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Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

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Style: Neoclassical
Antique Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Sevin and Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Large Neoclassical Style Marble and Gilt Bronze Circular Movement Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Large neoclassical style marble and gilt bronze circular movement mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 82cm, width 26cm, depth 26cm Crafted from the finest of materials, including beautiful white marble, gilt bronze, and patinated bronze, this unusually large mantel clock is a superb piece of neoclassical design. The clock features a white marble vase-shaped case, which houses its circular movement. The vase is set above a plinth form base, which is inset with gilt bronze relief panels...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock Commemorating Napoleon
Located in London, GB
Large gilt bronze mantel clock commemorating Napoleon French, circa 1840 Measures: Height 57cm, width 40cm, depth 15cm The gilt bronze m...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

French Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Mounted Malachite Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
French ormolu and silvered bronze mounted malachite three-piece clock set French, late 19th century Clock: Height 56cm, width 53cm, depth 28cm Candelabra: Height 66cm, width 30cm,...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This fine neoclassical style mantel clock is from the early 19th century. The clock is cast in gilt bronze, and features the surmounting figure of Asteria seated with the figure of a...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Raingo Freres Mantle Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb French silver over bronze clock by Raingo Freres. Signed Raingo Frères on the dial and on the works, on a Rouge Griotte marble base. Dimensions: Height 22" width 19 3/4" de...
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1890s French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble

Antique Parisian Mantel Clock and Candelabra Set by Denière et Fils
Located in London, GB
Antique Parisian mantel clock and candelabra set by Denière et Fils French, 19th century Clock: Height 60cm, width 36cm, depth 19cm Candela...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu

Antique Neo-Grec Porcelain and Cast Iron Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Antique Neo-Grec porcelain and cast iron clock set French, 19th Century Clock: Height 41cm, width 40cm, depth 16cm Candelabra: Height 30cm, width 2...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Iron

French Silvered Bronze and Ormolu Neoclassical Style Mantel Clock by Beurdeley
Located in London, GB
This charming antique French mantel clock is crafted by famous French maker, Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919). The work is rendered in the eleg...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Victorian Ebonized Wood Mantle Clock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Neoclassical back wood mantle clock. Strikes on hour and half hour with a deep resounding gong. With key and pendulum. Working order but clocks may ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Wood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marble and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, black Belgian and white Carrara marble clock, signed Vaillant à Paris. The clock is raised by a black Belgian marble base with fine ormolu topie feet and striking fitted ormolu plaques...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Antique Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This mantel clock is a wonderful piece of French Neoclassical design. It is an unusual and very beautiful item, which has been expertly crafted from gilt bronze (ormolu). The clock will add elegance and sophistication to a mantelpiece. The clock features a table-form body which is topped by a classical urn. The urn is crowned by a pomegranate finial and mounted with twin handles in the shape of rams’ heads with rings in their mouths. The urn is decorated with twisted and cabled fluting, a belt draped with foliate swags, panelled motifs and a ropework band. The urn stands on a table-shaped body which is surmounted by outward-pointing pinecone finials and laurel branches. The stepped tabletop has scalloped corners and is decorated with an egg-and-dart and leaf-and-dart band, as well as a central Green Man mask. This top is supported on six legs which feature leafy scrolled tops draped with swags and hoof feet. Between the legs, there is a drum clock...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Gilt Bronze & Marble Fleur de Pecher Mantle Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vincent (or Vincenti) et Cie (French 19th century) gilt bronze & Fluer de Pecher mounted marble mantle clock in the Louis XVI Neoclassical taste, circa 1900, the clock surmounted by...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Antique French Lapis Lazuli and Silvered Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique three-piece French clock set is comprised of a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra. The central clock features a circular central dial surround...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Louis XVI Marble Mantle Clock by Jean-Nicolas Schmit
Located in New Orleans, LA
A horologic masterpiece of precision and beauty, this neoclassical marble and ormolu mantle clock is an extraordinary example of late 18th-century French clockmaking by the famed Jea...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Circular Movement Mantel Clock by Leroy & Cie
Located in London, GB
Neoclassical style circular movement mantel clock by Leroy & Cie French, circa 1880 Measures: Height 72cm, width 25cm, depth 25cm This superb mantel clock, crafted from white marble, gilt bronze, and patinated bronze—takes the shape of an Amphora vase form case above a cylindrical stem and a circular foot, the stem and foot ornamented with classicising gilt bronze mounts. The foot of the vase sits on an architecturally formed plinth, which is decorated with inset gilt bronze relief panels...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

