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A French Empire Ormolu Bronze Mantle Clock after Percier et Fontaine
Located in Long Island City, NY
A French Empire Ormolu Bronze Mantle Clock after Percier et Fontaine, 19th Century.
In the hallowed halls of horological history, this Empire gilt-bronze ormolu mantle clock, a subl...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
C. F. A. Voysey (1857–1941). A rare Arts and Crafts oak mantel clock
Located in London, GB
C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941). A rare Arts and Crafts oak mantel clock, the dial inlaid with pewter letters 'Tempus Fugit', enclosing a simple clock movement with striker and pendulum....
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British Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Oak
Large Antique Arts & Crafts Nutwood with Inlay Table or Mantel Clock, ca 1900.
Located in Lisse, NL
A rare and beautifully handcrafted Junghans mantel clock from the Arts & Crafts era, combining timeless design with exceptional craftsmanship.
If you are looking for a truly excepti...
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European Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Ansonia Black Mantel Clock with Bronze Coated Columns and Claw Feet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Ansonia Empire Black Enameled Metal Mantel Clock with Bronze Coated Cast Iron Columns, Beveled Glass Door, Scrolling Detail, and Claw Feet. Circa Late 19th Century. Measureme...
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Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Iron
French 19th Century Bronze & Marble Mantel Clock Set
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A captivating three-piece mantel clock, from 19th century France, crafted in Siena marble and gilt bronze, with multiple stylistic reference points from the Grand Tour of Europe. The...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional C19th French Boulle Mantle Clock
Located in London, GB
A very Important French Ormolu Mounted Boulle Mantel Clock
Inlaid Brass in The Regency Style
Each Corner Decorated with Recumbent Horses
Nice Large Dial 8 and a half inches surround...
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French Regency Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
$28,959 Sale Price
20% Off
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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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Marble and Gilt Bronze Portico Clock
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant 19th-century French mantel clock is a refined example of Neoclassical design. Crafted from white marble with exquisite gilt bronze accents, it features intricate details...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A French 19th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Cherub Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Assembled Very Fine French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Figural Mantel Clock and Candelabra Garniture Set. The finely chased ormolu clock body, with it...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Gilbert Manufacturing American Empire 30 Hr Mahogany Mantel Shelf Clock
By Gilbert Clock Co
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Gilbert (William) Manufacturing Company Ogee style weight driven American Empire shelf clock. Made of walnut featuring gold and marbled columns, reverse painted floral roses, roman numeral face and brass works. Signed and dated on back, this clock was one of the last made before the fire closed the factory and the reincorporated under a new name.
William L. Gilbert was born in 1806 in Northfield, CT (a village of Litchfield) and became interested in the booming clockmaking business at Bristol in 1828. In that year he and his brother–in–law George Marsh purchased a clock factory and formed the firm Marsh, Gilbert & Co. In 1835 Gilbert and John Birge formed Birge & Gilbert. In 1839 Gilbert became part of Jeromes, Gilbert, Grant & Co. to make the newly introduced 30 hour brass weight driven clock.
In 1840 Gilbert moved to Winsted, a village within Winchester, CT and with two partners bought the old Riley Whiting...
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American Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$409 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine French Antique Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Putti Bacchanale Clock
Located in New York, NY
Fine French 19th century gilt bronze figural Louis XV style clock. The crest showing a pair of Bacchanale subject putti, one reclining on a naturalistic rocky outcropping with a chal...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock, Signed Oudin à Marseille
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming Louis XVI-style mantel clock is a fine example of French decorative craftsmanship, likely dating from the late 19th century. The clock features a white enamel dial sign...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel, Brass
Large French 19th Century Black and Green Marble Clock Garniture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exceptional Napoleon III period mantel clock set, dating to the late 19th century, exudes elegance and sophistication. The set includes a pendulum clock and two matching cassole...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century 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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French High Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
$1,422 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Folk Art Black Forest Root Wood Table Clock w. Bell Ringer Monk, Cuckoo St.
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and great folk-art workmanship mantel clock for the collectors and enthousiasts.
Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest antiques, but never did we come accross a 19th century Black Forest, Folk Art table clock of this design and subject matter and with such amazing natural organic details. This small church or chapel-like 'clockhouse' is entirely handcrafted out of all kinds of wood, but the most eye-catching is ofcourse the organic root wood. Each piece is like an abstract sculpture and depending on how you see things, they may look like one thing to you, but like something completely different to the next person. Because of all the natural materials that were used this small church has a stunning organic look and feel, but what really takes it to another level is the bell striking mechanism. Every six hours the church bell will ring many times, the door on the left will open at every 'strike', revealing the original monk sculpture inside (as shown in the attached video in this listing). With the hand carved crucifix on the right side being made of the same color and materials, it totally blends in with the entire organic design of this Christian antique. Over the many decades this good size and rare antique clock has also grown the most amazing patina and with the natural beauty and unique artisanship that it radiates people will want to stop and study its uniqueness. This work-of-art-table-clock comes with a single day clock mechanism, protected from dust by the original 'back door'. It runs and strikes perfectly and comes with an antique key for winding it. Apart from a few minor imperfections, this rare antique is in excellent condition, which makes it perfect for lovers of unique and rare clocks in general and for Black Forest and Christian Folk Art collectors in particular.
Mind you, our fair price for this sizable antique cuckoo clock...
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German Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Gold French Empire Gilded Bronze Table Clock, Antique Pendule
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French table clock, pendulum made of hand crafted fire-gilded bronze, in good condition. The circular enamel dial of the Pa...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19C French Mantle Clock with Candelabra Garnitures by J. Marti (Paris)
By Marti
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING Mid 19th Century French Slate & Bronze Mantel Clock by Marti with pair of slate and bronze candelabra’s as garnitures.
This ‘large’ mantle clock, was made circ...
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French Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate, Brass, Bronze
Antique French Bronze & Marble Three-Piece Mantel Set Clock Napoleon III
Located in Labrit, Landes
Napoleon III French two marbles mantel clock late 19th century circa 1890.
Set of a clock and two pedestals.
Mercury pendulum
The French movement of the clock will be checked befor...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,020 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Ormolu and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This magnificent 19th-century French garniture set epitomizes the opulence and craftsmanship of the Napoleon III era, crafted in the distinguished style of Sèvres porcelain. Comprising a central mantel clock and a pair of matching candelabras, this ensemble exudes timeless elegance and artistry.
The clock showcases a lavish gilt brass case adorned with hand-painted porcelain plaques in a striking celestial blue, reminiscent of the iconic Sèvres designs. These plaques feature romantic cherubic scenes, musical motifs, and floral garlands, masterfully executed with exceptional detail. The porcelain clock face, framed by ornate gilding, is delicately painted with floral garlands and Roman numerals, signed “Marseille,” attesting to its French origin and superior craftsmanship.
The accompanying candelabras mirror...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Quality Green Onyx Ornate Clock Garniture
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality green onyx ornate clock garniture having a quality circular floral decorated dial with original hands, eight day movement striki...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx
$1,712 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Bronze & Black Marble Clock Set by Deniere A Paris the Philosopher, c.1860
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare & fabulous Antique Napoleon lll clock garniture with incredible quality bronze sculptures.
You will rarely see a clock garniture with bronzes of this quality and detail. The bearded thinker/philosopher on top of the marble clock is simply astonishing. His natural poisture, his hair, face and hands, but also his clothes, it is all of a quality and detail that only a master sculptor can achieve. And the patina also is just perfect. The philosopher is marked on the back and it reads 'BE x'.
The two bronze female (classical maiden) sculptures are in fact two stunning candle holders and they too stand on beautifully shaped black marble bases with cartouches. These majestic candle holders are marked on the sides 'L.V.E. ROBERT' (Louis Valentin Elias Robert) and on the back they read 'AD x'.
The black marble clock comes with a circular dial face with gilt Roman numerals and this clock has a well working movement. The movement is stamped 'DENIERE / A PARIS' and '2165'. On the bottom it reads A.Blacher and there also is a cachet with 'MEDAILLE D'OR / Paris / 1827'.
If you like this one of a kind, clock set as much as we do then you will love our price. Especially, since perfect packing (in a custom made crate) and worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 days are complimentary.
Maximum clock height x width x depth: 22 x 17 x 8.5 inches.
The large figure candle holders...
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French Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Bronze Clock with Sèvres Porcelain
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...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, 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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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Stunning antique Victorian quality burr walnut mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning antique Victorian quality burr walnut mantle clock, having a quality burr walnut case with carved scrolls, circular dial with Roman numerals ...
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Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Egyptian Revival Mantel Clock by D. Munsey of Cambridge
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
A fine Egyptian Revival mantel clock retailed by D. Munsey of Cambridge, circa 1880s, black marble and slate clock case with elaborate bronze mounts.
The architectural case is surmo...
