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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Place of Origin: American
Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Clock
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Electric Wall Clock,, Amazing colors,, wonderful patina,, retains original Howard Miller label,, Tested and...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960s
By Sligh Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Mid Century Modern Grandfather Clock by Trend Clocks, Sligh Furniture. Circa 1960s
Features a Quintessential Mid Century Modern Designed Cabi...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Kirsch Hamilton, American Mid-Century Modern Prisma Aluminum Aurora Clock, 1970s
By Kirsch/Hamilton
Located in Stamford, CT
American Mid-Century Modern Prisma aluminum aurora clock, Kirsch Hamilton, 1970s.
A vintage 1970s Aurora clock. These stunning clocks are in the collection of the Museum of Modern A...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Sunbeam Corporation Electric Desk Clock
Located in Ferndale, MI
1970s Sunbeam electric pendulum clock with second hand and alarm, catalog # 80-165. Faux wood on sides and top, acrylic front.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic
Mid Century Modern Arthur Umanoff Rosewood Square Desk Clock for Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, Arthur Umanoff
Located in Troy, MI
Arthur Umanoff model 645 alarm clock for Howard Miller circa late 1960s
Rosewood case with aluminum dial on a black background
Plug in electric movement with black hour and minute ha...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Modern Spartus Atomic Wall Clock! Hyper-Rare NOS Unused & Mint!
By Spartus Clocks
Located in Peoria, AZ
Time Warp!
1959 Sputnik Styled
Spartus Wall Clock
New Old Stock!
Mint Vintage Condition!
This is a spectacular find! An unused Sputnik style mid century modern Spartus wall clo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Collection of Eleven Vintage Las Vegas Casino Ashtrays
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool collection of eleven glass vintage Las Vegas casino ashtrays circa 1970s. All of the ashtrays are in very good vintage condition with no chi...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Glass
George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock #4766
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice vintage mid century modern George Nelson for Howard Miller 4766 Clock in working condition. The clock has an alarm function that is working as well. The clock bears a Treadway...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Collection of 5 Vintage Casino Ashtrays
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool collection of five vintage casino ashtrays circa 1970s. All of the ashtrays are in good vintage condition and with clear graphics. On average, they...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Plastic
Irving Harper for George Nelson Howard Miller Clock
By Irving Harper, George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Irving Harper for George Nelson Associates wall clock. Produced by Howard Miller, with original tags. Runs well and retains the original hands a...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Plastic
George Nelson Basket Clock, model 2215
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
Round basket clock, model #2215, designed by George Nelson and produced by Howard Miller, 1950’s. Rattan, enameled steel, metal. With Howard Miller decal on face, and sticker and emb...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Measured Time Clock by Isamu Noguchi
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Hawkeye Measure Time Clock Timer, a masterpiece by Isamu Noguchi, stands as a testament to both form and function. In impeccable working order, this timekeeping gem has undergone...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
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
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
Mid Century Modern Walnut Designer Lucite Grandfather Clock with Chime MINT!
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
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
Early Production Iconic Ball Clock Designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
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
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
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
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
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
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
George Nelson for Howard Miller Midcentury Lucite Grandfather Clock
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
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
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
Midcentury Walnut Arthur Umanoff Meridian Pendulum Wall Clock for Howard Miller
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Vintage Meridian wall clock designed by Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller in walnut, circa 1970s. This piece features a coffin shaped wood case and an inset orange backdrop accented with a brass...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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
George Nelson Midcentury Burlwood and Rosewood Grandfather Clock
By George Nelson
Located in Countryside, IL
George Nelson midcentury Burlwood and Rosewood Grandfather Clock
This clock measures: 16.5 wide x 9 deep x 72.5 inches high
We take our...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Rosewood, Burl
Superb Midcentury Studio Craft Floor Clock
By Wendell Castle, George Nakashima
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Amazing floor clock executed in black walnut gloriously hand carved to perfection. A stunning showpiece and fine example of Studio Craft Modern.
Clock is wind-up and functions well when documented. Can be swapped for battery powered mechanism however the current movement is high quality.
Local...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Walnut
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
Mid-Century Isamu Noguchi Hawkeye Measured Time Clock and Timer
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Noguchi's first mass-produced design, completed circa 1932, predating his design for the "Radio Nurse" baby monitor by about five years. Produced...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Glass Floor Clock
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid-century glass floor clock.
This clock measures: 14.25 wide x 9.25 deep x 54.5 inches high.
This clock is in excellent vintage condition with minor marks, dents, and wear.
...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock Attributed to George Nelson
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Scarce Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock attributed to George Nelson. Model 609. Chrome tulip base, thin chrome stem and chrome spherical top.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Ibm Master Long Clock Electro Mechanical Pendulum 1960
By IBM
Located in Biella, IT
Ibm master long clock electro mechanical with pendulum years ’60, used but good vintage condition and complete of the piece also for the mechanism, but have...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modernist Walnut and Brass Square Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century Modern square wall clock in walnut with pine hour and minute hands (ca. 1970s, USA).
