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Material: Ormolu
Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set
Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Unusual Ormolu and Porcelain Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking vases, the clock with central dial set in a panel of porcelain imitating champlevé enamel with geometric design on turquoise ground ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A French 18th century Kingwood and Ormolu mounted clock, signed Lacan À Paris
A French 18th century Kingwood and Ormolu mounted clock, signed Lacan À Paris

A French 18th century Kingwood and Ormolu mounted clock, signed Lacan À Paris

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A sensational and extremely high quality French 18th century Louis XV Period Kingwood and Ormolu mounted clock, signed Lacan À Paris, Circa. 1770. This stunning tall case clock displ...

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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock
Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and Severs porcelain mantel clock. Having putti on either side, holding garlands of flowers. Inset hand-painted Sevres porcelain p...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture
A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture

A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Fine Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze Three Piece Clock Garniture Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of seven-light figural candelabra. Designed as a celebration of music and lyric poe...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Malachite Allegorical Mantel Clock
Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Malachite Allegorical Mantel Clock

Empire Period Ormolu Mounted Malachite Allegorical Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Empire period ormolu mounted malachite allegorical mantel clock French, early 19th century Measures: Height 50m, width 21cm, depth 14cm This fine mantel clock is an excellent ex...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Carriage Clock
Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Carriage Clock

Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Carriage Clock

Located in London, GB

This beautiful clock was crafted in circa 1870 in France. Known as a carriage clock, it was designed for use when travelling. Such clocks were crafted on a small scale with handles, ...

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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Figural Clock
Figural Clock

Figural Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gilt bronze musical cherubs figural clock.

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19th Century French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Sevres and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Fine Sevres and Ormolu Mantel Clock

Fine Sevres and Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in London, by appointment only

France, circa 1870. A fine late 19th century ormolu and porcelain mounted mantel clock, the painted dial above a courting couple scene, the whole mounted with a Krater vase and ra...

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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, 19th Century
French Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, 19th Century

French Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality, impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and grey marble clock garniture. Having a large pair of five branch candelabra either side, support by classical mai...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, 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

Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Balthazar
Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Balthazar

Louis XV Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Balthazar

By Michel Baltazar

Located in London, GB

This mantel clock beautifully illustrates the classical myth of ‘The Abduction of Europa’. In this story, the god Zeus falls in love with a mortal woman called Europa. To seduce her, Zeus transforms himself into a white bull. Europa then mounts the bull and Zeus whisks her away from her home to Crete. Europa becomes the Queen of Crete and bears Zeus several children. The clock takes the form of a patinated bronze bull which is saddled with a gilt bronze (ormolu) clock case. This case features a circular white enamel dial with black Roman and Arabic Numerals, as well as the maker’s name ‘Michel Baltazar...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu, Gris St. Anne and white Carrara marble clock, signed 'Mailland, a Paris'. The clock is raised by six mottled ...

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

French Neoclassical Style Malachite and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

French Neoclassical style malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock French, late 19th Century Measures: height 42cm, width 22cm, depth 11cm This fine clock...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

French Directoire Period Bisque and Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Ariadne
French Directoire Period Bisque and Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Ariadne

French Directoire Period Bisque and Ormolu Mantel Clock Depicting Ariadne

Located in London, GB

French Directoire period bisque and ormolu mantel clock depicting Ariadne. Of Fine quality with sky blue and white bisque porcelain and beautifully contrasting and finely cast mounts...

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Early 1800s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner
19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner

19th Century French Pink Porcelain Clock by Japy Fréres in the Louis XVI Manner

By Japy Frères

Located in London, GB

A table clock in the Louis XVI Manner By Japy Frères The finely chased ormolu case is dressed with pink 'Sèvres' style hand decorated polychrome panels to the face and sides, dep...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Boulle Mantle Clock In The Louis XIV Style
19th Century French Boulle Mantle Clock In The Louis XIV Style

19th Century French Boulle Mantle Clock In The Louis XIV Style

Located in Dublin, IE

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

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

19th Century French mantel clock
19th Century French mantel clock

19th Century French mantel clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

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

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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

English Regency Antique Miniature Mantel Clock in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu
English Regency Antique Miniature Mantel Clock in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu

English Regency Antique Miniature Mantel Clock in Patinated Bronze and Ormolu

Located in London, GB

A small and unusual patinated bronze and ormolu English Regency mantel clock. Set on four feet the shaped base with ormolu mounts. A putti stands beside the clock housing with his arm raised. The clock is surmounted by a gilt bronze finial. The convex white enamel dial is in fine condition. The 30 hour fusee...

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1810s English Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

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

Baroque Style Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Mantel Clock
Baroque Style Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Mantel Clock

Baroque Style Bronze and Ormolu Cherub Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Baroque style bronze and ormolu cherub mantel clock French, late 19th century Measures: Height 69cm, width 35cm, depth 26.5cm This dramatic a...

