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Place of Origin: French
Antique Ormolu French Cartel Clock on its Stand, Mantle Clock, Napoleon III Era
By Napoléon III, Ecole Boulle
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Ormolu French Cartel Clock on its stand, Napoleon III Era.
This is a good-sized French mantel clock dating from around 1880. It has a waisted case with applied brass decoration and brass and tortoiseshell-style inlaid panels. The white enameled dial has fancy pierced brass hands and a beaded bezel. It is hand-painted with Arab numerals and decorated with garlands of flowers and leaves. The clock has a center window showing the pendulum shaped like a fairy. It drives the movement that seems to strike the hours and halves on a bell.
This gorgeous antique cartel clock...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Mantel Clock and Candelabra of Gilt Bronze and Blue ‘Sèvres’ Porcelain
Located in London, GB
A Good French mantel clock garniture
By Charles Oudin, Paris
The garniture comprising a clock and two candelabras, constructed in gilt bronze and ‘Se...
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19th Century Antique French 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 Gothic Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock by Achille Brocot & Delettrez
By Achille Brocot
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 Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock. c.1860
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock c.1860
Waisted case veneered with red tortoiseshell with finely figured brass and ormolu mounts, surmounted w...
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1860s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Clock Set with Pair of Obelisks
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A stylish Art Deco Egyptian Revival clock set featuring a central timepiece flanked by a pair of obelisks, this piece exudes the grandeur and mystique of the early 20th-century fasci...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Antique 19th Century Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Victorian marble mantel clock having a quality marble case with pretty ornate brass mounts, two attractive ornate Corinthian...
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19th Century High Victorian Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
Marked on the dial Furet & Bon, Hrs du Roy, à Paris
Measures: Clock – Height 98 cm (38 1/2 in.), width 70 cm (27 1/2 in.), depth 25 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Candelabra – Height 116 cm (45 ...
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1860s Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Art Deco Figural Spelter & Onyx Garniture Mantel Clock Set Uriano
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional and difficult to find Art Deco Garniture Clock Set depicting a young lady looking down at birds below. Set between lovely Garnitures of cups or vases with tapered shap...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Antique French Ormolu Bronze Case Portico Pillar Mantel Clock with Double Swan
Located in Danville, CA
1880 Antique French Ormolu Bronze Case Portico Pillar Mantel Clock w Double Swan
MOVEMENT: 8 day wind up mechanism
FUNCTION: time with half h...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Dandelion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
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 Art Nouveau Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Mantel Clock 19th Century Styl Empire by Galle, Rue Vivienne À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This is a beautiful antique French Empire mantle clock was made of gilded bronze and marble. The clock is placed on a rectangular marble pedestal...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ormolu and Champleve Enamel Antique French Clock by Le Roy & Fils
By Le Roy, Vincenti et Cie
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent Renaissance style clock by the renown Parisian clockmaking firm of Le Roy &Fils. Beautifully modelled in finely gilded bronze and finely decorated with exquisite polychrome champlevé enamel. The case is formed with an arched swan neck pediment surmounted by a turret with elaborate finial.
To the sides are charming figures of cherubs clutching the baluster turned pillars. A third cherub is seated above the dial. The dial is also gilded bronze with champlevé enamel and is complete with original finely blued steel hands. The clock is decorated in the round with a frosted glass rear door. Please note that this type of clock does not have a glazed bezel to cover the dial.
The French movement is of high quality and is by Vincenti et Cie. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video of the clock, please ask and we will send you a link.
Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is particularly good with only minor wear where the clock has been handled and some light marks and discolouration. The rear most bun feet are missing however the clock sits very well without them. Rear frosted glass has some marks. Enamel is very good.
Established by Basile Charles Le Roy in 1785, the firm of Le Roy et Fils became a well-established and renowned clockmaker. Basile had been Napoleon's master clockmaker, and along with his son Charles-Louis, he worked for Princess Pauline and the Duke de Bourbon as well. Examples of the firm's work are included in all of the major world collections. The firm was located at the Palais Royale from 1785, the year of its founding, through the death of Charles-Louis at Versailles in 1865. A shop was opened in London, in 1854 at 296 Regent Street under the name of Le Roy and Son. The name was later changed to Le Roy and Fils...
