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Signed French Louis XVI Mantle Clock

Signed French Louis XVI Mantle Clock

Located in New York, NY

A French white marble and gilt bronze mantel clock. Signed A. Paris on face.

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Gold Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock
Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Gold Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock

Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Gold Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Gold Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock French, Late 18th Century Height 57cm, width 40cm, depth 12cm A wonderful example of late 18th century ...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock by Gervais
Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock by Gervais

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock by Gervais

By Frédéric & Gervais Durand

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu, bronze and white marble mantel clock. Having scrolling foliate and ribbon decoration, two putti carrying the eight d...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Neo-Classical Style Porcelain and Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Neo-Classical Style Porcelain and Ormolu Clock

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 Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

Large Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Large Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock, 19th Century

Large Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock, 19th Century

By Henri Voisin

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A Fine quality French 19th century gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock in the Louis XVI style. Having a two handled urn to the top with flowers and garlands draping down to t...

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI style ormolu clock set, C19th
Louis XVI style ormolu clock set, C19th

Louis XVI style ormolu clock set, C19th

Located in Brighton, Sussex

This exquisite 19th-century French clock set features a stunning combination of gilded ormolu and verde marble. The centerpiece clock is elegantly adorned with intricate gilded detai...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Figurative Mantel Clock by Dasson
Antique Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Figurative Mantel Clock by Dasson

Antique Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Figurative Mantel Clock by Dasson

By Henry Dasson

Located in London, GB

Antique patinated bronze and ormolu figurative mantel clock by Dasson French, 1888 Measures: Height 30cm, width 30cm, depth 13cm This fine mantel clock is by the celebrated make...

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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French Directoire Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Directoire Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock

French Directoire Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

French Directoire period mantel clock. Constructed of black marble with white statuary marble mouldings with fire gilt/mercury ormolu touches such as ...

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1810s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Fine Quality French Empire Baccarat Style Crystal Vase Clock, circa 1860
Fine Quality French Empire Baccarat Style Crystal Vase Clock, circa 1860

Fine Quality French Empire Baccarat Style Crystal Vase Clock, circa 1860

By Baccarat

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality French Empire style Baccarat hobnail cut lead crystal glass two handled vase clock with ormolu-mounts, having a white enamel clock face with roman numerals and raised ...

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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Genre Mantel Clock of an Arcadian Hunting Scene
French Empire Genre Mantel Clock of an Arcadian Hunting Scene

French Empire Genre Mantel Clock of an Arcadian Hunting Scene

Located in London, GB

A very unusual French Empire Genre Arcadian mantel clock of a hunting scene. The primary subject is that of a finely dressed woman in riding habit, hat, whip and gloves riding side saddle on a fine patinated bronze hunter...

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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Japonisme Mantel Clock with Floral Champlevé Enamel
Antique French Japonisme Mantel Clock with Floral Champlevé Enamel

Antique French Japonisme Mantel Clock with Floral Champlevé Enamel

Located in London, GB

Antique French Japonisme mantel clock with floral Champlevé enamel French, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 51cm, width 27.5cm, depth 22cm Beautifully wrought from patinated bronze and champlevé enamel, this mantel clock is designed in the Japonisme style. The style was popular in 19th Century Europe following the opening of Japan to trade and cultural exchange. The clock stands on four cabriole feet, with a pierced Japanese style apron to the bottom. The central case is stepped, with the main section of rectangular profile, and mounted with pierced patinated bronze vines...

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Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

English Victorian Ormolu Horseshoe Clock in Original Box
English Victorian Ormolu Horseshoe Clock in Original Box

English Victorian Ormolu Horseshoe Clock in Original Box

Located in London, GB

An English ormolu horseshoe clock in the manner of Thomas Cole. Small 3/4 plate movement with dust covers to rear for wind, adjust and regulate. Fine original silvered bronze dial wi...

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1860s English Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century Sevres Clock Set
19th Century Sevres Clock Set

19th Century Sevres Clock Set

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality 19th century French Sevres porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. Having a very impressive pair of five branch candelabra each...

