One year running 4 glass mantel clock by Grivilas

A Bronze mercury fire gilded empire romantic mantel clock. Attributed to the famous workshop of Thomire a Paris. You see an angel working as a blacksmith sharpening his arrows of lov...

Untouched four glass electrical mantel clock from "Scott". The lovely well figured mahogany base together with the original brass nickel plated dome, the clock is in a good condition...

An exceptional rare and important early electric oak finely wood carved mantel clock from MATTHIAS HIPP. The beautiful wood carved case with in the top the coats of arms from a nobl...

French Louis XVI Ormolu-Mounted Marble Mantel Clock, circa 1780. Enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed in red 'Hilger A Paris', fine pierced engraved gilt hands, 8-day anchor move...

This ‘four glass’ mantel regulator is of extraordinary high quality. The luxury guilded case is quite unusual and was an additional option when the clock was ordered. The ‘central sw...

A very imposing high quality bronze cast, fire guilded Empire mantel clock, of remarkable size with high quality details. The theme of this amazing decorative object is the philosopher Horatius sitting on the ruins of Rome, including a fallen column and a horses head. He was a very important Roman philosopher. He sits on a square block which is a clock, signed by Robin Aine the elder, clockmaker to the king. The eight day ‘on count wheel’ striking movement with ‘silk thread’ suspension. Robert Robin (1742-1799) was enrolled as a master-watchmaker on 28 November 1767. Already as of 1763, he benefited from many advantages in practising his art as 'Privileged Merchant-Watchmaker of the King following the Court and Councils of His Majesty'. He was appointed watchmaker to the Duke of Chartres at the end of 1778 and obtained one of the four posts as ordinary watchmaker to the King in 1782. Robert Robin wrote several memoirs on remontoirs, turret clocks and decimal watches. He made the first lever watches...

A Superb Coromandel-Veneered Mantle Clock The case constructed of very well-figured Coromandel giving the maximum amount of decorative effect, with gilt bronze accents; the plinth base of rectangular form, with everted stepped corners, and precisely chased gilt bronze figures, two representing Mercury-the god of travel and merchants with his winged helmet and coin purse in hand; the others representing Fortuna-the goddess of luck; the sides glazed, with mooresque arcaded pierced mounts enclosing a vase, in gilt bronze with overlapping palm trees above: the top of domed form with an octagonal platform, surmounted by an architectural dome, its engraved detail and structure reminiscent of Byzantine prototypes. The silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals for the hours, and within an arabesque dial divided into quadrants, with the key aperture at 6 o'clock. Below, the manual calendar, and a semi-circular thermometer. The dial signed by the retailer "Hunt & Roskell / London." The mechanism replaced with a one-year duration movement by Achille Brocot. English, circa 1860 A closely related clock, by Thomas Cole, though not bearing his signature, with a case of identical form and differing bronze decoration, previously with Butchoff. A third known coromandel-veneered example, also unsigned, is discussed by John...

French four glass mantel clock French four glass mantel clock with large bevelled glass panels housed in a patinated bronze case with...

A superb example of a Eureka Clock made c1912. The electromagnetic movement is regulated by a large, slowly oscillating bi-metallic balance wheel, with t...

A clock with a glass shade, circa 1930, on a wooden base. The striking, metal casing of the clock is decorated with hunting emblems, and is crowned with a semi-plastic figure of a h...

Apollo mantel clock by Edvin Klasson Dimensions: D 7 x W 16 x H 25 cm Materials: coated and uncoated laser-sintered,nylon, vinyl wrapping film, dyed feathers, and, clock mechanism ...

Unusual French 24 Hour Four Glass Mantel Clock French four glass clock housed in a bow fronted brass case with beautifully figured marble top ...