French Clocks

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...

Lunar clock in pure crystal glass paste made in France in 2018. Clock showing moon age, also shows moon sunsets and sunrises. Major world cities are plan...

Clock blue ring medium, sanded and polished crystal, LED diodes white and blue. Back and base polished stainless steel mirror. Rare pie...

A fine quality 19th century French Sevres porcelain style and gilded ormolu clock garniture, impressive pair of four branch candelabra. Measures: Clock, H: 53cm, D: 24cm, W: 27cm...

A very fine quality antique (19th century) French clock and candelabra set ( garniture) comprising an ormolu-mounted white marble mantel cl...

Art Deco French pink glass 'Jaz' 8-day clock. Pink glass with silver numerals and hands and metal base & top. Face has JAZ on it. Art Deco (c. 1910-1...

A French Napoléon III period carved walnut antique long case clock from the mid-19th century, with bonnet top, farming scene and scrolling motifs. Created in France at the beginning ...

Large Louis XV or Rococo style bronze mantel clock and a pair of five-light candelabra, France, 1920s. Decorated with floral and scrolled leaf motif throughout. Brass dial with indi...

Cartel d'applique d'époque Louis XV par Julien Le Roy à Paris Bronze doré et ciselé, cadran émaillé à chiffres romains et arabes Meccanisme Napoleon III signé aussi Le Roy

Empire period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze mantel clock French, early 19th century Dimensions: Height 48cm, width 23.5cm, depth 11cm This mantel clock was finely crafted in the Empire period, wrought from ormolu and a later malachite veneer. The design of the clock is based on classical architecture. It features a malachite entablature—with an ormolu pierced mount to the front—which is supported on four ormolu bun feet. The malachite column shafts are smooth and each culminate in a capital, supporting the malachite top. Between the columns, there is a drum clock...

A clock with a glass shade, circa 1930, on a wooden base. The striking, metal casing of the clock is decorated with hunting emblems, and is crowned with a semi-plastic figure of a h...

This magnificent clock set is signed ‘Le Roy’, most likely for Le Roy et fils. Founded in 1785, Le Roy et fils was an acclaimed French clock-making firm...

Antique 18th century Boulle bracket clock by Brezagez and Marchand French, circa 1740 Measures: Clock: Height 87cm, width 47cm, depth 21cm Bracket: Height 40cm, width 53cm, depth 24cm Total: Height 127cm This beautiful 18th century French bracket clock...

exceptionally rare French Empire mantel clock of two cupids signed Coeur fils Rue St Honore No 140 a Paris. This small mantel clock of exceptional q...

Dimensions - H: 16 in W: 7 1/2 in D: 4 1/4 in This exceptional 19th-century French Empire-style bronze ormolu clock, crafted by the renowned Parisian clockmaker Etienne Maxant and r...

Rare Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze "Pendule à l'éléphant" mantel clock , the enamel dial signed: "Mafson" à Paris" This beautiful example was made in the late 19th century...

Napoleon III period neoclassical malachite and gilt bronze clock set by Picard French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 72cm, width 46cm, depth 27cm Candelabra: Height 78...

Edwardian mantel clock housed in chinoiserie decorated case with raised Chinese scenes on a blue ground. The clock with decorative red lattice work band standing on a raised wavy pl...

Large 19th century Sèvres blue porcelain and gilt bronze clock, Napoleon III period. Large 19th century Napoleon III period clock in Sèvres blue porcelain and gilt bronze, circa 189...

19th century porcelain clock, Napoleon III period. Napoleon III period clock, 19th century, porcelain, enamelled dial. H: 35cm, W: 23cm,...

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 ...

Gorgeous Antique Clock, Longcase, French, Louis XV Style, Walnut, Foliate, Gilt, 1889, 19th Century! This exquisite antique longcase clock ...

French Lalique crystal owl table clock. The clock is created in a clear crystal base with owl relief motifs. Engraved with Lalique France mark. Excellen...

French Art Deco marble mantel clock still in original condition. Bronzed metal, ivory imitation and various types of stone, in the...

Malachite inlaid black marble plinth-form mantel clock French, circa 1876 Measures: Height 24cm, width 39cm, depth 16cm This rather unusual bu...

