Bronze Mantel Clocks

A refined French mantel clock garniture set executed in gilt bronze and white stone, dating to the 19th century. The ensemble consists of a central pendulum clock accompanied by a matching pair of decorative urns. The architectural composition with classical columns reflects the neoclassical taste characteristic of French decorative arts of the period. The clock features an enamel dial with black numerals and finely shaped hands, housed within a cylindrical case suspended between two columns. The case is adorned with cast gilt bronze mounts incorporating floral and classical decorative motifs, while the pendulum is decorated with a sun mask motif. The accompanying urns echo the design language of the clock, combining white stone bodies with gilt bronze mounts and twin handles, creating a balanced three-piece composition suitable for mantel or console display. Attribution and dating remain based on stylistic characteristics visible in the set. The exact stone type has not been professionally tested. Dimensions Clock: Height: 43 cm / 16.9 in Width: 24 cm / 9.45 in Depth: 12 cm / 4.72 in Urns (each): Height: 31 cm / 12.2 in Width: 14 cm / 5.5 in Depth: 11 cm / 4.33 in Condition Very good antique condition for its age. Minor chips on the stone bases, visible on corners of each piece Small crack on the back of the clock base (visible in photos) Gilt bronze shows natural age-related patina and tonal variations The front glass is missing The mechanism has been started and tested over several days, during which the clock ran consistently and kept operating. The striking function does not currently activate. The movement appears complete and remains in very good visual condition; however, as with all antique clocks...

LOUIS XV STYLE 19th Century MANTEL CLOCK French, in gilded bronze and marble, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Decorated with cupid and rooster. Marked "Samuel Marti Gold Med...

A highly decorative French vase clock executed in cobalt blue porcelain with elaborate gilt bronze mounts, produced in the Napoleon III taste during the late 19th to early 20th centu...

This exquisite three-piece French bronze and marble clock garniture by Lemerle-Charpentierwith a movement by Samuel Marti and is a superb example of late 19th-century Parisian decorative arts, combining fine sculpture, architectural marble, and precision horology into a unified and highly ornamental ensemble. Comprising a central mantel clock flanked by a matching pair of figural candelabra, the set was designed as a complete decorative statement for a grand salon, mantelpiece, or formal interior. The central clock is mounted in luminous white marble, richly accented with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. Atop the case stands a beautifully modeled putto figure in dark patinated bronze, animated and expressive, holding a torch aloft—an allegorical symbol of enlightenment, time, and knowledge. The contrast between the dark bronze figure, warm gilded details, and cool marble ground creates depth and visual drama. The circular enamel dial with Roman numerals is elegantly framed, underscoring the refined balance between function and ornament. Flanking the clock are a matching pair of bronze figural candelabra, each centered by a sculptural putto standing on a marble base. The figures support scrolling, gilt bronze candle arms terminating in classical bobeches, creating graceful upward movement and symmetry. The sculptural modeling of the figures—soft anatomy, expressive faces, and dynamic poses—demonstrates the high artistic standards expected of Parisian luxury objects during this period. Lemerle-Charpentier: Parisian Masters of Decorative Clocks The set bears the name of Lemerle-Charpentier, a respected Parisian firm active in the second half of the 19th century. Lemerle-Charpentier was renowned not only as a clockmaker, but as a collaborator with elite bronze casters, sculptors, and marble workshops, producing clocks and garnitures that rivaled the finest decorative arts of the era. Their pieces were often signed on the dial or movement, signaling quality, reliability, and fashionable taste. The firm specialized in luxurious mantel clocks, figural garnitures, and exhibition-quality pieces, many of which were exported internationally to decorate aristocratic homes and refined interiors. Lemerle-Charpentier clocks frequently feature award-winning movements paired with elaborate bronze sculpture, making them especially desirable to collectors today. Decorative and Collectible Significance Three-piece clock sets of this caliber were designed to convey status, refinement, and artistic literacy. Today, original Lemerle-Charpentier garnitures are prized for their sculptural quality, historical integrity, and decorative impact. Elegant, cohesive, and richly detailed, this Lemerle-Charpentier bronze and marble clock set is a timeless centerpiece—equally compelling as a functional timepiece and as a work of French sculptural art.Samuel Marti et Cie was one of the most important and respected French clock movement...

Delightful Art Deco French mantel clock set of clock and two matching garnitures, circa 1930s, in mottled purple marble with geometric br...

In the form of a putto with a wheel barrow carrying a keg mounted with a clock face topped by a crane, on a rectangular chased plinth ending in bun feet.

With pointed architectural pediment over an enamel clock face with signature of Mesnil of Paris. With black marble frieze and white marble columns with b...

A Wonderful French 19th Century Marble & Ormolu Bronze Mounted Cherub / Putti Holding A Lyre Seated Above A Branch With Foliage Large And Extremely Well Executed Clock By Monbro Aine...

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...

