Louis XVI style ormolu clock set, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This exquisite 19th-century French clock set features a stunning combination of gilded ormolu and verde marble. The centerpiece clock is elegantly adorned with intricate gilded detai...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century Louis XVI style mantel clock signed by J Marti. Made from marble and gilt bronze with porcelain dial.
Marble, Bronze
French Ormolu Lyre Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French ormolu Lyre clock standing on a stepped rectangular base with acanthus leaf decoration and floral swags resting on four turned and chased toupe feet. Chased garland gilt bezel surrounding a fine enamel dial with Roman numerals and a gilded starburst...
Ormolu
English Coalbrookdale Porcelain Cased Vulliamy Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Fine and rare English Coalbrookdale porcelain clock in excellent condition. 8 day English fusee movement signed and numbered by the renowned ma...
Porcelain
Edwardian Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock, Thornhill, London
By Astral
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian Chinoiserie decorated mantel clock, Thornhill, London. Shaped case with raised Chinoiserie decoration on a turquoise ground resting ...
Pine
Antique Alabaster, Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Clock Set in the Neo-Grec Style
Located in London, GB
Antique Alabaster, Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Clock Set in the Neo-Grec Style French, Late 19th Century Clock: Height 55cm, width 33cm, depth 16cm Candelabra: Height 62.5cm, width 1...
Alabaster, Silver Plate, Bronze, Ormolu
French Ormolu and Birds Eye Maple Boulle Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Outstanding Boulle clock in ‘Birds Eye’ maple with fine ormolu mounts standing on four outswept feet Gilded dial signed Comptoir General, Paris with individual enamel Roman numerals...
Birdseye Maple
Antique Continental Gilt Bronze, Cut Glass, and Porcelain Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique Continental gilt bronze, cut glass, and porcelain clock set Continental, late 19th century Clock: Height 45cm, width 30cm, depth 22cm Candelabra: Height 46cm, width 23cm, ...
Ormolu
Sleigh-Form Silvered Bronze and Green Onyx Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Sleigh-form silvered bronze and green onyx mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 27cm, width 32cm, depth 29cm This beaut...
Onyx, Bronze
$34,104 / set
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This graceful three-piece clock set is designed in a refined neoclassical style, which was fashionable in France in the 19th century. The set has been crafted from finely cut clear g...
Ormolu, Bronze
Art Nouveau Period Gilt Bronze Mounted Wooden Mantel Clock by Colin & Cie
Located in London, GB
This elegant antique mantel clock is of the Art Nouveau period, and is set within a fine rectangular wooden case embellished with gilt bronze (ormolu) borders and floral decorations. The clock was made by renowned Parisian maker E. Colin & Cie, and its central circular wooden dial...
Bronze
Late 19th Century Cut-Glass French Urn Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A beautiful French cut-glass and gilded ormolu Louis XVI style urn mantel clock. Measures: 41cm (16") high. Having 'hobnail cut glass pattern, two scrolling handles with winged lion ...
Ormolu
$10,231 / set
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Clock Set
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A charming French 19th century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and green marble clock garniture, having four ormolu cherubs supporting the urn clock a...
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by ormolu topie shaped supports below a marble base with ormolu scrolling foliage and ormolu beaded row. Above is the central fluted marble column...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
$14,800Sale Price|20% Off
Large 19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Figural Clock
Located in Tarzana, CA
A magnificent French mantel clock in patinated bronze and original ormolu. Modeled with figures of two classically dressed females sitting back to back against the clock drum and rea...
Ormolu
$36,375Sale Price / set|33% Off
Very Fine 19th Century French Chinoiserie Silver and Gilt Three-Piece Garniture
Located in Tarzana, CA
An important & rare silvered and gilt bronze 3-piece Chinoiserie clock garniture comprising a clock and two side pieces. The Pagoda form clock with 2 Chinese figures, one sitting pla...
Bronze
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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