French Mantel Clocks

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble clock. The clock is raised by fine circular ormolu supports below the demi lune shaped white Carrara marb...

The impressive and unusual clock is designed in an architectural form, featuring a cylindrical drum case mounted on a white marble pedestal and surmounted by a red marble urn finial ...

Antique French, "Ship's Quarter Deck" Automata clock from the Industrial Series. The bronze and silvered case is in the form of a ship's quarter deck, s...

Fine Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock Art Deco mantel clock housed in a fan shaped case with finely figured Rouge, Cream and Black marble ins...

Beautiful Japonisme clock in openwork patinated bronze with gold and silver highlights in the shape of a pagoda, at the corners presenting stylized dragons above uprights imitating b...

A French Empire Clock depicting Psyche playing with a butterfly after a marble statue by Canova displayed in the Louvre. A patinated bronze Psych...

Gilt bronze fittings from the Napoleon III period dating from the 19th century. Very beautiful clock with enamel frame with Arabic numerals signed Denières decorated with garlands of...

Exquisite set by Vincent &Cie Medaille d’ Argent circa 1855 clock works- the Medallion in the center en verso. It is in great working condition with Orig...

Edwardian Balloon mantel clock in a beautiful Tortoiseshell case with silver line stringing and standing on brass bun feet. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands, signed ‘Penlington & Batty, Liverpool. Eight day French movement with platform escapement.1905 ‘Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world’ by Brian Loomes...

Elegant mantel clock in very good condition with front glass and rich bronze decoration in Louis XVI style, having hand painted porcelain front part and raised on a white marble stan...

Napoleon III Mantel clock in Black marble clock surmounted by a patinated bronze representing a Greek writer or philosopher holding the a manuscript on his knees One of a kind an...

This exceptionally detailed clock set consists of a mantel clock and a pair of accompanying vases, which are all crafted in ormolu and extensively decorated in vibrant cloisonné enam...

A sophisticated Napoleon III Sèvres Porcelain mounted ormolu clock set by Grohé Paris with ram’s mask mounted ovoid clock case supported by twin putti terms on a shaped base set with...

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...

A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu, Champlevé enamel and onyx clock garniture. Having an impressive pair of six branch candelabra with white onyx urns, inset champ...

The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased with nymphs supporting ...

A very impressive 19th century Louis XVI style Bachuss influenced bronze and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of four branch candelabra each supported by bronze putti, raised ...

A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style Rouge marble and ormolu mantle clock by Raingo Frères, Paris. The circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic outer minu...

A rare Louis XVI style mantel clock after a late 18th century original inspired by the novel ‘Paul and Virginia’ written in 1788 by Bernardin de Sain...

Marble and gilt bronze clock with mythological decor, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A 19th century Napoleon III period clock in marble and gilt bronze with a mythological theme...

A fine quality gilt and patinated bronze library clock surmounted on a white oblong base. Having a gilt bronze eagle finial in full relief above a ...

A very fine French Directoire style gilt bronze and marble (Rosso Levanto) Mantel Clock. 19th Century. movement stamped 1075. Measures: height 16 1/2" x width 18" x depth 5 1/2" C...

A French Rococo chinoiserie style three-piece gilt bronze and porcelain clock garniture, circa 1900, comprising a gilt bronze mantel (fireplace) clock surmounted with turquoise glaze...

French Empire Bronze and Siena Marble "Knight" Clock, circa 1830, the standing figure in armor above a circular gilded dial, the movement with strike on bell, on a graduated Sienna m...

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...

This fine garniture is of the spirit and period of the Belle Epoque It is certainly Belle, the barrel movement is supported by an extremely elegant acanthus and leaf-form frame, and ...

Antique Rococo Louis XV style ormolu and patinated bronze clock set by Denière et Fils French, c. 1870 Clock: Height 59cm, width 52cm, depth 23cm Candelabra: Height 71cm, width 33...

French Tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts surmounted by an ornate central finial. Gilded dial with segmented blue enamel Roman numer...

Beautiful Victorian French marble mantel clock circa 1880 with jet black nero belgio marble. This piece is in fabulous condition and include...

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...

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, ...

Mid 19th C, France, a highly decorative antique mantel clock enclosed under a glass dome. The clock is made of alabaster, a material often used in neoclassical and empire-style cloc...