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Art Deco Glass Panelled Clock with Bronze Swallows
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A striking Art Deco Cubist design clock featuring a mirrored face framed by chrome and copper-plated elements, crowned with intricate bronze shallows. This piece embodies the sleek, ...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Portico Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant period Empire ormolu-mounted white marble portico clock, circa 1830, is from France. The floral-and-foliate ormolu-mounted frieze sits above four Doric columns with gilt...
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1830s Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
French Gilt Bronze Mounted Marine Themed Automaton Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze mounted marine themed automaton mantel clock
French, circa 1850
Measures: With glass dome and base height 90 cm, width 70 cm, depth 33 cm
Clock without dome and...
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Mid-19th Century Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Clock and Obelisks by ATO
By Léon Hatot
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Art Deco Egyptian French Mantel clock by the electric clock manufacturer ATO of Besançon, France. Emerald Onix from Brasil over black Belgian m...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Belgian Black Marble
Fine Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock - Cupid
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very fine and substantial ormolu clock by the clockmaker Vincenti. Stunning Rococo balloon form of sweeping acanthus swags, scrolls and floral flourishes. To the top of a beautiful...
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19th Century Rococo Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
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 Louis XV Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French clock, modelled in the Baroque style in gilt bronze. It is of architectural form with an applied motif of flowers, scrolls and cornucopia. Scrolli...
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19th Century Baroque Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Grand Ormolu and Marble Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Salmson
By Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
Grand ormolu and marble clock set by Raingo Frères and Salmson
French, Late 19th Century
Clock: Height 69cm, width 81cm, depth 23cm
Candelabra: Height 80cm, width 34cm, depth 34cm
This elegant clock set was created by Raingo Frères and Jean Jules Salmson (French, 1823–1902). Raingo Frères, founded in 1832, was famous for its astronomical clocks, one of which is now in the Windsor Castle collection. The set is complemented by bronzes from the renowned sculptor Salmson, a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon.
The garniture includes a central mantel clock and two matching eight-light candelabra, all expertly crafted from ormolu and white marble. The clock features a central column topped with a finely detailed sculptural group of bacchantes holding grapevine garlands, with cherubs draping them over large vases. The white enamel dial is framed by an acanthus ormolu mount and rests on a base with twin ormolu lion feet.
The candelabra mirrors...
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock Garniture
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A very fine Louis XVI style figural mantel clock with matching flanking candelabra. The clock is bronze casted and has an ormolu f...
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1880s Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Orientalist Arab 8 Day Gilt Bronze Statue Clock Garniture, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
A Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880.
The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals, the center of the dial with a bas relief of palm trees and figures below the sun and a fort to the background. The front of the clock is shaped like a Mihrab (a niche in a mosque), to the base is another bas relief an East Indian scene with gilded bronze figures holding muskets and spears, with an elephant and tiger...
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1880s Islamic Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Silver, Gold
French Ormolu Marble Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Spectacular and unique French Napoleon III ormolu mounted white marble mantel clock, 19th century.
The clock is surmounted by a gilt bronze pineapple finial with ribbons over a porcelain clock face with Roman Numerals enclosed into an ormolu egg...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Egyptian Revival Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) Egyptian Revival period French empire style mantel clock in bronze with dark brown patina, retailed at Brown and Rogers of Providence, Rhode Island.
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Deverberie
By Jean-Simon Deverberie
Located in London, GB
Antique Empire period gilt-bronze mantel clock by Deverberie
French, c.1805
Measures: Height 67cm, width 54cm, depth 19cm
This exceptional timepiece was made in Empire period Fr...
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Early 1800s Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Stunning Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir Antique French Clock
By Richard & Co.
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A fine and stunning original antique French boudoir clock. It is beautifully made of ormolu (finely gilded bronze), very well modelled and chased, and mounted with exquisite Sèvres s...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Art Deco Mantel Clock Marble and Onyx Set by Lemoine Bonnet & Pottier
By Lemoine, Bonnet and Pottier
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning three piece French Art Deco Mantel Clock and garniture set with a fine French movement by and stamped Bennet & Pottier made in Paris, France. Finished on all sides, the st...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Bronze
Art Nouveau Clock Set by Francesco Flora 1890 Antique Three Piece French Mantel
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Art Nouveau clock set from the 1890s by Italian artist Francesco Flora made in Paris France.
Francesco Flora is known for making gorgeous fe...
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Spelter
French Cobalt Porcelain Clock with Hand-painted Scene of Lovers and Cherubs
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous cobalt French porcelain late nineteenth century clock with hand-painted scene of lovers and hand-painted cherubs painted on the face of the clock. The base and top...