Antique vase clock France Fire gilded bronze Empire around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 41 x 13 x 12 Description: Beautiful all gilt French mantel clock. The basic form is in the shape of an urn vase with lid...

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Exceptional bronze doré and rouge griotte marble clock and candelabrum set by Ferdinand Berthoud. Signed “Fd Berthoud/Paris on the face. 19th century, good working condition and has...

This superb quality French Louis XV style clock set is a magnificent example of fine 19th-century decorative art, combining the elegance of gilt bronze with the timeless beauty of wh...

A fabulous quality early 19th century French marble and bronze mantle clock, the bronze with Napoleon being helped to mount his horse by...

An antique Napoleon III arched mantle clock, featuring pink porcelain panels with hand painted portraits of Marie Antoinette and courtship. A hinged door p...

French Louis XV style (19th Cent) bronze dore and porcelain floral decorated mantel clock with four 18th Century style figures and cupids (Balthazar) *Not working

This exquisite mantel garniture, crafted in the opulent French Rococo style, embodies the refinement and artistic sensibility of eighteenth-century decorative art. The set consists o...

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1830, the white enamel dial and movement strike on bell surmounted by a standing classical figure resting on an amphora pouring water, ...

Blue opaline mantel garniture comprising a portico clock and a pair of vases, France, Charles X period, circa 1825. Molded opaline with a diamond-point pattern, mounted with finely ...

Mantel clock, Cochet, France, Douai, end of 19th century Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, wood, gilding Vintage from the 19th century Artist/Maker: Cochet Style: Emp...

Bronze mantel clock, France, 1830s - 1840s Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, gilding, patina, silver plating Vintage from the 19th century Place of Origin: France Dat...

Porcelain garniture with clock, France, second half of 19th Century Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, porcelain, gilding Vintage from the 19th century Style: Sèvres P...

Bronze mantel clock, France, first half of 19th century Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, gilding Vintage from the 19th century Place of Origin: France Date of Manufa...

Mantel clock "Reading girl", France, 1870 - 1890 Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, marble, gilding Vintage from the 19th century Place of Origin: France Date of Manuf...

Hubert Sarton Style, Louis XVI, Porcelain, Bronze, Marble, Mantle Clock, France, 19th C. A Louis XVI style mantle clock after one of Belgium's greatest clockmakers, Hubert Sarton (1...

Fine quality Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock of Venus with cherubs. Fine quality Louis XVI gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock of Venus with cher...

Beautiful fire gilded Empire mantel clock with a shepherdess on top with a wreath and ribbon. On the left a staff with pan flute. At the bottom of the clo...

This three piece set has beautiful gilding and the Clock is in good working condition. The golden Patina is original and beautiful. The candleabrum Are also in beautiful condition w...

French Patinated Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock, late 19th century, the circular dial, with timepiece movement, surmounted by a cherub playing a triangle, on a tapering pedestal and...

Important Louis XVI mantle clock with exceptional bronze detail and chasing.

A fine quality 19th century Sèvres ormolu-mounted porcelain clockset. Origin: French Date: 19th century Dimension: Clock: 25 in high; Urns: 24 in high.

French Gilt Bronze and Black Slate Mercury Compensated Mantel Clock, retailed by J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, early 20th century, the arched case in the French Empire style...

Charles X Gilt and Patinated Bronze and Yellow Marble Figural Clock, circa 1830, the circular dial with strike on bell movement, surmounted by a seated cavalier, on a rectangular aca...

A fine quality 19th century English bracket clock of the Georgian era. The classical styled numerals and gilt topped case are surmounted by a floral sculpture. Marked on the face 'Le...

19th Century Neoclassical White Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock Set, circa 1860. 19th Century Neoclassical White Marble and Gilt Bronze Figurative Mantel Clock Set, circa 1860 A fine 19th Century French Neoclassical White Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock Set with its original and exceptional movement. Bears the makers mark, Finot a Versailles. The dial supporting a reclining bronze classical muse on a rectangular white Carrara marble base decorated by a row of gilt bronze beads, the set rests on four feet. The cross in the hand of the bronze muse can be removed (see photos). This 19th Century figurative clock is very decorative, interesting for its technicality of the dial and provenance. The bronze feminine muse and its shape has a perfect patina and is a remarkable conversational piece. The garniture set are a pair of fine neoclassical bronze vases with brown and golden patina that rest on white Carrara marble embellished with gilt bronze figural handles...

A very fine French empire style patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock with neoclassical scene. Stock number: CC59.

A Fine French Japy Frères Gilt Bronze and Red Enamel Clock Garniture Set featuring putti & snail vases  The set features an architectural champlevé clock...

Very fine quality and unusual Antique (19th century) French Louis XVI style garniture including mantel clock and pair of two-light candelabra neoclassical style, finely crafted from ...

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 ...