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1890s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Mantelpiece Clock in the Louis XVI Manner, Retailed by E & S Watson of London
Mantelpiece Clock in the Louis XVI Manner, Retailed by E & S Watson of London

Mantelpiece Clock in the Louis XVI Manner, Retailed by E & S Watson of London

Located in London, GB

Constructed in a fine quality two-tone ormolu case, and adorned with rose ground ‘Sevres’ style panels to both front and sides, depicting; rising from oblate toupie feet, the domed case is of modest breakfront form, with a flambeaux urn atop, having tea rose garlands conjoining the body; the clock face delineates the hours in Roman numerals in white cartouches, and is driven by an eight day movement, striking on a bell, with the backplate having the retailer’s stamp, ‘E & S Watson...

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19th Century English Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Gold, Ormolu

French 19th Century Cherub clock set, by Deniere, Paris
French 19th Century Cherub clock set, by Deniere, Paris

French 19th Century Cherub clock set, by Deniere, Paris

By Maison Deniere

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An enchanting and very good quality French 19th Century grey marble and gilded ormolu clock garniture, each piece with a patinated bronze cherub seated hold candle sticks either side...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock, by L. Marchand
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock, by L. Marchand

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Cartel Clock, by L. Marchand

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu cartel clock, by L. Marchand. The clock has a a fine berried and foliate bottom inverted finial and finely etched...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

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

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

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by ormolu topie shaped supports below a marble base with ormolu scrolling foliage and ormolu beaded row. Above is the central fluted marble column...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Neoclassical Louis XVI Period French Mantel Clock
Neoclassical Louis XVI Period French Mantel Clock

Neoclassical Louis XVI Period French Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Neoclassical Louis XVI period French mantel clock French, late 18th century Dimensions: Height 56cm, width 33cm, depth 9.5cm Crafted from o...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French marble and ormolu clock garniture.
19th Century French marble and ormolu clock garniture.

19th Century French marble and ormolu clock garniture.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An enchanting French 19th Century white marble and gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a mother and childly the white enamel clock face, striking on the hour and half hour on a bel...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Ormolu Mantel Clock

French Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

French ormolu mantel clock standing on a stepped base and resting on turned, chased feet with acanthus leaf decoration below a finely chased...

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1830s French Louis Philippe Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Strut Clock in the Style of Cole
Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Strut Clock in the Style of Cole

Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Strut Clock in the Style of Cole

Located in London, GB

Mid-19th century gilt bronze strut clock in the style of Cole. Original gilding and very fine engraving make this a most attractive clock. The pierced ormolu frame gives a very light...

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1860s English Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock
French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock

French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock

Located in London, GB

French Japonisme style gilt bronze and enamel mantel clock French, 19th Century Height 30cm, width 18cm, depth 14.5cm This fine mantel clock is of rectangular form, with a gilt bron...

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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Enamel

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set

Located in London, GB

This exquisite clock set is designed in an elegant 18th-Century Rococo manner, in the style of Sèvres porcelain wares. Rococo is characterised by its use of pastel colours, graceful ...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Eclectic Style Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Antique French Eclectic Style Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Antique French Eclectic Style Enamel and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Antique French eclectic style enamel and gilt bronze clock set French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 41cm, width 30cm, depth 15cm Candelabra: Height 36cm, width 17cm, depth 17cm This gilt bronze and enamel garniture contains a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, all designed in the charming Belle Époque manner. The mantel clock, supported by a flat gilt bronze base, is constituted of a central plinth surmounted by a cylindrical clock...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Venus and Cupid
French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Venus and Cupid

French Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Venus and Cupid

Located in London, GB

French Empire gilt bronze mantel clock with Venus and Cupid French, early 19th Century Measures: Height 53cm, width 37.5cm, depth 13.5cm This fine Empire period mantel clock is crafted from gilt bronze. The clock includes a sculptural surmount of Venus accompanied by Cupid. Venus sits atop the square clock...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla
English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla

English Regency Fusee Mantel Clock in Ormolu and White Marble by Finer and Nowla

Located in London, GB

English Regency ormolu and white marble drum mantel clock. Typical drum shaped clock, set on four elaborate ormolu toupee feet. The white marble has an applied ormolu mount of flower...

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1820s English Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Large French Charles X Period Ormolu Clock Representing Ceres
Large French Charles X Period Ormolu Clock Representing Ceres

Large French Charles X Period Ormolu Clock Representing Ceres

Located in London, GB

Large French Charles X period ormolu clock representing Ceres. A monumental clock of very fine quality and with totally original fire gilded ormolu. T...