A large, superb and very decorative original antique French clock by the famous maker A.D. Mougin. It is boldly modelled in the Rococo style in finely gilded bronze. Asymmetric waisted case, decorated profusely with sweeping acanthus leaves, 'C' scrolls and floral swags. To the top is a large elaborate final of a stylised flaming lamp...

The bronze mantel clock is designed in a lyre form, featuring intricate decorative elements typical of 19th-century craftsmanship. It is surmounted by a cupid figure. The clock has a...

Antique French enamelled and engraved brass carriage clock French, late 19th century Measures: Clock: Height 12cm, width 8cm, depth 7cm Case: Height 15cm, width 11cm, depth 9cm ...

A lovely painted metal clock dial with original hands by Japy Frères. Recovered by our buyer from a crumbling and forgotten French industrial building, it bares the scars of a hard l...

The clock features a cartouche shaped case housing an hour and half-hour striking movement with a round white enamel dial, indicating the Roman numeral hours and the Arabic five-minute intervals by means of two pierced patinated bronze hands...

There's no makers name but we sourced this Art Deco clock in France so we think it's likely it originates from there. It's in remarkable condition for its 90 odd years, the chrome is...

Gilt bronze clock resting on 2 goat feet, decorated with laurel leaves and surmounted by a fire pot; Blue enamel pastilles inlays, with a clover leaf. The dial gives a glimpse of th...

Circa 1970 ship's wheel clock & barometer set by August Schatz & Sohne, Germany. Royal Mariner clock is running; strikes hours & 1/2 hour; 8-day movement. Brass, mahogany & ebony fin...

A fine and rare pair of late 18th century to early 19th century French gilt bronze clock and Barometer set by Jean Antoine Lepine. Appointment to the King Jean Lepine moved to Par...

An impressive 19th Century French Louis XVI style, Boulle mantel clock, having red stained Tortoiseshell veneer to the case, gilded Rococo influenced ormolu mounts, white enamel Roma...

A 19th century French Horloge de Parquet or tall case clock from Brittany. Elegant solid cherry case in two parts, with book matched panels and a ch...

A Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Hanging Clock, with an enamelled dial and Arabic Numerals. The dial signed 'E. Artult / Moulins S.Allier'. The clock with a twin-train movement and a ...

Art Nouveau mahogany Balloon clock with satinwood inlay and standing on brass ball feet. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals and original hands. Eig...

Fantastic large French iron tower clock face. This large clock face retains its original aged paint and large copper hands. Brilliant patina to the painted iron face and dial. Re...

Very fine floral and decorated Restauration period ormolu clock, figuring two baluster columns joint together by a floral arch, and topped by a crown of roses. Roman numbers indicate...

A 19th century French Horloge De Parquet, or tall case clock, from Burgundy. The case is made of solid walnut with marquetry inlay details. In two p...

A fine quality empire ormolu-mounted patinated bronze and rouge royale marble mantel clock. The patinated bronze figures depicting cupid and psyche. Attributed to Pierre-Victor Ledure...

Very attractive 1930's Art Deco bakelite clock with a very distinctive dial, Blangy clocks always have amazingly styled numerals and this one is no different. Originating from France...

A huge and magnificent antique French classical clock set, dating from circa 1890 and standing at over 25" in height. The clock is architecturally formed with large lions mask handle...

Amazing original French Art Deco table clock in Briar Root, 1930. It works very well.

Marble and bronze clock with allegory of astronomy representing Copernico The clock measurements: 60 x 48 x 16 cm and Vases: 28 x 15 x 15 cm ...

A large and stunning original antique French clock. It is Louis XV in style, mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with a cream ground. Below the dial is a panel depicting a ...

For your consideration is this super rare Art Deco modernist Bulle clock by P.M.Favre. One of the first battery operated clocks of the 1930s. The frosted g...

