French Mantel Clocks

This elegant Art Deco mantlepiece clock, crafted in France circa 1935, is a sophisticated representation of the period’s iconic design philosophy. The clock is constructed from tesse...

An impressive 19th-century French Napoleon III mantel clock in the style of Auguste Moreau, featuring a sculptural figural group representing Diana the Huntress accompanied by a nymp...

This truly stunning French mantel clock was crafted during the Empire period, and reflects the Neoclassical interests of the Emperor Napoleon I, whose influence over the decorative arts contributed toward a profound revival of beauties of the ancient empires. The mantel clock is crafted entirely in gilt bronze, and features a stepped base on four block feet. The base depicts a Classical relief panel to the front, showing female dancing figures and putti, as well as musical instruments. Surmounting the base is an arch featuring a central mask fountain and basin...

French Patinated Bronze and Black Slate Chariot Clock, late 19th century, of rounded rectangular form, surmounted by a Roman soldier driving a chariot with two horses, below, the cen...

Renaissance Revival enamel and gilt bronze mantel clock French, late 19th century Size: Height 53cm, width 29cm, depth 22cm The mantel clock i...

Amazing clock depicting the tale of Amor and Psyche which Is about the god of love in Greek mythology. Large bronze Dore figures adorn the pediment sta...

An exquisite and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu Portique clock, signed "Tiffany'. Raised by a marble base with ormolu topie shaped supports. Above are two columns decorated by finely chased floral ormolu mounts. The columns are flanked by two fluted tapering ormolu design elements. The enamel dial has a foliate garland at the center and ormolu pendulum. At the top crown is an ormolu floral basket with two lovebirds...

This fine mantel clock is cast entirely in ormolu by celebrated Parisian clockmaker Leroy and commemorates the return of Napoleon's ashes to France in 1840. The clock is set on a rectangular, tiered base with four decorative feet. The lower tier is centred with a sleeping lion above a plaque showing the scarf, sword and hat of Napoleon. There is a relief plaque above the lion showing a ship off St Helena (the location of Napoleon's exile) and to either side further decorations formed as martial trophies. To the top of the plaque is a portrait medallion of Napoleon with winged cherubs and the letter 'N'. The circular dial of the clock, signed 'Leroy a Paris', is set to the centre above the base within an ormolu border and flanked by the figures of France and an eagle to either side. Between them they hold an urn, which bears the inscription 'Ste Helene / 5 Mai 1821'. The figure of France holds a flag inscribed 'France 1840.' This clock was produced in 1840 by Parisian clockmaker Leroy et fils...

An rare model French Empire mantle clock featuring a classical urn with dragon handles. The clock is entirely of gilded bronze with original fire gilding. The urn-shaped case is surm...

French Regence style cartel in Boulle marquetry in première partie, with a red tortoise shell background. Architectural shaped case, standing on a base with four flattened balls foliaged feet with chiseled motifs on the middle. On each side a glass shows the inner part of the clock and is framed with water leaves frieze in gilt and chiseled bronze. Other motif in gilt bronze such as flowers, beaded acanthus leaves, mascarons, pelmets, swags and music trophies...

This Art Deco-period French mystery clock features a stunning design inspired by Eastern cultures and the natural world. A brilliantly hued piece ...

This is a large vintage figural mantle clock. A French, onyx and spelter timepiece with matched garnitures, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Beguiling Art Deco mantelpiece...

France, circa 1820-1830. A large-scale early 19th century bronze and gilt bronze mantel clock, the clocks hunting theme, featuring three different scenes. The bronze Diana...

This 'Marie Anoinette' antique clock is signed on the face by an unknown maker, and originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 and done in the period Louis XVI style. Th...