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1890s Rococo Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir Antique French Clock
By Richard & Co.
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A fine and stunning original antique French boudoir clock. It is beautifully made of ormolu (finely gilded bronze), very well modelled and chased, and mounted with exquisite Sèvres s...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French bronze dore and marble annular clock depicting the Three Graces
Located in Houston, TX
The sculpture of the Three Graces are bronze dore
And they are supporting a globe in roi de blue. The
Figure at the crest is an angel holding a bow sitting
On a cloud. The clock is after a famous clock in the
Louve by a famous metal artist Francois Vion. It is annular and is a rotating clock...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Antique Black Marble and Ormolu Borne Clock by Maniere
By C. Maniere
Located in London, GB
Fine black marble and ormolu mantel clock of borne (antique milestone) form. Superb proportions and Fine ormolu mounts, well finished with matte and burnished fire gilding. The primary mount represents d'Etude, below this a pair of Lions pawing an Anthemion. To each side a Fine mount of crossed winged torches of ever lasting love purporting to represent Anacreon inspired by Love. Fine white enamel dial and gilt bronze hands, signed Maniere a Paris for Charles-Guillaume working at the Rue Christine...
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Early 1800s Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Large Antique French Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Large antique French Louis XV style patinated and gilt bronze clock set
French, 19th Century
Clock: Height 99cm, width 83cm, depth 32cm
Torchères: Height 113cm, width 33cm, depth 28...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century Boulle mantle clock, having a gilded ormolu putti seated on the top, Red tortoiseshell and brass inlay to the serpentine shaped case, wonderfu...
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Enamel Figural Clock Set
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III Gilt and Silvered Bronze, Onyx and Champlevé Enamel Figural Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Eugène Cornu for the Société des Marbres Onyx d'Algerie, the figure cast fr...
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19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Genius of Music
By Vincenti et Cie, Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and substantial ormolu clock from a design by the 18th century bronze founder Robert Osmond and made by the famous Compagnie des Bronze of Bruss...
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19th Century Rococo Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu & Sevres Porcelain 3 Piece Clock Candelabra Garniture 1870
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Brocot & Delettrez
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 Belle Époque Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock Set
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning three-piece mantel clock set in Siena marble and bronze, French Empire period. The main piece at center features a cast bronze hound sitting uneasily upon the plinth. Roman ...
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19th Century Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Fine and Elegant Fire, Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock in the Romantic Taste
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very fine and elegant fire, gilt bronze mantle clock in the romantic taste, the base resting on scroll feet connected with leafy volutes centered by a female mask under a decorated...
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1860s Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Gold Plate, Enamel
French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most attractive small French white marble and ormolu Mantle/Mantel Clock Surmounted by classically shaped lidded urn with flower head finnial and draped all round with floral garla...
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock
By Aubert & Klaftenberger
Located in Norwich, GB
French tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts and surmounted by a brass finial.
Enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ ste...
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19th Century Victorian Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Egyptian Revival Clock with Bronze Sculpture of Isis
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A French Egyptian Revival mantel clock, dating to the mid-19th century, is made of polished black marble and patinated bronze. The clock showcases exceptional quality and craftsmanship, using the finest materials, exuding elegance and quality.
Surmounted by the priestess Isis cast from bronze, adorned with a gilt headband and intricately tooled clothing, the clock demonstrates remarkable attention to detail. The clock case has a complex architectural design, flanked on each side by bronze Egyptian figures holding tablets, symbolizing the wisdom and power of ancient Egypt.
Standing at a height of approximately 65cm, the clock case is embellished with applied figures and mask heads, adding depth and complexity to the overall design. The outer ring of the clock dial features a delicate presentation inscription and the date 1869, adding historical significance to the piece. This inscription connects the clock to the Right Honourable John Bright, a British Radical and Liberal statesman known for his oratory skills and advocacy for free trade...
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Mid-19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Clock with Elephant and Tigers / Panthers by Irenee Rochard
By Irénée Rochard
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A magnificent Art Deco clock featuring an impressive sculpture in the Japanese Meiji style, depicting two tigers in mid-attack on an elephant. Cast in cold-painted spelter, the scene...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Spelter
Greek Revival 19 century Porcelain Mantle Clock and Vases Garniture
Located in New York, NY
Very fine quality and unusual 19 century French Greek Revival Porcelain Mantle Clock and Vases Garniture, hand-painted with Greek Scenes.
