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Mantel Clocks For Sale
Exquisite 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Clock Case and Stand
Located in Miami, US
This stunning Meissen porcelain clock case and stand exemplifies the luxurious Rococo style of the 19th century, characterized by its elegant shell and foliate scroll silhouette. The...
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19th Century German Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Lewis Foreman Day. Made by Howell and Sons. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized clock
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized clock with finely carved decoration, the clock movement is by Edwards and Sons with a pair carved devices below and a blue and white floral ceramic bor...
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1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, 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
Japy Freres Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French Rococo clock by Japy Frères. It is beautifully sculptured with finely finished scrolls, curves and acanthus leaves in finely gilded bronze. To the ...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Elliott of London Caddy Top Mahogany Bracket Clock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant English bracket clock with mahogany case. Well made and chimes on every quarter hour with either Westminster or Whittington and also a silent feature. Elliott of London...
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Mid-20th Century English Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Rouge Marble & Ormolu Clock Garniture
Located in Dublin, IE
A fine 19th Century French Clock Garniture, the Clock with bronze solider surmounted on a domed top with urn finials on four rouge marble pillars, over pierced decorated base on a sh...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
Large Antique Victorian Quality Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality mantle clock, having a quality bronzed smelter figural mount of a lady with birds flanked by a circular ornate clock with a brass bezel and a bevelled...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Ariadne and the Panther Bronze After Johann Heinrich Dannecker, Mantel Clock
Located in Toronto, CA
A lovely, solid bronze mantel clock depicting Ariadne and the Panther, after the famous sculpture by Johann Heinrich Dannecker (1758-1841). Here the princess Ariadne, wife of Dionysi...
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Late 19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain 3 Piece Clock Candelabra Garniture 1870
Located in Portland, OR
An outstanding quality antique gilded bronze & Sevres porcelain French 3 piece, 8 day clock garniture with candelabra, by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris, circa 1870.
The clock with an 'egg' shaped urn made of cobalt blue Sevres porcelain with a hand-painted panel with a neo-classical beauty and a cupid, the rear is painted with gilt birds & floral decoration. The urn with gilt bronze handles to the sides held in the mouths of lion's masks, the clock below also with sumptuously decorated with gilded cobalt porcelain panels, the clock dial with black Roman numerals & is finely painted with two horses and a chariot with a putti falling out of the chariot. The clock has two winding arbors one for the 8 day time wind the other for a chime, the clock chimes the hours on a soft delicate sounding bell, the clock is in full working order and was recently professionally cleaned.
The clock is complemented with a pair of gilt bronze & cobalt blue Sevres porcelain four branch vasiform candelabras, decorated with oval panels to the front with putti & Neoclassical maidens, the back panels finely painted with birds, each candelabra is in two sections and raised on gilt bronze bases with corbel brackets & acanthus leaf feet.
The bronze casting is very likely by the Barbedienne Foundry in Paris, as the quality is outstanding, the clock is stamped "BD" for Achille Brocot (1817-1878) and Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887), they were two of the most important French clock makers of the mid to late 19th century, please see some biography below.
The clock is mechanically & cosmetically in excellent condition, and was recently overhauled by a clock-smith, the porcelain & ormolu are also in excellent condition, one of the very best investment quality gilt-bronze & Sevres porcelain clock garnitures by the top French makers of the period, circa 1870.
This garniture will be professionally crated for shipping.
Delettrez and Achille Brocot, son of the respected clockmaker Louis-Gabriel Brocot, established the clockmaking company "Brocot et Delettrez" in Paris on 20 October 1851, with premises at 62 Rue Charlot Paris. Jean-Baptiste Delettrez worked alongside Achille Brocot for several years and their clock movements are considered to be the most effective made during the late 19th century. Their specialty was a range of clocks based on the innovations of Brocot père and his other son Antoine, but generally of Achille's greatly advanced original design, some having a unique single-arm double-wheel escapement, some having a temperature-compensated pendulum, some having two dials, one of which showed the time and the other which showed a calendar and often other information such as phases of the moon, times of sunrise & sunset in Paris, etc. The firm was awarded a 1st class prize at the Paris World Exposition of 1857 for a commercial clock...