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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères
French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble And Ormolu Clock By Raingo Frères

By Raingo Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and very important French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock by Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet with fine wrap around berried laurel bands below the white Carrara marble base with rounded sides decorated with richly chased pierced intertwined berried laurel and blooming flower bands, and a finely detailed central plaque depicting charming cherubs playing musical instruments. Above are two exquisite patinated bronze maidens sitting on a mottled support with lovely foliate designs each draped in wonderfully executed garments and holding a wreath and flowers with a charming winged cherub extending his arms up. At the center is the elegant enameled dial with Arabic hour numerals amidst lovely floral garlands and numbers indicating the date at the border with delicate pierced ormolu hands with a remarkable pieced foliate design at the back. Above is the lightly curved fluted top crown with a stunning array of richly chased branches and blooming flowers in a superb satin and burnished finish. All original gilt and patina throughout. Raingo Fréres, established in 1813 in Paris, specialized in the high precision clock...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock Signed by Denière
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock Signed by Denière

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock Signed by Denière

By Jean-François Denière

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu clock signed by Denière. The clock is raised by elegant topie shaped feet below beautiful block rosettes. At the center is a richl...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock
A French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

A French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An adorable and high quality French 19th century Louis XV/XVI st. patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock. This charming clock is supported on an oval Ormolu base raised by scrolled suppor...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock
Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock

Charles X Period Gilt-Bronze and Malachite Sculptural Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Charles X period gilt-bronze and malachite sculptural mantel clock. French, c.1830. Measures: height 55cm, width 40cm, depth 18cm. Mounted by a seated maiden in robes with books to her feet upon a circular dial with enamelled chapter ring, and set on a base with further bronze icons and acanthus darting, this excellent piece is a large mantel clock...

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Large Charles X Period Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Large Charles X Period Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

Large Charles X Period Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

Located in London, GB

Large Charles X period gilt bronze and malachite clock French, circa 1830 Measures: Height 62cm, width 54cm, depth 20cm This fine mantel clock is a superb example of the Charles...

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture
Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture

Fine Quality 19th Century Sevres Style Clock Garniture

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality 19th century French Sevres style porcelain and gilded ormolu clock garniture. The pair of five branch gilded ormolu candelabra each having Sevres style porcelain urns and pedestals with classical romantic scenes painted on them. The clock having an impressive lidded porcelain urn above with gilded handles either side, scrolling foliate ormolu mounts above the porcelain faced eight day duration clock that chimes...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Clock, Directoire Period, Portico Form, Signed Revel Paris
French Clock, Directoire Period, Portico Form, Signed Revel Paris

French Clock, Directoire Period, Portico Form, Signed Revel Paris

Located in London, GB

A French Directoire ormolu mounted black marble portico clock of Egyptian temple form. Set upon ormolu toupee feet with a rectangular black marble base. Black marble columns rise up ...

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1790s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Belgian Black Marble, Ormolu

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu
Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu

Antique Clock Garniture with Sèvres Style Porcelain and Ormolu

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

This fantastic porcelain clock garniture contains three vases, one of which has been mounted with a ormolu clock dial with jewels surrounding it. The vases are decorated in the style of the Sèvres Porcelain manufacturers, with cartouches to the front and back. The panels on the front depict ladies and putti in a landscape, while the reverse sides depict riverbanks. The vases are set on ormolu bases with canted angles, and feature twin ormolu handles which take the form of masks. The central vase is surmounted by an ormolu putti...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock
Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

Located in London, GB

Antique Neoclassical Louis XVI gilt bronze and malachite clock French, late 18th Century Measures: Height 56cm, width 35cm, depth 12cm Crafted from gilt bronze and a later malac...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

Signed: Joseph Gay Horloger du Roy A Turin The movement is contained in a white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased wit...

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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Empire Period Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

This truly stunning French mantel clock was crafted during the Empire period, and reflects the Neoclassical interests of the Emperor Napoleon I, whose influence over the decorative arts contributed toward a profound revival of beauties of the ancient empires. The mantel clock is crafted entirely in gilt bronze, and features a stepped base on four block feet. The base depicts a Classical relief panel to the front, showing female dancing figures and putti, as well as musical instruments. Surmounting the base is an arch featuring a central mask fountain and basin...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

18th Century Painted Dial Mahogany Long Case Clock
18th Century Painted Dial Mahogany Long Case Clock

18th Century Painted Dial Mahogany Long Case Clock

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

An imposing 18th century eight day long case clock by Simister of Birmingham. The amazing mahogany case has a flame mahogany veneered door and the large reeded columns with ormolu mounts to the top. The whole case inlaid with bandings and stringing. The early painted dial...

