Paper Clocks

A very pleasing late 19th century French arched top mantel, carriage clock in green Shagreen, with a gilded ormolu handle to the top, crystal jewels to the bezel, an eight day durati...

A huge and superb bronzed metal clock by the celebrated sculptor Albert Ernst Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887). Two beautifully depicted cherubs hold the clock aloft, mounted in a bronze...

In what can only be described as remarkable condition for it's age is this totally authentic 1930s Art Deco Mirror clock which originates from En...

Imhof mid-century table clock Enamel painted dial (represents a galleon) Manual winding (8 days of winding) 15 jewels Works properly Case number 12329 Circa 1960 Origin Switzerland M...

Extremely fine, made in America, Germany or France, this "Father Time" electric wall clock is a masterpiece of wood and brass inlay. Using a series of hard...

Kienzle mechanical movement world timer clock. XL table clock with beautiful clocks face with world map and world time zones, glass, the heavy brass case. Original condition, the mec...

A good English Edwardian silver and tortoiseshell hump backed carriage clock. With a French 8 day movement with lever escapement. Porcelain dial. Hallmarked for 1912 and with London ...

RECLAIMED DOUBLE SIDED FACTORY CLOCK An original vintage double sided factory clock reclaimed from the Westons Cider Factory in Herefords...

Nicolai Canetti for Art Time Collection post modern wall clock. White enamel background with reds, yellow, and blues. Sweep second hand. Great design and hard to find! Working condit...

Vintage Howard Miller World Time Mid Century Modern Walnut Frame Wall Clock in Working Condition. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 25.5" W x 4" D.

An unusual framed picture clock with automaton see saw, windmill and clock tower. The painted copper sheet depicts a bucolic pastoral scene, with trees and hills, a rustic cottage an...

Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio. Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release: “It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.” Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach. Can you tell me more about his clocks? George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades. While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature. The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on. The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time. As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...