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British Egyptian Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Slate, Bronze
Gilt Bronze Gothic Revival Table Clock w. Earth Angel Sculpture by Devaulx Paris
By devaulx
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and wonderful antique clock from the early 1800s. Marked: S. Devaulx, Paris.
Having an impressive, stylish and sizable antique clock like this gracing your mantel piece or sid...
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French Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 19th Century French Mantel Clock, signed Ferey au Havre, Ormolu
Located in Greven, DE
Small mantel clock with bas-relief
France
Bronze, enamel
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 33 x 19 x 9 cm
Description:
Antique, fire-gilt portal clock with figurative, Gre...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Stunning Antique Quality Bronze Marble Clock Garniture w. Bald Eagle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and amazing 19th century mantel clock garniture.
If you are looking for a one of a kind and truly spectacular clock to grace your living space then this work of beauty could ...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
French Antique Gilded Chiseled Bronze Clock
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A superb quality 19th century French bronze gilt mantel clock, retaining its original glass dome, and adorned with a finely detailed rustic female figure in period dress, reclining o...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock by Achille Brocot
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A magnificent early ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker Achille Brocot. It is mounted with delicately painted Sèvres style porcelain with a...
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Unknown Louis XV Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Gilt French Empire Table Clock, Early 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire table clock, first half of the 19th century.
Measures: Width 30, depth 11, height 38 cm. Key included.
Later added hatch at back. F...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Parisian Mantel Clock in Louis XVI Style, signed Lepine, circa 1870
Located in Greven, DE
Mantel Clock in Louis XVI style
Paris
Ormolu, glass, marble
around 1870
Dimensions: H x W x D: 46 x 24 x 17 cm
Description:
Extremely high quality and finely crafted Parisian pend...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique French 19th C Japy Fil Classical Figure Bronze Slate Marble Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 19th Century French Mantel Clock. Features a seated woman in the thinker position. She is wearing a large flowing dress, sitting on a Klismos chair with footed raised ove...
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Slate, Bronze
$630 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-19th Century French Slate & Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-19th century French slate & marble mantle clock. Drum head form. Black slate & green, black & white marble. Made by P. Marti et Cie. 8-day movement. History of clock repairs on b...
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French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Slate
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut Stag and Deer Figural Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional Black Forest mantel clock, crafted in Switzerland circa 1860 from rich walnut, showcases masterful carving and grand scale. The elaborate composition features a prou...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Exceptional White Marble Figural Sculpture Clock, "Nubian Slaying the Lion"
Located in Queens, NY
An exceptional and monumental white marble figural sculpture clock, "A Nubian Slaying The Lion" by Jean-Joseph Jacquet (Belgian, 1822–1898), c...
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Belgian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set
Located in Forney, TX
A luxurious French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu and alabaster (onyx-marble) three piece mantle clock and garniture set, possibly attributed to Raingo Freres.
The fine quality antique originating in France in the late 19th century, exquisite Parisian work, exceptionally executed in opulent, elegant, and sophisticated King Louis XVI style, timeless neoclassical taste, comprising: classical architectural case mantel clock, having pointed bronze doré finial, flanked by scrolled foliates and lyre motifs, fancy enamel dial with Arabic numerals, inscribed F. Lapointe, Paris, eight-day time-and-strike movement signed Samuel Marti 1900 (Paris, 1870-1890), original Apollo mask sun-burst pendulum hanging below clock drum, flanked by matched pair of two arm candlestick garnitures, each with matching scrolled foliates and lyre finial, tapering column support with two candle nozzles, rising on stepped molded base, terminating in patinated brass disc feet.
Markings:
Pendulum stamped "R" "1721" ormolu on clock & garnitures stamped "1321"; possibly attributed to R. Freres / Raingo Freres.
Dial signed by French enameller "F. Lapointe, Paris"
Movement stamped by the firm of well-known French clockmaker Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris, second half of 19th century.
Dimensions: (approx)
As pictured:
18.5" High, 36" Wide, 5.5" Deep; 27.5 lbs total.
Clock:
18.5" High, 13" Wide, 5.5" Deep;
Candelabra garnitures: (each)
12" High, 8" Wide, 4.25" Deep;
Condition:
Presents splendidly. Great original unrestored antique condition. Currently not operating as it's lacking a suspension spring. Retaining bell, pendulum, and key. Losses to decorative elements. Wear consistent with age and use.
