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Place of Origin: American
George Nelson Starburst Clock
By George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic design by George Nelson
Category
1950s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
Infinity Mirror Clock c. 1980’s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Chic, glam post modern infinity clock, mirror. The clock is surrounded by what appear to be receding points of light, hence the name Infinity Clock. The frame is constructed of brush...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Howard Miller Desk Clock by Design Office of George Nelson
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arthur Umanoff for The Design Office of George Nelson for Howard Miller Rosewood Desk or Table Clock. In great shape and running flawlessly! Been in use for about 6 months on my de...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Modernique Clock by Paul Frankl Art Deco Skyscraper Telechron Clock 1928 Gold
By Paul Frankl
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Skyscraper Warren Telechron Clock 431Modernique by Paul Frankl, 1928. This very rare two-tone gold model with a bakelite base and rear panel includes a blue chapter ring dia...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
A 19th Century Walnut William Gilbert Clock
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A carved walnut mantle clock made by William Gilbert, Connecticut, circa 1880. The top with walnut fan pediment with mirrored side panels with a center glass door with white drape f...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Meridian Fish Clock Model 7543 by Howard Miller
By Howard Miller
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Ceramic Meridian Fish Clock Model 7543 by Howard Miller. Original signed clock with rare fish motif in a muted green color. Clock is in excellent working ...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pennsylvania Tall Cherry Case Clock
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Excellent solid cherry case with flame mahogany panels, lambs tongue corners, carved broken arch bonnet and turned rosettes. The case, turned finials and feet are in exceptional condition. Movement is brass 8-day wind, weight driven with bell strike on the hour. All hand indicators, hour, minute, sweep second hand and calendar rotate from center shaft. Painted metal face has fruit basket corner spandrels. Moon phase with scenic view with sailing ship flying a United States flag. Fully functional reliable time keeper.
Originates from Allentown Bethlehem PA...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique American Clocks
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany
19th Century Spencer Hotchkiss & Company Salem Bridge Shelf Clock
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century beautiful Salem Bridge shelf clock having 8 day time and bell strike on the hour with second hand indicator. Brass works, dpendable timekeeper. Gorgeous carved wood wi...
Category
19th Century American Classical Antique American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Black School Wall Clock from Lathem, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Lathem in United states during the 1980s. It features a black metal frame, a metal dial and a convex clear glass cover. The piece has been converted i...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Bakelite Telechron Clock
By Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Period Art Deco Bakelite Telechron Clock in the manner of Paul Frankl
As Found Condition. Missing the glass lens. the metal piece in front is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Double Sided Train Station Clock, c. 1960s Denmark
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic double-sided illuminated railway station clock from Denmark circa 1960s. Each side can be set to a different time/ time-zone. Quintessential Scandinavian minimalist design....
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Walnut Designer Lucite Grandfather Clock with Chime MINT!
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid Century Modern Walnut Designer Lucite Grandfather Clock with Chime MINT!
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Lucite, Walnut
Double Sided Train Station Clock, c. 1940s, Boston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful double-sided illuminated railway station clock from Boston, USA, c. 1940. Each side can be set to a different time/time-zone. Fully functioning, newly restored motors/clock...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Paul Frankl Telechron American Moderne Deco Clock, 1928
By Paul Frankl
Located in Sharon, CT
The iconic American Deco Frankl 'Skyscraper' mantel clock. Polished silver over brass with black bakelite base. This rare 'top of line' deco item retains the original bevelled glass ...
Category
1920s Machine Age Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Glass
1930s Shreve and Company Art Deco Desk Clock
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve and Company San Francisco
STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Glass, Gilt and Nickel
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 15 Jewels
DIA...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Chrome Art Deco "Chrono Lite-12" Commercial Neon Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Cir
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Seth Thomas Art Deco 16” Diameter "Chrono Lite-16" wall clock featuring a black dial with Original Green Gas Tube Neon under bubble style glass and a stainless steel streamline case....
Category
1940s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Walter Durfee Tiger Oak Pattern 42 Tall Case Grandfather Clock
By Walter Durfee
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Walter Durfee Tiger Oak Pattern 42 Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Dimensions : 99" Tall X 24" Wide X 14" Deep
This clock was made by Walter ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique American Clocks
Materials
Oak
Vesuvius: 3-foot Sabele and Maple Linear Clock
By Linear Clockworks
Located in Asheville, NC
Vesuvius is a Linear Clock featuring a radiant length of Sapele with grains that look like waves rolling along a shoreline.