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1870s French Belle Époque Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Very Important French Japy Frères Figural Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in New York, NY
A very important French gilt bronze and Rouge marble figural mantel clock by Japy Frères
Movement: Japy Frères (1806-1930)
Origin: French
Date: 19th century
Dimension: 30 3/4 i...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Empire
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figural mantel clock signed “Al. dre Destape Palais Royal”
The bronze figural mantel clock depicting one of the mythical heroes - Orpheus originates from the Empire period. The cloc...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French 19th C Japy Fil Classical Figure Bronze Slate Marble Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 19th Century French Mantel Clock. Features a seated woman in the thinker position. She is wearing a large flowing dress, sitting on a Klismos chair with footed raised ove...
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Liberty & Co C F A Voysey style Arts & Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London. An Arts and Crafts oak mantle clock with floral inlay. The dome top and architectural style of the design of this clock point ...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Oak
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
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock by Achille Brocot & Delettrez
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb, large and early Ormolu clock, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with a Bleu Celeste ground and fine overglaze gilt decoration. The richly chased foliate case is...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A mid 19 century French Gilt Bronze Gothic style mantel clock and garniture which the French call " A la Cathedrale". The three pieces are of finely chased and gilded bronze; the cl...
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Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Rouge Griotte Marble and Ormolu Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Large Antique French 19th Century Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock set of exquisite craftsmanship. This spectacular clock set is comprising a pair of very large ni...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Stunning quality antique Victorian ornate brass mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning quality antique Victorian ornate brass mantle clock having a quality Victorian ornate brass mantle clock the clock itself having a chapter ring w...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Rococo Ormolu Mantel Clock Set by Samuel Marti
Located in Miami, FL
A very large and fine antique French clock set, circa 1880. It is of Rococo design boldly modeled in gilt bronze. Waisted keyhole shape with acanthus leaf shoulders, 'C' scroll feet standing on its original integral base. The top adorned with a putti and a musical instrument. To the sides are sound frets. The large dial is porcelain.
The design is attributed to by the highly inventive and influential rococo goldsmith and architect Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695-1750). Born in Turin, Meissonnier emigrated to France to work in the royal Gobelins factory in 1724 and in 1726 succeeded Jean II Bérain as architect and draughtsman to the Chambre et Cabinet du Roi. His designs for candelabra and other objects appear in the Dousieme livre des Oeuvres de J. A. Messonnier, Livre de Chandeliers de Sculpture en Argent published by Gabriel Huquier in the 1740s. A similar candelabrum in the Munich Residenz is illustrated in Ottomeyer and Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen (Munich 1986).
The French movement is of high quality and is by Samuel Marti...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Monumental Antique German Black Forest Eagle Chamois Mantel Hunt Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental 19th century antique German Black Forest mantel clock featuring carved high relief details with a winged bald eagle mounted atop...
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Mid-19th Century Black Forest Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Cercle Tournant Mantel Clock by Lepaute
By Lepaute
Located in London, GB
18th century Louis XVI ormolu and marble cercle tournant mantel clock by Lapaute
French, Late 18th Century
Height 39cm, width 18cm, depth 12cm
Dating from the latter part of the 18...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
Porcelain And Gilt Bronze Clock, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Louis XVI style clock in gilded bronze and porcelain: the base is very richly decorated: putti heads, flower garlands, knots and rosettes and porcelain plates decorated with golden s...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Clock by Raingo Freres
Located in Astoria, NY
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, the enameled dial signed "Raingo Freres A Paris", the movement stamped "Raingo Freres," strike on bell, the case surmounted by two cherubs, put...
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Late 19th Century Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
"Geniuses of the Arts" Gilded Bronze and Marble Clock Set by G. Fabre, c. 1900
By Samuel Marti, G. Fabre
Located in PARIS, FR
Dial signed G. Fabre, 4 rue des Filles du Calvaire, Paris
Clockwork signed Samuel Marti – Médaille d’Or 1900
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and statuary Carrare marble clock set, consisting of a clock and a pair candelabra...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Celtic Creature Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock
Located in New York, NY
Marks to movement: ELR, 1903, R73 to underside of lid.
Origin: French
Date: circa 1880
Dimension: 19 x 22 x 8 inches
Notes:
Zacharie Joseph Raingo (1775-1847)
The Raingo...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique German Black Forest Figural Carved Barometer with Ship Captain C1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique German Black Forest Figural Carved Barometer with Ship Captain C1900.
A finely carved Black Forest barometer statue from circa 1900, depicting a ship captain figure in tr...
Category
Early 20th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
French Charles X period fire gilt bronze mantel clock, c. 1820-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Charles X period fire gilt bronze mantel clock with a Classical figure of Paris holding an apple & leaning on a tree stump. The stump is fitted with a Paris style, two train, hour st...