To ensure the clock arrives as beautiful as it leaves here, and due to the rather delicate nature of antique clocks...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
French Dore Bronze Mounted / Champleve Garniture Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
French three piece dore bronze mounted and champleve Garniture set with gilt gold design details. Each piece is in great condition with wear approp...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$16,800 / set
A Quality Victorian Marble Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
A quality Victorian Marble mantle clock with black Roman numerals with a white enamel face, the bronzed figural case surmounted by an Elizabeth...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
English Gothic Fusee Clock
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early to mid-19th century Gothic clock of important scale having carved and gilt pediment and polychrome decorated case with trefoil tr...
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English Gothic Revival Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
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French Louis Philippe Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic quality large antique Victorian mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality large antique Victorian mantle clock, having outstanding quality gilded mounts of classical figures of a lady, cherub ...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
19th century French ormolu and marble figural mantel clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century ormolu and marble figural mantel clock circa 1870.
Parisian made mantel clock with 'foy a paris' marked on the white enamel clock face...
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French Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Elegant quality 19th century French gilt metal and porcelain clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Elegant quality French 19th century gilt metal and porcelain mantle clock, having a quality antique Victorian mantle clock with a beautiful blue and white porcelain dial decorated wi...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Aesthetic Movement Oak Mantle Clock by Howell & James with Blue Tile Insets
Located in London, GB
Howell & James, in the style of Lewis Foreman Day. An Aesthetic Movement oak mantle clock with a carved cresting to the top and fan-shaped detail, framed by incised decoration and a ...
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British Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Oak
Late 19th Century French Bronze Mantel Clock with Lion Handles
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th Century French bronze bracket mantel clock with an urn formed final mount. Raised enamel roman numeral dial and lion handles resting on cabriole legs and paw feet. The ela...
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French Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Seth Thomas Adamantine Victorian Faux Marble Shelf Mantel Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Seth Thomas Adamantine Victorian Faux Marble Shelf Mantel Clock. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 16" W x 7" D.
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Fine Antique 19th Century French Rococo Gilded 8 Day Clock Sevres Porcelain 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French eight day mantle clock, gilded and fitted with Sevres porcelain plaques, circa 1830.
An early French silk suspension clock, with an eight day time and strike movement, gently sounding the hours and half hour on a bell. The clock is housed in an extravagant gilded gesso Rococo style case and standing on an integral plinth. The clock with a silvered dial having a cuff of engine turned decoration around the center and black Roman numerals to the outside of the dial and the retailer's name "Carl Muller in Berlin" to the center. The base of the clock is fitted with a round hand-painted floral 'Sevres' porcelain plaque, the clock plinth is fitted with a rectangular 'Sevres' plaque, hand-painted with a pastoral scene with a young courting couple and grazing sheep & goats.
The clock has just been professionally overhauled and cleaned, it runs and keeps good time, the gilded case and silvered dial and porcelain plaques are in remarkable condition, a very fine clock...
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French Rococo Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite French Empire Ormolu and Cut-Crystal Clock, c. 1815
Located in Queens, NY
An exquisite French Empire ormolu and cut-crystal clock, c. 1815, attributed to Baccarat.
Made from the finest quality mercury gilding ormolu, this c...
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French Early Perpetual Calendar Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Brocot type suspension very rare early 30 day perpetual slander clock with moon phase, barometer and Fahrenheit and Centigrade thermometers. Stri...
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Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Other
$8,438 Sale Price
24% Off
G. Denière, "Pendule à cage", France, circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Large and rare Louis XVI style cage clock in chiseled and gilded bronze, rectangular in shape, highlighted with friezes of water leaves and pearls, with glass panels decorated with t...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$45,717 / item
Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Antique French Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Clock
~ French - Circa 1850 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
A fine and early ormolu ...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI Gilded Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded bronze and white marble mantel clock.
The circular case is decorated with a floral elements and surmounted by the figures of Venus...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Antique French Rococo Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French Rococo clock by A. D. Mougin. Boldly modelled balloon shape, profusely decorated with scrolls, acanthus and floral swags. To the top is a large ela...
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French Rococo Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$2,919 / item
Japy Freres Antique French Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful original gilt bronze antique French clock in the neoclassical style of Louis XVI by the renown maker Japy Frères. Architecturally designed and profusely decorated with ac...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock, having a quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock with a ogee top with beautiful scroll and leaf carving detail...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Clock
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Oppenheim
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An exquisite antique French ormolu clock mounted with Sevres style porcelain. Made in finely gilded bronze, sculptured as a large gadrooned and handled urn, draped with acanthus garl...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
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.
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