A Large and Important Louis Philippe Period Gilt-Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture. Attributed to the Feuchère family. The clock movement by Hémon. In the Renaissance revival style. Comprising a clock and a pair of nine-light candelabra. The clock case of architectural out-shape with cherubic term figures supporting a rectangular pediment centred by an urn. The sides of the clock tower cast in relief with strapwork and foliage. The dial inset with enamel Roman numeral chapters. The twin-barrel clock movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell. Pendulum and winding key. The candelabra as twin-handled vases supporting tiered branches with candle nozzles. Modelled en suite with naturalistic scrolls and foliage. Surmounted by finials modelled as an eagle toying with a serpent. The scrolled handles flanked by cherubic figures and serpents. The bodies fronted by bacchic masks and supported on socles bearing angels. France, Circa 1835. The clock movement signed ‘HEMON A PARIS’. The clockmaker Claude Hémon was established at rue de St. Martin circa 1810-1820. Dimensions, the clock: Height : 106 cm 42 inches Width : 58 cm 23 inches Depth : 38 cm 15 inches Weight : 72 kg Dimensions, the candelabra: Height : 104 cm 41 inches Width : 36 cm 14 inches Depth : 36 cm 14 inches Weight : 28 kg (each) This magnificent clock garniture of palatial size is designed in the Renaissance revival style and dates to the Louis Philippe period. Executed in sculptural gilt-bronze with leaves, scrolls, masks and exotic birds, the naturalistic ornament represents an elaborate system of allegories and mythological iconography which recall the influence of Italian Mannerist art in France. The distinctive design reflects a new style which replaced the neoclassism of the French Empire period. With the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, artists and designers sought a new decorative vocabulary with which to aggrandise the Bourbon restoration. With the French revolution and Louis XVI’s execution still within living memory, it seemed too soon for a revival of the style of the Grand Siècle. Instead they looked further back to the time of François I, whose patronage of Italian artists had brought the Renaissance to France. The idea of a renaissance revival appealed to the new Bourbon monarchs and their patronage ignited great creativity in the arts. The reigns of Louis XVIII and Charles X, who were brothers of the late King, Louis XVI, and later of Louis Philippe I, nicknamed the Citizen King, coincided with the enlightenment and the dawn of the industrial age. Great technical progress was made in metallurgy and casting which raised the art of bronze making to new heights in the hands of great masters such as Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) and Pierre- Jean-François Denière (1774-1866). The renaissance provided a rich and varied source book in architecture, furniture and other decorative arts for designers such as Claude Aimé Chenavard (1798-1838) whose Album de l’ornemaniste (1835) became a reference work. Léon Feuchère (1804-1857) also produced drawings of interiors, silver, bronzes and furniture and was a scion of the prominent family of bronze castors established by his grandfather Pierre-François Feuchère (1737-1823) who had worked as a gilder for the bronze caster Pierre Gouthière before setting up a bronze foundry that would become one of the largest in Paris under the management of his son Lucien-François (d. 1841) and grand-son Armand (1797-1866). A number of drawings by Léon Feuchère have recently been discovered by the Rijksmuseum and probably belonged to the collection of Louis-Philippe-Albert, duc d’Orléans, comte de Paris (1838-1894). Louis-Philippe-Albert was the grandson of the French king, Louis-Philippe I (1773-1850), who granted him the title of comte de Paris, and the son of Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d’Orléans (1810-1842). Ferdinand-Philippe was an important collector and sponsored many young artists to create metalwork objets d’art, notably a celebrated surtout de table made by Claude-Aimé Chenavard and Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1807-1852), a cousin of Armand and Léon. Principally remembered as a sculptor, Jean-Jacques Feuchère trained in the family foundry and designed small objects, cigar boxes...

A black and red marble clock in the shape of an Egyptian temple attributed to G. Servant, flanked by double columns inscribed with hieroglyphs and ornated with a winged uraeus, all made in two patina bronze. The clock is surmounted by a patinated bronze sphinx. Resting on four bronze faces wearing the nemes and terminating in lion paw feet. Georges Emile Henri Servant (circa 1828-1890) who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his sphinx clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York (A similar clock is now exposed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...

A rare and very fine 19th century Napoleonic era Sevres Porcelain mantel clock, The richly chased ormolu gilt bronze body inset with 11 p...

French Belle Époque Mahogany and Brass Inlaid Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti, circa 1900 A finely crafted French mantel clock from the Belle Époque period, attributed to the esteemed ...

French Empire Style Gilt Metal Mounted White Marble Portico Clock, early 20th century, surmounted by an Imperial eagle, sunburst, the suspended circular dial with battery operated mo...

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...

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...

Antique mantel clock from around 1850, France, fire-gilded. Fire-gilt and partially black-brown patinated bronze. Figurative attachment in the form of a poet leaning against a tre...

French fireplace clock onyx 1889 L.Marti et Cie Napoleon III Onyx marble case with fire-gilt fittings circa 1889. The movement is signed with the inscription "L.Marti et Lie ,, Meda...

A striking and unusual French Neo-Grec Revival mantel clock, circa 1870, featuring a richly veined rouge griotte marble case adorned with gilt bronze mounts. The arched body is cente...

A Monumental Bourdin French figural gilt bronze mantel clock, depicting two women seated on the plinth with garland decoration and a c...

This large mantel clock is an excellent piece of refined neoclassical design by the acclaimed Deniere et Fils firm. Deniere was one of the leading ...

Pendule La Lieuse - The Reader Paris Bronze, marble, enamel Empire around 1813 Dimensions: H x W x D: 30 x 30 x 15 cm Description: The "La Lieuse" pendulum is probably the best-kn...

Lyre Form Clock Garniture in Louis XVI Manner. A stunning antique French lyre boudoir clock set, made in a beautiful figured rosé Languedoc marble, ...

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...

Magnificent French 19th century Empire white marble mantel clock adorned with bronze d’ore mounts in a floriate design. The piece features a female figure on either side wearing an E...

Rococo style clock with Louis XV monogram, gilt and patinated bronze This Rococo-style clock in gilt and patinated bronze depicts a putto on a chariot drawn by a dragon. The circula...

Exquisite Quality French Ormolu and White Marble Winged Cherub Clock. Date: 19th century Origin: French Dimension: 25 1/2 in. high, 23 in. wide, 10 1...

This monumental 19th-century French mantel clock, crafted in the lavish Louis XIV style, is a commanding expression of regal elegance and technical refinement. Towering in presence, ...