Linear Clocks are an invention of Linear Clockworks; thes...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Clocks
Materials
Maple, Sapele Wood
Early 19th C. American Pillar & Scroll Clock in Mahogany with Eglomise Landscape
By Eli Terry & Sons
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American Pillar & Scroll Clock in Mahogany with Eglomise Painted Landscape Scene, Eli Terry
Category
Early 19th Century Antique American Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Mechanical Bakelite Maritime Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1950s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite winding ships wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1950s .It features a dark brown bakelite case a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Mitchell: Three-foot Oak and Wenge Linear Clock
By Linear Clockworks
Located in Asheville, NC
Mitchell is a Linear Clock featuring a beautiful length of Oak, featuring a unique clock face equipped with sun, mountain, and moon insignias.
Linear Clocks are an invention of Lin...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Clocks
Materials
Oak, Wenge
19th Century Slate Neo Classical Garniture Clock Set Dimensions : Clock - 17"
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Slate Neo Classical Garniture Clock Set
Dimensions : Clock - 17" Wide X 19.5" Tall X 9" Deep
Cassolettes - 16" Tall X 8" Wide X 8" Deep
Category
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Antique American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Early Production Iconic Ball Clock Designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Diego, CA
A very hard to find and early iconic ball clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller, circa 1950s. The clock is in original vintage condition with an 8 feet long plug in elec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century American Pillar & Scroll Clock in Mahogany
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American Pillar & Scroll Clock in Mahogany with Eglomise Painted Landscape Scene
Category
19th Century Antique American Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Walnut Clock
By Harris Strong, Harris Strong
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled walnut Mid Century Modern clock with decorative tiles.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Vintage Black School Wall Clock from Lathem, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Lathem Time Recorder Co. Atlanta, Georgia in United states during the 1980s. It features a black metal frame, a metal dial and a convex clear glass co...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Iron
American Walnut Tall Case Clock by Solomon Gorgas
Located in Essex, MA
By Solomon Gorgas. Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania. Works just cleaned and in good working order. With arched bonnet with pinwheel inlay in the scrolls. Glazed door opening to enameled wo...
Category
Late 18th Century Federal Antique American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller wall clock
By Herman Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller 1970s wall clock, model #588. Made of a walnut case, original red back, brushed aluminum clock face, brass Roman nu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Starburst Wall Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Green Starburst Wall Clock
Circa 1960
Dimensions
D 31” (entire clock)
D 9” (middle of the clock)
Good vintage condition
Please be aware that mos...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Hawkeye Clock
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in New York, NY
Measured time clock and kitchen timer, 1932.
Two models of this clock were produced: a limited run of white Bakelite clocks was followed by a mor...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Vintage Art Deco Sculpted Silver New Haven Collectible Desk/Mantel Clock
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Sculpted Silver New Haven Collectible Desk/Mantel Clock
Beautifully sculpted antique art deco New Haven white enamel faced collectible estate piece desk/mantel cloc...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Clocks
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Glass Dome Bronze / Wood Base Porcelain Face Mantel Clock
By Ansonia Clock Company
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your home decor with the exquisite fusion of artistry and function embodied in the Glass Dome Bronze and Porcelain Face Ansonian Crystal Palace Mantel Clock. This remarkable ...
Category
1880s Antique American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Arthur Umanoff Desk Clock, George Nelson & Associates, 1950s
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Houston, TX
George Nelson & Associates
table clock.
Howard Miller Clock Company,
USA.
Rosewood, steel.
Measures: 4.25 W x 3 D x 5.5 H inches.
Signed with decal manufacturer's label t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel
1970s Howard Miller vintage modern minimalist wall clock
By Herman Miller, Nathan Horwitt
Located in Phoenix, AZ
1970s Howard Miller wall clock model 622-740. I am assuming that this was designed by Nathan George Horwitt due to it being the same dimensions, materials, build and similar style as...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Glass Dome Bronze / Porcelain Face Ansonian Crystal Palace Mantel Clock
By Ansonia Clock Company
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your home decor with the exquisite fusion of artistry and function embodied in the Glass Dome Bronze and Porcelain Face Ansonian Crystal Palace Mantel Clock. This remarkable ...
Category
1880s Antique American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
American Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Tall Clock by Rufus Cole
Located in Essex, MA
A Rare and Complete American Federal Tall Case Clock. Riley Whiting Wooden Works, original. A Rufus Cole Grain-Painted and Stenciled Case. S...
Category
Early 19th Century Federal Antique American Clocks
Materials
Pine
Antique Ithaca Double Dial Walnut Calendar Clock c1866
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique mantel calendar clock by Ithaca offers walnut case with double dials including upper time dial and lower date dial, c1866
Measures - 26"h x 12"w x 5"d
Catalogue Note: As...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique American Clocks
Materials
Walnut
1980s Postmodern Memphis Era Wall Clock by Howard Miller
By Howard Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design and rare piece circa 1980s glass face with a brass ring frame, and a black plastic frame with a withe plastic accent edge line, Classic design from the Memphis era nice ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Gilt Bronze Footed Marble Base Mantel Clock Depicting Carthage Warrior
By New Haven Clock Company
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your surroundings with a truly exquisite mantel clock that seamlessly marries the opulence of gilt bronze with the timeless beauty of green marble. This stunning timepiece fe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Clocks
Materials
Marble, 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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique American Clocks
Materials
Wood
Rare O.B. McClintock Wall Bank Clock, c. 1920
By O.B. McClintock Co.