Simple, modernist form enhanced by round, brass, dec...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Sessions Mantel Clock in Marble & Brass
By Sessions
Located in Bradenton, FL
A mid century electric mantle clock. The clock face is decorated with a vine leaf motif and clover details, set in a marble block with a crimson vein in the top corner. Rests on bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
George Nelson Brass Clock for Howard Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson for Howard Miller brass clock. A round brass clock on a tri-legged brass pedestal with a thick plexiglass face. The clock has b...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Robert Wuersch Ceramic and Walnut Wall Clock
By Robert Wuersch Associates
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome ceramic and walnut midcentury modern wall clock with face in olive green glaze and black Roman numerals. Deep profile with thick wood outer frame. Simple black metal hands a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Mixed Wood Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-Century American Modern wall clock composed of teak, English oak, walnut, and rosewood banding. Battery operational (mechanism was converted in the last ten years). Fully functio...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Oak, Rosewood, Teak, Walnut
Vintage Museum Wall Clock by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller
By Nathan Horwitt, Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern museum wall clock designed by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland Michigan. Encased with an eggshel...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Jefferson 500 Space Age Chrome Rocket Shape Desk Top Clock
By Jefferson Electric Co.
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine working order. Jefferson 500 desk top clock. Minor paint loss to face. Tiny bit of pitting to chrome. Designed so cord can be wound and stored on u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Metal
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
Walnut, Textile
George Nelson Birch & Brass Wall Clock for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Howard Miller Iconic Clock by George Nelson
By Howard Miller
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic and classic Howard Miller ball clock from the 1950's by George Nelson. Wonderful Atomic style with a central clock motif with 50's styl...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Large Light Up Howard Miller Lucite Wall Clock
By Howard Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A large Lucite light up wall clock from a Michigan bank lobby with beveled edges and routed roman numerals to the back of the face. The center has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Model-4758 Wall Clock for Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Model-4758 wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Modern Grandfather Clock by Howard Miller
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Modern grandfather clock by Howard Miller, chrome and Lucite.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mantel Grandfather Clock by Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller
By Arthur Umanoff, Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a solid oak circa 1975 Howard Miller mechanical pendulum wall clock. It is a model 612, has an 8-day winder and keeps excellent time. The case is a beautiful, heavy gleaming ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
American Mid-Century Handcrafted Mix Woods Double-Sided Rams Horns Table Clock
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique rare table clock, incredible craftsmanship a one of a kind item double-sided battery operated, signed and dated inside as shown. KKCK 1985 #18.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Wood
Howard Miller Burl Wood Case Grandfather Clock
By Howard Miller
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern burl wood case grandfather clock by Howard Miller. Stunning design burl wood grain and condition.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Burl
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
Vintage Tiffany and Co. Square Brass Desk Clock, 1970s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome 8 day, Swiss jeweled Tiffany and Co. square desk clock in patinated brass with stepped dial frame and two-tiered base. Face pivots between f...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Howard Miller 'Museum' Wall Clock by Nathan George Horwitt
By Howard Miller, Nathan Horwitt
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Howard Miller 'Museum' wall clock by Nathan George Horwitt.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Barwick for Howard Miller Lucite Grandmother Clock, 1970s
By Howard Miller
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a gorgeous, standing grandmother clock, with a Lucite face, by Barwick for Howard Miller, circa the 1970s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are 13" W ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Lucite
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Standing Grandfather Fall Clock with Étagère
Located in Wayne, NJ
Modern chrome standing open grandfather fall clock étagère. This modern clock has three shelves, two in glass and the bottom is black. It has an inner do...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Other
George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
By Bitossi, George Nelson, Aldo Londi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Meridian” clock designed by George Nelson for the Howard Miller
Clock Company. Face is made of “Rimini Blue” Italian ceramic designed
by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, battery operated.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Birds Enamel Thermometer Walnut Wall Temperature Charlie Harper Attributed
By Charley Harper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A must have for that MCM post and beam! A wonderful indoor small run-production wall thermometer gauge, with enamel on metal artwork attributed to Cha...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Steel
George Nelson Tripod Table Clock
By George Nelson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce large tripod table clock, Model 4764, designed by George Nelson and Associates for Howard Miller Clock Company. Satin brass dial encased in plexiglass bubble, with signature b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Memphis Period Clock by Nicolai Canetti
By Canetti
Located in Dallas, TX
Memphis period clock designed by Nicolai Canetti, 1980s. This is new old stock that's in the original box. Excellent working condition.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Chess Piece Clock
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare model #2251 chess piece table clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock Company. Turned walnut base supports w...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Prototype Domino Clock
By George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Nelson office, designed by Irving Harper for Howard Miller.
This is the only clock and was never produced.
Purchased from Howard Miller Executive.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Clocks
Materials
Wood
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