Garnish with clock and candelabra in porcelain and gilt bronze. France, 19th century. Mechanism in perfect working order. Fireplace garnish composed of a clock and two five-light candelabras, all three pieces made by combining gilt bronze, with relief elements and round bulges and cold-chiseled details, and porcelain decorated with low-temperature enamels, including gold enamel. The porcelain pieces follow models from the Sèvres National Manufacture of the 18th century, with large pictorial cartouches on a cobalt blue background adorned with golden plant motifs. The set follows a historicist design that combines baroque and neoclassical elements with enamelled scenes of Rococo inspiration, representing landscapes and scenes with mythological themes alluding to the arts and the goddess Venus. The clockwork is stamped “Chles. MT”, with serial number 17420. The main glazed porcelain plates are signed DP Boncher. The clock follows an architectural structure, with an oval base with a prominent front in plan, raised on four molded feet in the shape of a top, on which a large ornamental vase is placed. This plinth has a distinct pinto and, above it, a main body as a façade, with a circular pediment that houses the clock face. This includes black enamelled Roman numerals on white medallions with a gold border, arranged around the central representation of a putti reclining among clouds, holding a floral garland and accompanied by musical instruments. Among the medallions that house the numbers, a small jeweled decoration that evokes pearls and embedded rubies, which is echoed in the secondary areas of the body of the piece and also the vase, always combined with delicate golden filigrees. On both sides of the sphere are two female portraits of ladies from the 18th century, in oval frames. Below, a classically inspired scene with a muse holding musical instruments, probably Euterpe or Erató, accompanied by a putti reading a sheet of music. On the sides of the clock body, two large curved rectangular plates house highly pictorial enameled landscapes, worked with the same miniaturist precision as the rest of the enameled cartouches. These are landscapes of romantic heritage, again inspired by the 18th century, with ideal settings for a twilight atmosphere, featuring classical ruins. The vase that tops the body of the clock has a hemispherical tank, shoulders ending in an edge, an openwork truncated conical neck, which opens smoothly towards the shoulders, and a domed lid, also openwork. The handles are figurative, in bronze, with two female sisters crowned with flowers, of clear Greco-Latin inspiration, worked in a round shape. In the tank, the vase houses two enameled porcelain cartouches, the front one with two putti and a dove - a symbolic allusion to Venus - and the back one with musical instruments. The design of the clock is completed by two thick bronze S-shaped plant braces, under the vase, and counter moldings and plant motifs cast in relief and cold chiseled, combining matte and polished finishes. The candelabras follow a similar design, with large vases of neoclassical design on pedestals, in this case cylindrical, raised on four low feet of turned design. The bases house porcelain cartouches with scenes of putti related to the arts; In one of them we see two putti practicing painting, and in the other two others in a scene related to classical lyric poetry, with one putto writing while the other, holding a lyre, raises a laurel wreath above his head. The cartouches that occupy the front of the candelabra vases...

A black and red marble clock in the shape of an Egyptian temple attributed to G. Servant, flanked by double columns inscribed with hieroglyphs and ornated with a winged uraeus, all made in two patina bronze. The clock is surmounted by a patinated bronze sphinx. Resting on four bronze faces wearing the nemes and terminating in lion paw feet. Georges Emile Henri Servant (circa 1828-1890) who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his sphinx clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York (A similar clock is now exposed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...

Geometric desk clock designed by Jacques Chaumet. This is an extremely rare desk clock, created during the art-deco period in Paris France by the jewelry house of Chaumet, back in t...

JAEGER LE COULTRE Jaeger Le Coultre gilt table clock with Lapis Lazuli dial, Roman numerals signed ‘Jaeger Le Coultre’ and original gilded hands. R...

The oval base raised on toupie feet, centered with a panel of hunting dogs with hunting trophies on each side, the case supported by a landscaped scenery of water and rocks and surmo...

Antique and elegant French clock, with bronze details and fine inlaid wood, perfectly working. Perfect in a studio room. It's the typical clock of European noble houses...

French White marble and bronze dore garniture set made for G J Payne Co. New York, crafted by a Paris clock maker, 19th century. Set is comprised of A clock with a gilt bronze mask...

A most important and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI/XV st. Ormolu cartel clock, signed F. Barbedienne and E. Becker 98'. This impressive cartel clock with its original gi...

Circa 1890 Large pair 19thC French Zinc Riveted clock tower hands in original paint. Hand made custom wall / or stand plate with a tightening bolt to secure the hands in the desire...

This elegant clock is distinguished by its crisply modeled subject and the extraordinary completeness of its original finish. The seated figure is of Urania, muse of astrology, leani...