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock, Circa 1875-85
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Clock, circa 1875-85.
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Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock
By Henry Marc, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original antique French clock by the famous maker Japy Frères and retailed by Henry Marc of Paris. Superbly made in ormolu and mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcela...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock Set, Dolphins
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French ormolu clock set by A. D. Mougin. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, featuring a dolph...
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19th Century Rococo Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock
By Harris & Harrington
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Palatial Louis XVI style mantel clock made of quality gilt bronze and fine marble with great detail all around. Depicts a group of putti figures ato...
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Early 1900s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Ormolu and Green Marble Mantel Clock, Maple & Co, Paris
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
Ormolu And Green Marble Mantel Clock, Maple & Co Ltd, Paris
Ormolu and Verde marble mantel clock depicting a beautifully cast maiden studying her ...
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1880s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Sarreguemines, Mantel Clock "Pagoda", France, 1940s
By Sarreguemines
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare Sarreguemines "Pagoda" model mantel clock. Ceramic of brown crackled enamel. Side pieces signed Sarreguemines and numbered 5410. Central piece...
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1940s Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
French Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French Ormolu Mantel Clock
French mantel clock housed in an ormolu case with stepped base and decorated feet, floral, wreath and cherub decoration. To the side of the dial is a class...
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1870s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantle Clock by André Antoine Ravrio
Located in New Orleans, LA
Odysseus and Theseus French Empire Mantel Clock
André Antoine Ravrio
Circa 1800
This monumental Empire mantel clock by André Antoine Ravrio, whose case is crafted entirely of gilded...
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Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th century Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock by "Miroy Frères"
By Miroy Frères
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 19th-century gilt bronze and porcelain clock is a stunning example of French decorative arts. The clock features a charming cherub figure, complete with expressive fac...
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19th Century Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in London, GB
Designed in a fanciful Louis XV style, this beautiful mantel clock takes the form of an Asian elephant, saddled with a howdah (carriage). The clock features a patinated sculpture of ...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
French Rococo Ormolu Mantel Clock Set by Samuel Marti
By S. Marti & Cie
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...
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19th Century Louis XV Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Sèvres-Style Ormolu Mounted Porcelain Mantel Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Antique French Sèvres-style ormolu mounted porcelain mantel clock
French, 19th Century
Height 50cm, diameter 21cm
This superb 19th century porcelain clock pays homage to the disti...
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19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock with Portrait Plaque of Molière 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique French gilt bronze mantel clock with Bleu Celeste porcelain panels in the Sevres manner, circa 1860 in date.
The case crowned with two cherubs holding laurels one holding a mask emblematic of theatre, flanking an oval Bleu Celeste porcelain panel of the playwright Molière .
The base decorated with ormolu flowers is raised on turned feet and inset with Sevres plaques decorated with cherubs.
The circular dial has Roman and Arabic numerals and the clock has an 8 day striking movement complete with count wheel strike and bell, stamped with Miroy Freres...
Category
1860s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Clock Garniture Set with Two Ball Dancers by P. Sega
By Pierre Sega
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An Art Deco figural clock garniture set, circa 1920s-30s, Two daring Art Deco ball dancers elegantly positioned either side of the white enamel di...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Early 19th Century Empire Clock, Miniature Matelot "Au Bon Sauvage", circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Miniature Empire Bronze Clock - Matelot
Paris
fire-gilded and patinated bronze
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 18 x 14 x 9 cm
Description:
Very rare miniature of the famous Pendule Matelot "Au Bon Sauvage". The depiction deals with an important topic of the time, trade with the colonies.
The rectangular base stands on pressed ball feet. Attached to the front, we see two cornucopias filled with exotic fruits and held by a bow.
A young sailor, dressed in a raffia skirt and feather jewellery...
Category
1810s Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Figural Clock with Bronze Nude Circa 1930
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
1930s mantel clock in marble and bronze, showcasing the opulence and elegance of the Art Deco period. The geometric clock case is beautifully designed and crafted from various shades...
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1930s Art Deco Vintage French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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 Art Deco Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Period Neoclassical Malachite and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Napoleon III period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze clock set by Picard
French, late 19th century
Measures: Clock: Height 72cm, width 46cm, depth 27cm
Candelabra: Height 78...