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1820s French Charles X Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu pedestal clock, retailed by Tiffany & Co. This stunning clock is raised by a Rouge R...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock
Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock

Neoclassical 18th Century Ormolu and Marble Lyre Clock

Located in London, GB

Neoclassical 18th Century ormolu and marble lyre clock French, Louis XVI period Height 64m, width 27cm, depth 12cm This exquisite mantel clock was ...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mounted Clock Set by Denière
Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mounted Clock Set by Denière

Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mounted Clock Set by Denière

By Maison Deniere

Located in London, GB

This clock set contains a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra. The central mantel clock is formed of a rectangular gilt bronze mounted grey marble base. Raised on four gilt bronze ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890
Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890

Barbedienne French Mantel Clock, circa 1890

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality Louis XVI style French gilded ormolu mantel clock, signed Barbedienne. Having shield and foliate decoration to the top, white enamel roman numerals, a lyre shaped pend...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin
Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin

Gilt bronze mantel clock in form of Roman ruin

Located in London, GB

This wonderful mantel clock is designed in the image of an ancient Roman ruin. The clock is clearly inspired by the kind of prints, paintings and drawings of dilapidated Roman buildi...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard
Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard

Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Three-Piece Clock Set by H. Picard

By Henri Picard

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra, the clock with central circular dial signed 'PICARD / A GENEVE', surrounded by three ormolu cherubs and two porcelain pl...

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19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A Large French Rouge Marble Gilt Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by A. Beurdeley
A Large French Rouge Marble Gilt Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by A. Beurdeley

A Large French Rouge Marble Gilt Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by A. Beurdeley

By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley

Located in Tarzana, CA

A French Napoleon III Period Rouge Marble Gilt & Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley Movement marked: J. Lefebvre Fils Paris & Numbered1938 Movement stamped: Medaille De Bronze J. Marti & Cie & Numbered 92 Dial signed: A. Beurdeley Fila, Paris France, Circa 1875 Dimensions: Height: 24" (61cm), Width: 22" (56cm) Depth: 11" (28cm) Excellent Working Condition Biography French — Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley was a Parisian cabinetmaker who specialized in the manufacture of luxurious French furnishings...

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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French Mantel Clock of Empire Period of "Borne" Form
French Mantel Clock of Empire Period of "Borne" Form

French Mantel Clock of Empire Period of "Borne" Form

Located in London, GB

Attractive french Empire clock in patinated bronze and ormolu of milestone or "borne" form. Having very fine applied ormolu mounts to the front and side of the case with also a fine ...

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1810s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock

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 Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Marble Mantle Clock by Jean-Nicolas Schmit
Louis XVI Marble Mantle Clock by Jean-Nicolas Schmit

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 Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor
Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor

Empire 19th Century Ormolu and Painted Bronze Mantel Clock with Young Sailor

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An Empire ormolu and painted bronze mantel clock attributed to Jean-Simon Deverberie. Fitted in an ormolu case shaped as a cotton bale, the round enamel dial features Roman numeral hours and Arabic fifteen-minute graduations, indicated by two pierced gilt bronze hands. Shirtless and barefoot, a young black sailor...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cobalt Blue Porcelain and Ormolu Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. cobalt blue porcelain and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by a square ormolu base with cut corners with fine rosettes ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI style mantel clock, 19th Century
French Louis XVI style mantel clock, 19th Century

French Louis XVI style mantel clock, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality French gilded ormolu and white marble, 19th Century Louis XVI style mantel clock, with a classical maiden resting, a bird cage at her feet, a cherub holding a bow and ...

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes

Located in London, GB

This beautiful porcelain mantel clock is designed in the shape of a shield which is propped up on a gilt bronze (ormolu) easel support, composed of two shields and a staff topped by ...