A small French vase clock of the highest quality. The clock is fitted within the body of an enamelled lidded vase. The body of the vase of silvered bronze & enamelled in deep blue. T...

Rare Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze "Pendule à l'éléphant" mantel clock , the enamel dial signed: "Mafson" à Paris" This beautiful example was made in the late 19th century...

A fine quality empire ormolu-mounted patinated bronze and rouge royale marble mantel clock. The patinated bronze figures depicting cupid and psyche. Attributed to Pierre-Victor Ledure...

Dating from the early 20th century, this magnificent French Rococo-style mantle clock seamlessly balances striking antique artistry with the effortless convenience of modern timekeep...

Magnificent midcentury French three-piece gilt bronze Ormolu garniture set. The set consists of a clock and two Six-light candelabrum in the Louis XV style with floral and Grape ...

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...

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...

Rare Chinese style clock in the shape of a covered pot, in porcelain painted in imitation of Chinese cloisonné enamel and decorated with a two-patina bronze mount. The dome-shaped co...

French 19th century mantel clock garniture, composed of a table clock and a pair of matching five-light candelabra, made in patinated and gilt bronze. The clock is surmounted by a s...

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...

A polychrome earthenware mantel clock made by the Jules Vieillard & Cie manufactory in Bordeaux, circa 1880. An identical clock is held in the collections of the Museum of Decora...

This antique mantel clock features blue hands and a fully gilded rim. The heavily ornamented base on which the clock sits is also gilded. A beautiful girl in a dress with puffed slee...

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...

Antique Samson porcelain and ormolu Chinoiserie elephant clock French, Late 19th Century Height 24cm, width 17cm, depth 13cm This exquisite and...

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...

This ormolu clock is an exemplary work by the famous French 19th century metalworker and foundry-owner, Ferdiand Barbedienne. Working with a design made by the acclaimed onamentalist, Louis-Constant...

Large Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th Century Measures: Height 52cm, width 28cm, depth 17.5cm This superb Empi...

A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, having a seated cherub holding the rains of a winged dragon pulling a scrolling foliate ...

Elegant three-piece bronze doré garniture set Finely chased bronze with original gilding Fine detail work.

French Red Tortoiseshell Boulle clock, Samuel Marti, Paris. Red tortoiseshell case inlaid with fine brass decoration surmounted by an ormolu finial, ormolu mounts and standing on raised bracket feet. The front of the case with glazed viewing aperture behind a central ormolu mount. The sides of the case decorated with fishscale fret decoration. Gilded and chased dial with individual blue enamel numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands. Eight day French movement with starburst pendulum, anchor escapement and outside countwheel, striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell. The backplate stamped H & F, Paris and marked for Samuel Marti, Paris, number 4005. C.1880 ‘Samuel Marti & Cie’ were well known French clockmakers working from their premises at Le Pays De Montbeliard Paris from just before 1860. They were awarded the medaille de bronze...

French brass Champleve enamel mantel clock. Finely decorated brass and champleve bow fronted case with sky blue ground and floral enamel . Enamel dial with champleve decorated bezel and dial centre. Blue Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands. Eight day circular movement with mercury compensated pendulum striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong, the backplate stamped ‘R & Co, made in Paris’. circa 1890 ‘Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World’ by Brian Loomes lists Richard & Co, London, Canon Street 1867-1900. Branch of Richard et Cie, Paris, formally Lemaitre & Bergman. Richard et Cie were one of the smaller Parisian based manufactures known for innovation having a paper published regarding temperature compensation and precision timekeeping. The firm received several awards at the grand exhibitions...

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

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...

Antique Early 19th Century Empire Gold Brown Gilt Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock French, Early 19th Century Height 54cm, width 52cm, depth 20cm Dating to the early 1800s and desi...

A fine 19th century Louis XIV style ormolu and brass Boulle style mantel clock, in the manner of Martinot of Paris, the eight day movement striking the half hours on a bell, with key...

This rare Renaissance Revival garniture, consisting of a clock and pair of boxes in form of chalices with hinged bonnets, is richly decorated with numerous hand-painted medallions with portraits of medieval French...

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...

French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt bronze mantle clock with a center fluted column supporting the clock face draped with a garland and...