An impressive early 19th Century French bronze 8-day striking Clock with silver dial surmounted by Spartacus, breaking his chains perched on rocks with quiver and shield raised on Sienna marble base mounted with military plaque...

Antique patinated bronze and onyx mantel clock by Mercié and Barbedienne French, Late 19th Century Height 113cm, width 58cm, depth 40cm Two renowned French makers, Antonin Mercié (...

A darling garniture set of three exotic peacocks mounted as a clock and a pair of two light candlesticks. In crisply cast bronze, the intricate details of the birds' feathers, the fl...

French mantel clock housed in a flat top grey marble case with gilded decoration. Gilded chased bezel opening to the enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands...

Antique French Bronze D'Oré and Carrara Marble Clock, Circa 1880.

A spectacular French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, signed Samuel Marti. The clock is raised by six beautiful circular ormolu feet with fine fluted...

An Important Early 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantle Clock By Andre-Antoine Ravrio and Mesnil Modeled with a large and beautiful gilt bronze figure of recumbent...

A figural gilt bronze French Empire clock, ‘Allegory to Triumph and Power’. A Roman emperor stands to the right of the central rectangular plinth housing the movement; atop the plint...

An exceptional French bronze ormolu mounted turquoise jeweled Sèvres Porcelain clock set by Raingo Fres, Paris, circa 1880. Comprising of a clock in vase form and a pair of five-l...

Louis XVI Dore bronze mantle clock, Conrad Felsing, Berlin. A finely cast dore' bronze mantle clock with Sevres porcelain face and decorative pla...

A beautiful antique French ormolu clock set in the Rococo style. It features cupid as a cherub, seated to the top with torch and quiver of...

A Large and Exceptional Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Denière, Paris. Comprising a mantle clock and pair of eight-light...

Magnificent and very rare French Directoire or Empire clock in patinated bronze and the finest highly worked ormolu. Set upon toupee feet below a rectangular ormolu base with applied...

Mahogany mantel clock in a break arch case with brass columns to either side, brass inlay to the front and surmounted by four brass finials. Beautifully d...

A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet The urn-form pendule à cercles t...

Fine 19th Century French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock with Marble Case A finely cast French mantel clock dating to the third quarter of the 19th century, in the Louis XVI revival s...

Antique French Louis XVI Blue Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Mounted Clock, circa 1875-85.

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...

A very impressive fine quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and Champleve enamel mantle clock. Having a seated cherub above the clock face, and a...

Mid-19th Century French Porcelain Mantel Clock – Rococo Revival, Hand-Painted Floral Decoration A decorative French porcelain mantel clock in the Rococo Revival taste, dating to the...

A very good quality French 19th Century Louis XVI Sevres style clock garniture. Having reclining maidens with garlands of flowers supporting an urn ...

Fireplace clock made of fire-gilt bronze with a rectangular base with a relief depicting winged putti with the attributes of the various sciences. Above it is a clock case in the sha...

Royal fire-gilded mantel clock/Pendule Napoleon III, 1870, Paris, signed Lantier A fantastic masterwork of perfection with beautiful fire-gilded bron...

19th Century Barbedienne French Champleve Enamel and Gilt bronze clock set A fine 19th Century French three piece clock garniture set. Comprising of a clock and pair of candelabra, ...

A fine and rare Bisquit porcelain and gilt bronze Louis XV figural clock f depicting a famous scene in Greek Mythology of Perseus freeing Andromeda. The clock case is made of Bisquit (unglazed) porcelain. The figural group is presented on a rocky outcrop with waves lapping at their feet. She is shown lying over the clock dial with one leg and one arm chained to a rock behind her. Perseus leans agains the other side of the dial reaching to untie Andromeda from the rock behind her. Medusa's severed head is shown at his feet. The base is decorated with a gilt bronze frieze across the front showing cupids playing with stars and sun rays. The rounded sides of the clock are also decorated with gilded panels. The case sits on six toupie feet. The 6.5" white enamel dial is signed Ageron at the top and Paris at the bottom. The dial has Roman numerals with enamelled stars between the numerals; the hands are pierced and gilded. There is also a subsidiary steel hand pointing to the days of the month. The silk string suspension system has been replaced with a steel suspension system. The clock rings the hours and halfs on a bell. The movement for this magnificent clock was made by François Ageron (d. after 1783), who was one of the leading 18th century Parisian clockmakers. Ageron’s establishment was famous and known for his horological genius he created both clocks and watches, many of which had complicated movements. He was born at Arbigny and was received as a Parisian maître-horloger in 1741, at which date he was established at Place du Pont Saint-Michel. By 1747 he had moved to Quai des Augustins, five years later he was at rue Saint-Louis au Palais and then in 1763 at place Dauphine. Like other great clockmakers of the period he used cases by the finest bronziers notably Philippe and Jacques Caffiéri, Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain, Robert and Jean-Baptiste Osmond, Jacques Dumont...

Louis XVI style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock Origin: French Date: circa 19th century Size: 26-1/2 in x 19 in x 10-1/4 in.  

Fine antique French Empire Ormolu mantel clock of a chariot drawn by two winged horses carrying the chariot with a female figure. Thi...