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1820s Charles X Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Cérés À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
Empire clock signed à Paris
The mantel clock is in gilded bronze representing Ceres as a goddess of fertility, agriculture, grain crops and motherly relationships. In ancient Rom...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Fireplace Set, Napoleon III, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Gilt bronze mantelpiece with 2 patinas (matt and shiny) composed of a clock and 2 candelabras.
The clock is decorated with caryatids holding garlands of flowers and laurel leaves, ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Gilt-Bronze Clockset with Porcelain Figures
Located in New York, NY
A fine French gilt-bronze and porcelain clockset with figural group and porcelain flowers.
The figural group modeled as 18th century lovers, the woman carrying a lamb, a dog besid...
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19th Century French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French ormolu clock set, circa 1870, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with Rose Pompadour pink ground. Pan...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage Imhof for Saks Fifth Avenue Circular Brass Desk Clock Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stately, two-handed, Swiss 15 jewel, 8 day winding desk clock manufactured by Imhof for Saks Fifth Avenue- early 1960s.
Polished brass, splayed cir...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Hartmann À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
An exceptional 19th-century Empire-style mantel clock by Hartmann à Paris, meticulously crafted in gilt bronze. This distinguished timepiece showcases a finely detailed white enamel ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke.
The case signed 'Linke'.
This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
French Art Deco Champleve Enameled Bronze and Onyx Mantel Clock and Obelisks Set
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco period mantel clock and obelisks garniture (set), circa 1920s, crafted from onyx stone with champleve enameled bronze mounts. Clock 14 1/4 inches tall and the obelis...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
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
Rare Art Deco Mantel Clock with Polar Bear & Penguin Sculptures By Fournier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, rare and perfectly running Art Deco clock with polar theme.
If you are looking for a rare, large and sculptural antique clock to grace your living space then this striking sp...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal, Brass
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality mahogany inlaid mantle clock having a quality mahogany inlaid case with a brass bezel, circular dial, original hands, 8 day movement striking on the hour an...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Mantel Clock 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Warsaw, PL
This 19th-century clock is an exquisite work of art, perfectly reflecting the refined and elegant style of the Napoleon III period. Here is a detailed description of this masterpiece...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
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
Jaeger-le-coultre Atmos Clock with Lapis Lazuli Dial
Located in Norwich, GB
Jaeger -Le – Coultre atmos clock with lapis lazuli dial
Gold plated Atmos clock with ‘Lapis Lazuli’ dial, Arabic and baton numerals, original gol...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture
Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of seven-light figural candelabra. Designed as a celebration of music and lyric poe...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
English Brass & Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome T. Mapple C 1850
By T. Mapple
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fusee chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Large Victorian 19th Century Antique Faux Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Victorian 19th century antique faux marble mantel clock having a fantastic architectural reeded shaped top with a turned finial and moulded co...
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19th Century Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Other
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Leroy à Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
A magnificent 19th-century Empire-style mantel clock, signed by the esteemed clockmaker Leroy à Paris. This timepiece exudes classical elegance, featuring a finely detailed gilt bron...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Gilt Metal and Champleve Enamel Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
French Gilt Metal and Champleve Enamel Clock, late 19th century, of architectural form, the circular enamel dial, with strike on gong movement, the domed top supported by four column...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Tiffany & Co. Bronze Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage Tiffany & Co. French bronze clock dates from the late 19th century (1896). It is elaborately designed in the style of Louis XV & exhibits a m...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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...
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Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
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
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
Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock circa 1920s
By Maple & Co.
Located in Dereham, GB
Chinoiserie Decorated Mantel Clock circa 1920s
Black Background with gilt decoration
Dome shaped top , with gilt brass columns each side.
Cream ena...
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1920s British Chinese Export Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon Rare Nouveau Gold 1930's -40s
By Electric Neon Clock Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Electric Neon Clock Co. Two -Color Hexagon , Rare Nouveau Gold Outer tube.Clock appears to be totally original, Looks green on green when lit. Classic crescent sweeping second...
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Antique French Cherub Mantel Clock By Francois Moreau
Located in Ongar, GB
Antique French mantel clock by Francois Moreau. Circa 1900. In good working condition.
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Early 1900s French Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Spelter
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
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.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Walnut Bell Top Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Walnut Westminster Chiming Mantel Clock
Finely figured bell top walnut case standing on a stepped moulded plinth with block feet. Brass silk line...
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1960s German Vintage Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XV Style Bronze Pendulum Mantel Clock with Flowery Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and wonderful quality, heavy bronze clock.
This late 19th century work of time telling art is in very good condition and the design is both elegant and stylish. We have cl...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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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