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Late 18th Century 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

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Marble Clock Signed Raingo Frères

By Raingo Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and very high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock signed Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by two elegant rectangular reeded supports at the front and circular spiral fluted feet behind below striking richly chased elongated rosettes centering a fine pierced fitted intertwined laurel branch also repeated at the rounded sides. At the center is an impressive pierced fitted ormolu mount with Rinceau shaped scrolled acanthus leaves and berried laurel garlands flanked by striking fluted columns with fitted decorative ormolu chandelles and stunning lightly curved richly chased cornucopias with ribbons at each side. The enamel dial displays Roman numeral hour markings and Arabic numeral minute markings with elegant pierced foliate ormolu hands framed within an elegant mottled bezel with foliate and beaded designs. Above is the remarkable top crown a richly chased berried laurel wreath, a quiver, arrows, a bow and the eternal flame all tied with a flowing ribbon and displaying a wonderful satin and burnished finish. All original gilt throughout. Raingo Fréres, established in 1813 in Paris, specialized in the high precision clock...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu clock. The clock is raised by elegant block feet with fine fluted and les oves designs. Impressive mirrored ...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock

By Le Roy

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Breche Violette marble and Ormolu clock, signed Le Roy, Paris. This stunning rotunda shaped clock is raised on eight Orm...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock
Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

This neoclassical style French mantel clock is crafted from patinated and gilt bronze in addition to flecked black and grey marble. The clock body is formed from a lopsidedly mounted...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

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

French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock
French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock

French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu wall clock, having Rococo influences to the scroll foliate decoration and cherubs above the eight day striking movement, circa 1880.

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock, Signed Simona a Paris
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock, Signed Simona a Paris

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock, Signed Simona a Paris

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, signed Simona à Paris, circa 1819. The clock is raised by six elegant topie shaped feet below the exceptional and most decorative scallop shaped white Carrara marble base. The base displays an exceptional stepped design and beautiful pierced baluster like wrap around ormolu gallery with a fine twisted ribbon fillet and central rosette. Leading up each side are impressive columns raised by square supports with exceptional concave sides decorated with fitted pierced foliate ormolu mounts, and rosettes encased by unique posts and chains. The columns are each adorned with lovely swaging ormolu fabrics, tassels, and an exquisite array of beaded and twisted ribbon ormolu fillets leading upwards to the superb ball and chain pendants. Above the beautiful pendulum with two intricately detailed rooster heads and central sun mask is the elegant enameled clock face with Arabic hour and minute markers with pieced hands with the rare inclusion of a second hand framed within an outstanding and finely detailed ormolu band of intertwined ropes. Above is a handsome richly chased Roman soldier wearing a cape and holding a dagger and sheath...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figurative Mantel Clock
Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figurative Mantel Clock

Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figurative Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Empire period gilt bronze figurative mantel clock French, early 19th century Measures: Height 33cm, width 31cm, depth 12cm This superb mantel clock is a wonderful example of the...

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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti & Musician, Att. Robert Osmond
A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti & Musician, Att. Robert Osmond

A Rare 18th C. French Dore Bronze Clock w/ Putti & Musician, Att. Robert Osmond

Located in New York, NY

A Magnificent and Rare French 18th-Century Doré Bronze Mantel Clock Attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock is designed in the form of an urn, supported by a central pedestal and a re...

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1750s French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Classical Figures
French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Classical Figures

French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Classical Figures

Located in London, GB

French gilt bronze mantel clock with Classical figures French, 19th century Measures: Height 45cm, width 39cm, depth 17cm This mantel clock feat...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Neoclassical Style Malachite, Silvered and Gilt Bronze Clock Set
Neoclassical Style Malachite, Silvered and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Neoclassical Style Malachite, Silvered and Gilt Bronze Clock Set

By J. Pradier, Susse Freres

Located in London, GB

This spectacular clock set is based on the works of the esteemed Neoclassical artist James Pradier (French, 1790-1852), whose sculptures can be found in nearly all of Paris's major m...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble, Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A beautiful and large scaled French 19th century Louis XVI st. Brèche Violette marble, ormolu and patinated bronze clock signed Balthazard. The clock is raised by a square Brèche Vio...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.
Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.

Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A spectacular French 19th Century Rouge marble and gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a beautiful seated Madian holding an oil lamp above masked bracket supports with ring handles...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, 19th Century
French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, 19th Century

French Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, 19th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

A magnificent 19th-century French figural mantel clock, richly cast in gilt bronze and conceived in an elaborate Louis XV Revival style, combining highly decorative Rococo ornament w...

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Late 19th Century Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

This wonderfully ornate gilt bronze mantel clock is covered with fine sculptural decoration, including female busts, architectural motifs and stylized foliage. With its wealth of cla...

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Period Ormolu Clock

By Raingo Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu clock signed by Raingo Frères. The clock is raised by lovely mottled feet with a floral desig...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set

Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set

Located in London, GB

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

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock, A.B.Savory, Cornhill
Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock, A.B.Savory, Cornhill

Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock, A.B.Savory, Cornhill

By Jean-Baptiste Delettrez

Located in Norwich, GB

Ormolu and Porcelain Panel Mantel Clock Ormolu figural mantel clock with beautifully cast maiden in flowing robes holding a bunch of grapes towards a ...

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1860s French Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Ormolu

A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture
A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture

A Napoleon III Period Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture

By Jean-François Denière

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Large and Exceptional Napoleon III Period Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Three-Piece Clock Garniture. By Denière, Paris. Comprising a mantle clock and pair of eight-light...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ormolu Clocks

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Enamel, 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.

Find antique ormolu desk clocks, wall clocks, mantel clocks and other furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.