Located in Hampstead, QC
A rare piece of 20th century Americana that has survived to this day. It harkens back to a time of “Peyton Place” when outdoor bank clocks or clocks atop a lamppost in the town square were commonplace instilling in us a feeling of communal security and good ol’ American values.
In 1908, O.B. McClintock opened the O.B. McClintock Co. company to manufacture clocks which he sold to financial institutions all across the United States. According to one newspaper of the period, the Minneapolis Golden Jubilee, “these clocks not only advertise financial institutions in a dignified impressive manner but add to the refinement and culture of the community which they adorn.”
The clock presented here is mounted within a dark brown vintage wooden case...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Rare Edward Caldwell Art Nouveau Domed Architectural Bronze Clock
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE ART NOUVEAU DOMED ARCHITECTURAL TABLE CLOCK
Edward F. Caldwell & Co., New York, circa early 20th century an unsigned documented example
Item # 307PQH13X
An incredibly ...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Nicolai Canetti - Artec - Table Clock 1980s
By Canetti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Postmodern Constructivist Geometric Artec Collector's Collection Clock by Canetti, USA, 1980s.
Postmodern Clock, ArTime Collection, by Canetti, Inc, 1980s
This clock has a uniqu...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Gold Diamond-Encrusted Women's Wristwatch by Omega
By Omega
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1960 14k gold Omega women's wristwatch with a diamond-encrusted watch face containing over 20 1ct diamonds and features a manual wind movement. The...
Category
1960s Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Gold
Alruba: 5-foot Maple and Walnut Linear Clock
By Linear Clockworks
Located in Asheville, NC
Alruba is a Linear Clock featuring a luminous length of Maple with a double live edge that glistens as you look at it from different angles.
Linear Clocks are an invention of Linear...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Clocks
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern kite wall clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) Group of Table and Wall Clocks for Howard Miller, Vitra Design Museum, Poland/Germany, designed 1949-1954 Vitra Design Museum labels, With battery-operated mechanisms
The Kite clock...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Sessions Clock Co. American Victorian Bronze Column Wooden Case Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian mantel clock with an ebonized wood case and white enamel & brass clock face flanked by bronze columns topped with a red faux marble...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Henry Dreyfuss Wall Clock
By Henry Dreyfuss
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Highly graphic chrome wall clock with classic 50's details. Sweeping hand movement on this wonderful clock designed by one the greatest industrial designers of this century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Black Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Ibm, 1950s
By IBM
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by IBM in the USA during the 1950s. It features a black metal frame, iron dial, aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The piece has been converted i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Clocks
Materials
Iron
Michael F. COX Reverse Carved Lucite Desk Clock Queen Elizabeth 2 Cruise Ship 95
By COX
Located in Miami, FL
Late 20th century Solid Lucite Desk Clock Reversed Etched Nautical Picture of the Queen Elizabeth 2 at See.
Signed by the Artist Michael F. Cox at the r...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Lucite
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
By George Nelson
Located in Weesp, NL
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...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Seth Thomas Oval Mantel Clock with Crystal Case
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique oval mantel clock by Seth Thomas with crystal case..
Measures - 9.5"h x 7.25"w x 5.75"d.
Category
Early 20th Century American Clocks
Materials
Crystal
George Nelson for Howard Miller Midcentury Lucite Grandfather Clock
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson for Howard Miller Mid Century lucite Grandfather Clock
This clock measures: 13 wide x 9 deep x 55.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Neoclassical Style Acrylic Clock
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Houston, TX
Mid Century Modern Acrylic Clock.
This beautiful mid century modern acrylic or lucite desk clock, table clock or mantel clock in a Neoclassic...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Solid Lucite & Brass Electric Desk / Mantel Clock by Telechron
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous solid lucite with brass accents electric desk / mantel clock by Telechron, circa 1940s. The clock is in very good working condition and keeps accurate time. The brass dial...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Colonial Zeeland Grandfather Weight Driven Clock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorative piece. We were only able to make it work for a few minutes. It will chime with a beautiful Westminster chime melody if the hands are moved manually. Possibly, after servic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Clocks
Materials
Wood, Birch
Vintage Brown Wooden Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1980s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Wall clock produced by Seth Thomas Clock Company in USA during the 1980s. It features a brown wooden veneered clockface and aluminium hands. The piece has been converted into a batte...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Electric Art Deco Wooden Advertising Flip Clock
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful electric Art Deco wooden advertising flip clock, circa 1940s. The clock was used to advertise "D&B Boat Rentals" in New Iberia, LA.; it has a 5 di...
Category
20th Century Art Deco American Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Wood
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