur Clock
Sevres Style Garniture Procelain Rose Pomedur Clock

Sevres Style Garniture Procelain Rose Pomedur Clock

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

A Sevres style Ormolu mounted jewelwd procelain Rose pomedur clock garniture 19th century 50 cm x 24 cm the clock 15 cm x 40 cm flanked with pastoral scens ( teserves ).

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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Art Deco Carved Mahogany Mantle Clock, circa 1900
Chinese Art Deco Carved Mahogany Mantle Clock, circa 1900

Chinese Art Deco Carved Mahogany Mantle Clock, circa 1900

Located in Nantucket, MA

Turn of the century Chinese carved mahogany mantle clock, circa 1900, an Art Nouveau to Art Deco transitional style with a period wind-up mechanical cl...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Lady with bird, ormulu Clock, 19th Century
Chinese Lady with bird, ormulu Clock, 19th Century

Chinese Lady with bird, ormulu Clock, 19th Century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Ormulu bronze clock representing a Chinese woman with a bird perched on her hand Note the quality of the gilding but also the chiseling which reveals many details: fine and delicate...

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19th Century French Restauration Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Fireplace Clock Made In Gilded Bronze From 1820s
French Fireplace Clock Made In Gilded Bronze From 1820s

French Fireplace Clock Made In Gilded Bronze From 1820s

Located in Lejre, DK

The French fireplace clock from the 1820s exudes timeless elegance and sophistication. Crafted from luxurious gilded bronze, this exquisite timepiece showcases the opulence and refin...

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1820s French Art Deco Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Sèvres-style Gilt Bronze and Jeweled Porcelain Clock Set
French Sèvres-style Gilt Bronze and Jeweled Porcelain Clock Set

French Sèvres-style Gilt Bronze and Jeweled Porcelain Clock Set

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent Sèvres-style gilt bronze and jeweled porcelain clock set. The fine pair of Sèvres-style ormolu mounted covered cobalt blue ground porcelain vases with hunting scene. ...

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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin
Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin

Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin

Located in London, GB

This wonderful mantel clock is designed in the image of an ancient Roman ruin. The clock is clearly inspired by the kind of prints, paintings and drawings of dilapidated Roman buildi...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock
Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock

Meissen Porcelain Strut Mantel Clock

By Howell James & Co.

Located in Norwich, GB

A Meissen porcelain oval shaped Strut clock with two putti and well modelled trailing flowers and wreath decoration. (The back of the case at 12 o’clock carrying the crossed swords m...

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1870s English Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

French Gilt Waterfall Clock Henry Dasson 1843
French Gilt Waterfall Clock Henry Dasson 1843

French Gilt Waterfall Clock Henry Dasson 1843

Located in Potters Bar, GB

A rare French 'waterfall clock' with a silk suspension pendulum action Has a unique waterfall feature with water spurting from the mouth of the lions mask Intricately cast with gilt ...

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Mid-19th Century French Provincial Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

20C Le COUTURE LUXOR BRASS CLOCK
20C Le COUTURE LUXOR BRASS CLOCK

20C Le COUTURE LUXOR BRASS CLOCK

$873Sale Price|20% Off

20C Le COUTURE LUXOR BRASS CLOCK

Located in Berlin, DE

Luxor Fire place clock high quality gilted clock Luxor

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20th Century European Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Régence Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
French Régence Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture

French Régence Style Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture

Located in London, GB

French Régence style gilt bronze clock garniture French, late 19th century Clock: Height 60cm, width 36cm, depth 20cm Candelabra: Height 67cm, width 25cm, depth 25cm This wonde...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Edwardian French Mahogany Balloon Mantel Clock
Edwardian French Mahogany Balloon Mantel Clock

Edwardian French Mahogany Balloon Mantel Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

Edwardian mahogany Balloon clock standing on brass ball feet with boxwood and ebony chequered stringing and satinwood line inlay. Enamel dial with Ro...

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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Mantel Clocks

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Mahogany

Figural Bisque Porcelain w Gilt Bronze Clock Napoleonic Officer 19th century
Figural Bisque Porcelain w Gilt Bronze Clock Napoleonic Officer 19th century

Figural Bisque Porcelain w Gilt Bronze Clock Napoleonic Officer 19th century

Located in Sweden, SE

Made of bisque porcelain in the middle of 19th century, presumably by Royal French Porcelain Manufacture de Sevres, the clock in the form of a scene where an elegant officer was depi...

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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Early 19th Century Vase-Shaped Porcelain Clock
Early 19th Century Vase-Shaped Porcelain Clock

Early 19th Century Vase-Shaped Porcelain Clock

By Normant

Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Vase-shaped mantel clock in gilded porcelain. Breguet hands track the hours and minutes on white, enamel dial with hours marked in Roman numerals. The porcelain is interspaced with g...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla
English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla

Located in London, GB

English Regency ormolu and white marble drum mantel clock. Typical drum shaped clock, set on four elaborate ormolu toupee feet. The white marble has an applied ormolu mount of flower...

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1820s English Antique Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock
Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock

Located in London, GB

Neoclassical 18th Century ormolu and marble lyre clock French, Louis XVI period Height 64m, width 27cm, depth 12cm This exquisite mantel clock was ...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

19 Century French Clock Featuring an Oriental Warrior Archer on Horseback
19 Century French Clock Featuring an Oriental Warrior Archer on Horseback

19 Century French Clock Featuring an Oriental Warrior Archer on Horseback

By Feuchere

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A fine quality Napoleon III mantle clock with a case of gilded, silvered, and patinated bronze. The base of the clock is in chased gilded bronze with elaborate moldings. The patinate...

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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Arts & Crafts Successionist Mantle Clock - Stickley era - W7025
Antique Arts & Crafts Successionist Mantle Clock - Stickley era - W7025

Antique Arts & Crafts Successionist Mantle Clock - Stickley era - W7025

Located in Shamokin Dam, PA

This is an antique Arts & Crafts Secessionist Mantle Clock c. 1899. In art history, secession refers to a historic break between a group of avant-garde artists and conservative Europ...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Iron

French Ceramic Mantel Clock with Chinese Decoration
French Ceramic Mantel Clock with Chinese Decoration

French Ceramic Mantel Clock with Chinese Decoration

Located in Norwich, GB

French ceramic clock with Chinese decoration standing on outswept feet with purple and turquoise glazed decoration and lions head ‘carrying’ handles surmounted by a Foo dog resting h...

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1880s French Other Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ceramic

French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock

French Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Antique French Charles X period "Au bon Sauvage" mantel clock. Very rare, this is not a model we have ever seen before, possibly a one off. Set upon f...

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1820s Antique Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Empire Mahogany and Cut Crystal Columned Portico Clock
French Empire Mahogany and Cut Crystal Columned Portico Clock

French Empire Mahogany and Cut Crystal Columned Portico Clock

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A rare example of a late French Empire portico clock combining the use of mahogany casing with gilt bronze mounts and cut crystal. The four pillars linking the top and bottom section...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks

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Crystal, 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.

There’s just something about cool clocks, right? Spend your time with an extraordinary collection of mantel clocks on 1stDibs today.