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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer
Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock and Barometer

Located in London, GB

In their elaborate use of C-scrolls, putti figures, stylised acanthus leaves and flowers, this clock and barometer are clearly Rococo in their style. The Rococo came into fashion in ...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style
19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style

19th Century Ormolu Mantle Clock, Louis XVI Style

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An enchanting 19th century Louis XVI style gilded Bacchus influenced ormolu mantel (fireplace) clock depicting three putti rolling a barrel on the back of a cloven hoofed putti. The ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock
French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in Norwich, GB

Ormolu French Empire clock, drumhead case with applied frieze decoration to the base, standing on turned and engraved feet. Superb engine turned dial centre, the gilded dial with Roman numerals, original hands and floral cast bezel surround. Convex glass to the rear supporting the eight day movement with outside countwheel striking and silk suspension. The whole surmounted by a gilded winged...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

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

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 Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Carrara Marble, 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

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 Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Mantle Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Manner
French Mantle Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Manner

French Mantle Clock Garniture in the Louis XVI Manner

Located in London, GB

Constructed in gilt bronze and decorated with champleve´ enamel; the candelabra have toupie feet supporting the shaped circular bases, on which winged cherubs hold two armed candle a...

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Directoire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock Signed Maniere
French Directoire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock Signed Maniere

French Directoire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock Signed Maniere

By C. Maniere

Located in London, GB

French Directoire period ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock signed Maniere a Paris. A magnificent antique French Directoire mantel clock in patinated bronze and finest ormolu signed Maniere a Paris for Charles-Guillaume Maniere who was working in the Rue...

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Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock, Signed by Deniere
French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock, Signed by Deniere

French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock, Signed by Deniere

By Jean-François Denière

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and patinated bronze clock, signed Denière. The clock is raised by a fine oval shaped ormolu base with a richly chased wrap around berried laurel band and mottled border. The adorable and wonderfully detailed patinated bronze winged cherub is seated with his bow and arrows in a quiver at his side draped in a lovely flowing fabric. He is attentively holding a scroll in his left hand, seemingly reading and taking notes with a pen in his right hand while leaning on the clock with a curious raven at his side. The clock is set in a patinated bronze box...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens
English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens

Located in London, GB

Unusual Antique English Regency bronze "genre" mantel clock genre clock . In the " Arcadian" genre manner made popular in France by Marie Antoinette and then later by the Empress Josephine. I have had the French Empire model of this clock and this is an English version of that model. The subject is of a boy feeding chickens grain out of his hat. Set upon an oval base with toupe feet and an applied ormolu mount of chicken feeding. The clock dial and movement housed within a chicken coup decorated with applied mounts to each side of flowers in a pot...

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1820s English Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set
Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Cut Glass Clock Set

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 Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Figural Clock
Antique Figural Clock

Antique Figural Clock

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Atlanta, GA

Magnificent gilt bronze clock signed Barbadienne founder, rouge Royale marble base.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock
19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock

19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mantel clock. Having a blue porcelain urn to the top with ormolu swags, scrolling gilded ormolu folia...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Ormolu Clocks for Sale on 1stDibs

Antique ormolu clocks and other decorative objects can be incorporated into a variety of spaces, and while demand for the material and/or technique was at its peak in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries — older French ormolu clocks are especially coveted today — ormolu is still widely loved by contemporary designers and collectors.

What is ormolu?

Ormolu is a brilliant form of decorative trickery. To the untrained eye, ormolu clocks, jewelry boxes and other ormolu furniture and decor look like they're made of solid gold. But those in the know recognize ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — as having been essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

“Most commonly, ormolu refers to a bronze object that has been covered with gold, typically 18 karat or 24 karat,” explains Jamie Sinai, director of the antiques specialist Mayfair Gallery, in London. “For that reason, ormolu is sometimes called gilt bronze or, in French, bronze doré. Strictly speaking, however, the term ormolu also denotes the technique of applying gold to a metal.”

“The word comes from the French or moulu, which translates as ‘ground or powdered gold’ — the form the gold takes before it is applied to a metal surface.”

From the court of King Louis XVI to that of Napoleon I, the French elite snapped up furniture mounted with ormolu, as well as sconces, candelabra and table lamps made from the material. 

If you're looking to bring a touch of this 19th-century pizzazz to your desk, an antique ormolu desk clock is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier. Indeed, an ormolu clock is an object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. (This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles!)

Today, antiques collectors and interior designers seek out the finest in antique ormolu clocks and continue to prize ormolu for its extraordinary craftsmanship and history-infused glamour. 

“This wondrous material was highly sought after in France as the ultimate luxury. It magically resembled solid gold and sparkled under candlelight,” says Sinai.

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