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Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

LOUIS XVI STYLE

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Louis XVI
French Louis XV Ormolu Clock of Hannibal and Scipio Signed Amant
Located in London, GB
Are antique French Louis XV ormolu mantel clock of Hannibal and Scipio signed Amant. This rare and unusual clock, in extremely fine condition an...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French Louis XV Ormolu Clock of Hannibal and Scipio Signed Amant
French Louis XV Ormolu Clock of Hannibal and Scipio Signed Amant

French Louis XV Ormolu Clock of Hannibal and Scipio Signed Amant

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century classical French Louis XVI style mantel clock, having gilded ormolu figures of a naked maiden looking in a mirror with two cherubs to her side, above a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock
French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu mounted clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier, Paris Rue Charlot. The clock is raised b...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier
A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier

French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Remarkable 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted white marble clock with love birds. Retailed by Tiffany. The clock is surmounted...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Enamel

French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century
French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century

French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock, by Bardon, Montpellier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu clock, by Bardon, Montpellier. The clock has two love birds on the left looking over to a patinated bronze cupid, standing pro...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock, by Bardon, Montpellier
French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock, by Bardon, Montpellier

French Mid 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Clock, by Bardon, Montpellier

Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze marble clock, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals within a lyra-shaped marble case surmounted by pi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock
Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock

Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock

Louis XVI Style 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A French white marble mantel clock of obelisk form with ormolu decorations in Louis XVI style. The enamel dial with Arabic numerals an...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Louis XVI Style 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

Louis XVI Style 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze clock depicting infant, cupid and psyche. An exquisite Louis XVI base. Signed Prosper Roussel. Paris, France, circa 1900 Dime...
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Early 1900s French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Clock
Very Fine Gilt Bronze Clock

Very Fine Gilt Bronze Clock

Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine antiques french gilt bronze and marble base clock representing cupids pulling a chariot by rams. the top of the clock is crowned by a cupid ...
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1880s French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams
Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams

Magnificent 19th Century clock in bronze with cupids pulling a chariot by rams

3-Piece French Louis XVI Mahogany Clock Set
Located in Queens, NY
3-Piece French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) mahogany clock set with Pair of candelabra with fluted design and bronze dore cupids and trim, Candelabra 14" high. (PRICED AS SET)
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

3-Piece French Louis XVI Mahogany Clock Set
3-Piece French Louis XVI Mahogany Clock Set

3-Piece French Louis XVI Mahogany Clock Set

French 19th Century Dore Bronze Chinoiserie Figural Clock for Chinese Market
Located in New York, NY
A French 19th Century Dore Bronze Chinoiserie Style Figural clock with a Woman Resting on a Seat. This is a beautiful example of French dore bronze craftsmanship mixed with the Chino...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

French 19th Century Dore Bronze Chinoiserie Figural Clock for Chinese Market
French 19th Century Dore Bronze Chinoiserie Figural Clock for Chinese Market

French 19th Century Dore Bronze Chinoiserie Figural Clock for Chinese Market

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Annular Signed Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, ormolu and patinated bronze annular clock, signed MARTI, circa 1840. Raised by a...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Annular Signed Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Annular Signed Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Annular Signed Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu mounted clock. Raised on ormolu supports the rectangular marble base with beaded trim and Clodion...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble and Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounted on white Carrara marble clock Garniture set. The three piece set includes a pair of two arm candelabras ormolu mounted with beads and C scrolled arms. The clock is ornamented with ormolu laurel garlands and an urn of prosperity above. The whole is raised on four marble columns...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set

19th Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Clock with Gilt Bronze
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Louis XVI style marble mantel clock with gilt bronze.
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

19th Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Clock with Gilt Bronze
19th Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Clock with Gilt Bronze

19th Louis XVI Style Marble Mantel Clock with Gilt Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, by Grohé Frères
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble figural mantel clock, by Grohé Frères, Paris. The dial signed ‘Grohé, A Paris'. ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, by Grohé Frères
Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, by Grohé Frères

Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, by Grohé Frères

Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze, patinated bronze and marble clock by Marlin & Cottin, 26 rue Amelot, Paris. The body of the clock made rouge marble ornate with gilt bronze garlands raised o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Clock
Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

Gilt Bronze and Marble Figural Clock

A magnificent bronze clock depicting a resting Cupid
Located in Atlanta, GA
A magnificent bronze clock depicting a resting Cupid with his quiver and bow and a dove as messenger of love. The whole raised on Rouge Griotte marble plinth enriched with gilt and m...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

A magnificent bronze clock depicting a resting Cupid
A magnificent bronze clock depicting a resting Cupid

A magnificent bronze clock depicting a resting Cupid

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres garniture clock set. The set has a pair of urns of prosperity with two cherubs on eac...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set

French Mid-19th Century, Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most exquisite French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble clock. The clock is raised by topie shaped ormolu supports, The rectangular marble base is deco...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century, Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock
French Mid-19th Century, Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock

French Mid-19th Century, Louis XVI St. Ormolu and White Carrara Marble Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI St. ormolu and porcelain clock. The small scale clock is raised by fine tapered fluted legs below striking richly chased block rosettes cente...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Porcelain Clock

Louis Xvi mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mantel clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ormolu and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI mantel clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mantel clocks, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Maison Deniere, Raingo Frères, and Japy Frères. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mantel clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $782 and tops out at $527,473 while the average work can sell for $10,220.

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