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin Lacquer Clock by Planchon - Paris
By Vernis Martin, Mathieu Planchon
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French Vernis Martin style lacquer clock, Circa 1890. The exquisite waisted, lacquered eau de nil case is decorated with delicate floral swags and mounted with gil...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Directoire Period Bisque and Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Ariadne
Located in London, GB
French Directoire period bisque and ormolu mantel clock depicting Ariadne. Of Fine quality with sky blue and white bisque porcelain and beautifully contrasting and finely cast mounts...
Category
Early 1800s Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Rococo Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu Louis XVI style mantel clock, having wonderful scrolling foliate decoration in the Rococo style, garlands of flowers draped eith...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century French Clock Set
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage 19th century marble & dore' bronze clock set is beautifully designed in a Louis XVI motif. The clock features a decorative hand painted round enamel face with Arabic num...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
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, ...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Egyptian influenced clock garniture, 19th Century.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very imposing 19th Century Egyptian influenced mantle clock garniture, the black and rouge marble having wonderful patinated bronze mounts depicting Egyptian sphinx like mounts to ...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
The Astronomy Lesson French Empire Mantel Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent French Empire ormolu mantel clock features the iconic Neoclassical genre scene often referred to as "The Astronomy Lesson." A popular motif during this period, Emper...
Category
19th Century Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality Louis XVI style bronze ormolu mantel clock. The case is made of gilt brass and bronze ormolu casted ornaments, Roman numerals in white enameled cartouches. On top of t...
Category
1880s Louis XVI Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Mantel Clock "Atala and Chactas"
Paris
Bronze (fire-gilt and patinated), enamel
Empire around 1810
Dimensions: H x W x D: 40 x 32 x 11 cm
Description:
Very rare and extremely high quality French mantel clock, so-called Pendule Au Bon Sauvage.
Depicted are scenes from the love story "Atala or the love of two savages in the desert" written by Francois René Vicomte de Chateaubriand in 1801. At the beginning of the 19th century, this was probably the most famous love story in Europe, but today it has been forgotten.
The story, set in present-day Louisiana (USA), is roughly rewritten about the forbidden love between Chactas, a young Indian, and Atala, the beautiful daughter of a Spaniard.
Chactas is captured in a battle between two Indian tribes, chained to a palm tree and is to be sacrificed. Atala wants to save his life and convert him to Christianity. She unties him from the palm tree at night and they flee together into the wilderness of North America. Their love for each other grows stronger and stronger and they have prospects for a future together.
The story takes a tragic turn when Atala, who must remain a virgin due to a vow made by her mother, can no longer withstand the conflict of her feelings and commits suicide.
The main group of characters thus shows Chacta's liberation through Atala. Atala is leaning against a pile of logs. The animal fur thrown over the logs and the weapons leaning against the stack on the right give the impression of a night camp.
The bronze is of rarely beautiful quality, finely chiselled and makes the scene appear very lively. The contrast of fire-gilded and patinated bronze adds tension to the composition.
In the base we see the Entombment as the end of the tragic love story. This bronze work is also very detailed, the interplay of bright and matt gilding makes the flat relief appear much deeper than it is.
The depiction of the mantel clock presented here shows that the exotic was only known from stories and that the bronzier had his own ideas about the appearance of this distant world. The Indian, for example, has very European facial features and his skin was not black in reality, of course. The palm tree was also certainly not found in the North American wilderness.
The heart of the clock is a French pendulum movement, integrated into the wooden pile, with an eight-day power reserve and a lock plate striking a bell on the half and full hour. The pendulum is suspended on a thread, typical of the period. The classically shaped hands, so-called Breguet hands, are also typical of the time.
The enamelled dial has black Roman hour numerals, Arabic quarter hours and bears the signature: Le Roy hr. de Madame A PARIS.
Interesting facts:
The period from 1795 to about 1815 saw the creation of probably the most spectacular group of bronzes: The "Au bon Sauvage" pendulums - depictions of the "Noble Savage".
Today's viewers react to these objects with both fascination and irritation. Enthusiastic on the one hand about the obvious quality of the detailed bronzes and the allure of the exotic, on the other hand distanced and cautious because of the possible discrimination that is suspected behind them. The ambivalence of this feeling motivates the search for the conditions of origin of these pendulums.
Europeans found their new ideal of the natural man primarily in fictional and realistic travelogues about the Indians of North America...
Category
Early 19th Century Empire Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Neoclassical Gilded Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock Set
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 19th Century French Neoclassical White Marble and Gilded 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...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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