C. 1910 James Rankin Junior Adam Style Eight-Day Mantle Clock with Faux Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite mantle clock, crafted around 1910, features an exposed escapement and an eight-day movement, requiring winding only once a week. The clock is driven by a striking mech...
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Early 20th Century Scottish Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI Neo-Classical Style Figural Ormolu Clock by Charpentier & Cie
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This large and impressive clock is by the renown French Bronzier Lemerle Charpentier & Cie. It features Classical maidens holding a large urn form case surmounted by Cupid with his ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Striking 19th Century Carriage Clock with a Gilt-Brass Corniche Case by Grohé
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Striking carriage clock with a gilt-brass corniche case by Grohé, circa 1880. A most attractive eight-day striking carriage clock, signed on...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Brass

Antique Rosewood New Haven Clock Co. Mantle Clock
Located in Pasadena, TX
The case is done in Rosewood with white border to display a beautiful look, the glass has reverse painted design and geometrical design.
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20th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bardiglio Marble Japy Freres Clock Set
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous over one hundred and sixty year old Parisian neoclassical style Bardiglio marble three piece mantel set. Born in Paris, France in the mid 19th century, featuring an an...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Bronze & Marble Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883) "Zingara" Patinated Bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock, late 19th century, the dancer upholding a tambourine, stamped "F. Barbe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

French Lemire Bronze Cherub Sculpture-L.Marti Et Cíe Black Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French figural patinated bronze sculpture mantel clock of a winged Cherub hunter by Lemire Charles Gabriel Sauvage. The thirsty Cherub is seated over a large rock with some...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

French classical Marble mantle clock, C19th
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This elegant 19th-century French classical mantle clock, crafted from white marble, features an 8-day striking movement, showcasing both beauty and functionality. The clock is adorne...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble

Huge Antique French Gilt Bronze Classical Clock Set 19th century Acanthus leaves
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Most impressive this large antique French classical Clock set from late 19th century France. The candelabras are huge and impressively decorated with acanthus leaves. They have pla...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Brass, Bronze

Rare Late 18th Century Neoclassical Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The circular white-enameled dial signed ”Detour Paris” with Roman hours and Arabic quarter marks, a further inner Arabic chapter ring for the day of month. Pierced gilt hands and a b...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

German Meissen Porcelain Clock
Located in Queens, NY
German Meissen (19th Century) porcelain group of men and women with floral and bronze branches around mantel clock (not working)
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19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Chauncey Jerome Verre Eglomise Clock, 1857
Located in Astoria, NY
Chauncey Jerome Verre Eglomise Shelf Clock, New Haven, Connecticut, circa 1857, label to interior. 27" H x 14.75" W x 4.5" D. Provenance: From a 333 East 75th Street Estate.
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1850s Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Glass, Wood

Regency Large Marble Dore Patinated Bronze Ormolu Clock Figural Cherub Maiden
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Regency monumental doré and patinated bronze ormolu-mounted on marble base clock adorned with figures of a Cherub and a Maiden, extremely large an...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Clock Mantle Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Empire French 19th Century France
Located in New York, NY
Clock Mantle Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Empire French 19th Century France. A French mantel clock in gilt bronze. Neoclassical symbols such Cup...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Continental Austrian Gilt Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian (18th Century) gilt wood and blue glass panel mantel clock with a pediment (signed: Wieneslaus Wilfarthm, Koniglicher Hoff, UHR Macher) (Not working)
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18th Century and Earlier Austrian Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Glass, Giltwood

French Neoclassical Style Lapis and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Located in London, GB
French neoclassical style lapis and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Clock height 52cm, width 39cm, depth 15cm Vases height 38cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm This be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Figural Antique Clock w Renaissance Poet early 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Fine and elegant work of gold-plated bronze as mantel clock in the romantic style. Guilloche silvered dial covered with patina. The bronze sculpture was made using the casting techni...
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Early 19th Century Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze

Antique Bronze n Marble Classic Revival Clock by Claude Hemon early 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Monumental timepiece in Neoclassical style decorated with fine bronze crater vase on the top of the marble Stella. Clock was produced by renown maker of early 19th century Claude Hém...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

French Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1880 A fine French, gilt bronze ormolu mantel clock with its porcelain face, the case with elaborate garland decorations culminating in a volute krater of flowers ab...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Bronze Empire Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French dore bronze empire clock. With original key.
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Honoré Pons
By Honoré Pons
Located in London, GB
This mantel clock is a truly beautiful piece of design, crafted by the leading early 19th century French clock-maker, Pierre-César Honoré Pons. Honoré Pons...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Fine Sevres Porcelain Blue Celeste and Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare and very fine 19th century Napoleonic era Sevres Porcelain mantel clock, The richly chased ormolu gilt bronze body inset with 11 p...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This French mantel clock is designed in an elegant Neoclassical style, after the decorative arts of the Louis XVI period (1754-1793). This clock will look beautiful placed on a mante...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Silver Stallion Wood, Tooled Leather, Polished Steel Desk Clock
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
The Silver Stallion is one of several high end Western themed items produced by Steven Handelman Studios in 2019. The consept was to make something th...
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20th Century American Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Iron

French early 19th century white Carrara, Griotte marble and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most attractive French early 19th century Neo-Classical st. white Carrara, Rouge Griotte marble and Ormolu clock, attributed to Étienne Maurice Falconet. This wonderf...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This endearing French mantel clock combines lustrous ormolu and sumptuous white marble, making for a light and yet majestic work that perfectly compliments the masterfully executed N...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This graceful three-piece clock set is designed in a refined neoclassical style, which was fashionable in France in the 19th century. The set has been crafted from finely cut clear g...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Cut Glass Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This beautiful three-piece clock set is designed in a French neoclassical style, popular in 19th century decorative arts. The set has been crafted from clear, cut glass and fine gilt...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Gilt Bronze Cylindrical Mantel Clock with Emblems of Love
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze cylindrical mantel clock with emblems of love French, 19th century Measures: Height 40cm, diameter 17cm This fabulously quirky mantel clock is modelled to depict Cup...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Neo-Classical Style Porcelain and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most attractive French 19th century neo-classical st. porcelain and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by fine scrolled ormolu feet below the beautiful deep forest green porcelain b...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Neoclassical Empire Style Ormolu and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular mid 19th century French Neo-Classical Empire st. ormolu and marble clock. The clock is raised on a rectangular Vert Maurin marble base with ormolu supports. Centered at...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This ormolu (gilt bronze) mantel clock is a stunning piece of design, which features beautiful neoclassical style low-relief decorations and three-dimensional sculptures. The clock takes the form of a tall rectangular case with a circular white enamel dial near its top. This dial features black Roman Numerals and the maker’s signature, ‘Robin/ à Paris’. The dial is displayed behind a glass lens within a foliate bezel. The case is decorated in its upper corners with rosettes, and in the lower section with a stylised depiction of a swan. The case is topped by a sculpture of a wreath, propped up on a roll of paper or parchment. To the left of the case, there is a full-length statue of a man who wears a classical robe and holds a mirror. A lyre leans against the right side of the case. The clock is set on a wide rectangular base which is decorated with a low-relief scene taken from the classical myth of Dido and Aeneas...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Lapis, enamel, and gilt bronze clock garniture
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the art and culture of Classical Greece, this three-piece garniture contains a mantel clock and two candelabra. The rectangular body of the clock is of lapis lazuli and is surmounted by a Grecian vase...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Gilt Bronze and Blue Lapis Lazuli Clock with Bust of Molière
Located in London, GB
A gilt bronze and blue lapis lazuli clock with bust of Molière French, circa 1830 Measures: Height 61cm, width 27cm, depth 13cm This exquisite French mantel clock originates fr...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Solid Silver Inscribed Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This charming silver mantel clock has a fascinating history, having probably been made as a commemorative item. It dates from the 19th century in Spain, and is the work of Spanish si...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Silver

French 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Ormolu and Marble Garniture Set
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most decorative French 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble three piece garniture set signed Japy Frères. The impressive clock, which Japy Frères won a gold metal for this clock in 1855, at the center is raised by a rectangular Rouge Griotte marble base with fine bun feet and a striking wrap around Coeur de Rai and pierced palmettes bands at the mottled border. The white enameled clock face displays pierced hands and Roman hour numerals set within the mottled ormolu bezel with intricately detailed beaded and foliate designs with two charming and most unique butterflies. A beautiful maiden is seated above draped in a wonderfully executed flowing garment while breastfeeding a charming winged cherub with an anchor, a quiver, and an ewer at their side. The pair of urns are displayed at each side and are each raised by elegant square bases with a bottom ormolu band and an exceptional wrap around mottled band. Above the square Rouge Griotte pedestal...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Neoclassical mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 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, mirrors, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical mantel clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mantel clocks, popular names associated with this style include Ferdinand Barbedienne, Japy Frères, Raingo Frères, and Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley. 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 $325 and tops out at $98,973 while the average work can sell for $17,157.

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