Lovely and large clock depicting a playful putti resting on top of a gilt bronze base. The putti is reaching for a butterfly amidst a group of flowers the clock has a white enamel ...

A fine quality gilt bronze and porcelain figural mantel clock. The figure of a maiden placing a garland of flowers over the cherub’s head. Origin: French Date: circa 1880 Dimen...

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.

Elegant 19th century Spanish carriage clock in finely cast and gilded bronze, signed by the prestigious Madrid retailer Peña y Sobrino. The clock features a refined architectural fo...

This mantel clock beautifully illustrates the classical myth of ‘The Abduction of Europa’. In this story, the god Zeus falls in love with a mortal woman called Europa. To seduce her, Zeus transforms himself into a white bull. Europa then mounts the bull and Zeus whisks her away from her home to Crete. Europa becomes the Queen of Crete and bears Zeus several children. The clock takes the form of a patinated bronze bull which is saddled with a gilt bronze (ormolu) clock case. This case features a circular white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic Numerals, as well as the maker’s name ‘Michel Baltazar...

A fabulous 19th Century gilt bronze mantle clock garniture set of exceptional quality comprising of a clock with a stunning pair of matching three branch candelabra, all are profusel...

A quality Victorian Marble mantle clock with black Roman numerals with a white enamel face, the bronzed figural case surmounted by an Elizabeth...

The combination of sumptuous, lustrous ormolu and finely decorated Sevres style porcelain makes this mantel clock an exceptional piece. Built in France and retailed by the prestigiou...

Signed on the dial A. Beurdeley Paris Mechanism signed J LEFEBVRE FILS PARIS Rare Louis XVI style clock in mercury-gilded and patinated chiseled bronze and white marble. In the form of an arched pediment, it is decorated with four Cupids, two carrying a garland of flowers highlighting the dial, and two others symbolizing the coronation of Science. The molded base in white marble, with a double recess, is decorated with a ribboned torus, a frieze of ribboned oak leaves and interlacing, and rests on six flattened ball feet. Related work : In 1774, the bronze-caster Robert Osmond (1711-1789) designed a first model known as “architectural drawing” illustrating The Coronation of Science. Also called The Children of France, it is decorated with a putti crowning a young girl drawing with a compass and delivered to Versailles by Lépine, clockmaker to the King since 1762, for the apartment of Madame Royale in the Princes’ Wing, on December 28, 1778. (see photo attached) This clock is described in the inventory of Versailles clocks...

Resting on four very elegant feet the clock features a rectangular base decorated on three sides with classical motifs. The face features a pair of Sphinx flanking a wreath with lau...

Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock depicting a Bacchanal figure with grapes above two seated cupids on patinated goats.

French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) bronze dore and white marble oval shaped mantel clock with 2 cupids reading book at top. (Not working)

This clock is a fine example of early 20th-century design, combining the rich materials and craftsmanship of traditional sculpture with the sleek, modernist lines of Art Deco. It wou...

A very elegant 19th century antique French Sèvres cobalt blue porcelain & ormolu mounted urn shaped eight day mantel clock circa 1875, the clock stamped "Japy Frères", the porcelain ...

An attractive and high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock, signed Aux Mille Pendules. This impressive clock is rais...

Late 19th century french gilt bronze/ormolu cloisonné champlevé enameled mantle clock garniture set by Japy Frères By: Japy Frères Material: bronze, enamel, glass, metal, ormolu, paint, cork Technique: cast, champlevé, cloissoné, cold-painted, enameled, gilt, hand-painted, metalwork, molded Dimensions: 6 in x 19.5 in x 15 in Date: late 19th century, circa 1890 Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism, Louis XVI, Empire Place of origin: France The Japy family is a french industrial dynasty originally from Beaucourt in the Territoire de Belfort. They owned the second largest french company in terms of capital during the Second Empire. Its influential members left their mark on the french industrial landscape through numerous innovations, particularly in clockmaking, typewriters and pumps, as well as in labor organization and workers' social life in the 19th century. This magnificent late 19th century french mantle clock garniture, work of the eminent Japy family, radiates the opulent decorative style of the Rococo Revival. A four glass...

An elegant French mantel clock, crafted from patinated and gilded bronze, featuring a refined sculptural scene depicting a seated female figure accompanied by a child. The compositio...

An elegant French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated bronze, ormolu, and white Carrara marble clock signed H Luppens & Cie. The clock is raised by five topie shaped feet with f...

An Incredible and Quite Rare 18th Century Louis XVI Period French Ormolu Mounted Queen’s Manufacture Porcelain Clock, known as the Marie-Antoinette Clock, The movement by François-L...

Antique Empire Gold Gilt Patinated Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock French, c. 1810 Height 48cm, width 31cm, depth 20cm A superb example of early 19th-century French decorative arts, thi...

Charles X Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1830, the circular dial centered by a star, the movement strike on bell, surmounted by a seated muse resting on a globe, representing trave...