French Clocks

Exquisite 1930s Art Deco "Gazelle" Mantel Clock in Portoro Marble and Patinated Metal. This magnificent and rare Art Deco table clock is a quintessential piece from 1930s France. Thi...

Antique French onyx and clock having a quality painted dial, original hands and eight day movement striking on the hour and half hour on a bell. A beautiful quality onyx case surmoun...

Large clock in gilded and patinated bronze from the Napoleon III period dating from the 19th century. This clock is of very high quality, complete and in very good condition. Dimens...

Immerse yourself in the opulence of the 19th century with this exceptional French Bronze and Black Marble Figural Mantel Clock. Crafted with meticulous artistry, this clock stands as a testament to an era where beauty, design, and function converged in breathtaking harmony. The distinguished bronze and black marble case...

Louis Philippe bronze mantel clock with mercury-gilt bronze figures and pedestal, depicting a courtly scene and vegetal decoration in the Classical style of mid-19th-century France. ...

Small Louis XV rocaille style gilded spelter clock decorated with foliage and flowers and two cupids. It is in good condition. Circa 1900. Dimensions Height 20cm Width 9cm Depth 4,5cm

An exquisite example of 19th-century French horology, this gilt bronze and crystal case regulator clock was crafted by the renowned Samuel Marti in France, 1873. This elegant timepie...

19th Century Tole Organ Grinder with Monkey Clock Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us w...

French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt carved wall clock with a swag design pediment centering a lion and a wreath form bottom. (Not working)

Louis XVI-style clock in marble and gilt bronze. Refined details include a delicate dial, decorative birds, and floral ornaments. Perfect for a classic interior or a collection. Acce...

This is a French figural patinated bronze sculpture mantel clock of a winged Cherub hunter by Lemire Charles Gabriel Sauvage. The thirsty Cherub is seated over a large rock with some...

Dimensions: 90.5 inches high x 26 inches wide x 16 inches deep. Exceptionally elegant antique French Empire style bronze and marble mounted tall case clock, a striking architectural...

Step into the opulent world of 19th-century French artistry with this extraordinary Napoleon III mantel clock set, meticulously carved from pristine white Carrara marble by the accla...

Daum : Crystal table lamp by Daum with acid engraved Chardon motif, signed on the bottom and with original sticker ; Mechanism of the pendulum has just been revised and humiliated by a specialist! imperative before a purchase if the clock is more than 5 years old. Unique and Timeless Design: Daum is a renowned French crystal manufacturer known for its exquisite craftsmanship and artistic designs. Vintage Daum crystal...

Art deco clock circa 1920 in wrought iron with floral decoration of very beautiful manufacture. Stamped Fag for Ferronnerie D'art des Galleries (Galeries Laffayette) directed by Marcel Vasseur. Marble base. In perfect condition. The movement works but has not been serviced. Height: 29cm Width: 40cm Depth: 14cm Weight: 10 Kg The Galeries Lafayette department store on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris was inaugurated in October 1912. Soon, it became the second most visited monument in Paris, after the Eiffel Tower. In 1922, the Galeries Lafayette department store opened the "La Maîtrise" applied art studios run by the decorator Maurice Dufrêne, who became its artistic director. The vocation of these workshops is to produce "works" (furniture, fabrics, rugs, wallpapers, ceramics, etc.) within the reach of all (well almost). The decorators and twin brothers Jean and Jacques Adnet, are among the first collaborators. An ironwork section is created under the name of Ferronnerie d'Art Des Galeries. Talented ironworkers participate, such as Marcel Vasseur, who created the ironwork of La Maîtrise Pavilion at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts...

Remarkable and highly decorative handmade clock garniture marked AE. This antique French clock comes with two matching candle holders. This is a rare s...

c1800 French Antique Rococo Louis XVI Mercury Gilt Bronze Figural Clock Case/ Frame. This period clock case is quite stunning, in excellent condition retaining the original gold pati...

This magnificent fireplace clock (pendule) is a classic and very high-quality example of the French art of classicism or the Empire / restoration (early 19. century, approx. 1810–183...

French miniature brass carriage clock in case The carriage clock in black leather case has an enamel dial with Roman numerals. The mechanism with an anchor escapement and is of a la...

French Louis XVI style table clock in alabaster and gilded bronze, made by Raingo Frères Paris in 1800 Measures: Ø cm 24 Ø cm 14 h cm 46.

This beautiful antique French wooden mantel clock was made in France circa 1900. This chiming clock with pendulum has a uniquely elegant design with clean, rectilinear lines and gent...

This listing features a French Empire style mantel clock along with two matching urns. Also known as Neoclassical style, French empire style was a widespread and influential movement...

Desk Lamp and Clock designed by Jacques-David LeCoultre. An extremely rare and one of a kind Luxhora desk lamp-clock, created in France during the art deco period. This piece was as designed by Edmond Jaeger and manufactured by Jacques LeCoultre...

Beautiful Louis XVI style wall clock, built 1949 in Sweden. Clock made by Westerstrand Urfabrik Töreboda, Sweden. Wood, stucco and gold-plated body. Enamel dial with Arabic numbers ...

Antique mantel clock on the theme of astronomy France Bronze Charles X around 1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 48 x 19 x 10 cm Description: Unusual and beautifully crafted bronze mante...

A fine Napoléon III gilt-bronze mounted porcelain clock garniture. French, circa 1870. The movement stamped with the 'Japy Frères ' cachet. This fine porcelain clock set is...

Early 20th century, good size Art Nouveau wall clock. This antique weather station hand carved and stunning Art Nouveau clock has a beautiful...

An exceptional gilt bronze mounted cut-brass and tortoiseshell-Inlaid ‘Boulle’ Cartel Clock and Barometer Set. French, circa 1890. Each surm...

A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany cartel clock and barometer, after the model by Martin Carlin. French, circa 1870. The dial sig...

A rare and truly wonderful French Art Deco clock by Marcel Vasseur and F. Martin. If you are looking for a striking and decorative centerpiece for your interior, this sculptural Art...

An elegant neoclassical bronze portico clock. The patinated bronze with gilt bronze accents with round white porcelain dial. The four columns on each side with a plinth base at the...

Superb and rare Sarreguemines "Pagoda" model mantel clock. Ceramic of brown crackled enamel. Side pieces signed Sarreguemines and numbered 5410. Central piece...

Decorative ceramic wall panel by Roger Capron, featuring a Pierrot-like figure on a black background. The piece is made with raised ceramic elements, textured glazes and hand-drawn d...

Antique Victorian French quality ornate ormolu and bronze mantle clock having a quality bronze cherub to the top ornate ormolu case with scroll, bow and leaf decoration, circular han...

Late 19th Century French bronze bracket mantel clock with an urn formed final mount. Raised enamel roman numeral dial and lion handles resting on cabriole legs and paw feet. The ela...

French Empire Gilt Bronze Figural Clock, circa 1830, the white enamel dial and movement strike on bell surmounted by a standing classical figure resting on an amphora pouring water, ...

This late 19th-century French mantle clock is a refined example of Neo-Grec design paired with exceptional European horological craftsmanship. The architectural case is executed in p...

A fine Napoleon III gilt-bronze and porcelain mounted clock garniture, designed by Louis-Constant Sévin, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, The Movement by Japy Frères. Frédéric Japy ...

A French gilt bronze portico clock constructed with four fluted column supports framing a circular clock dial. The case is arranged in a classical portico form with a stepped plinth ...

Art Deco desk clock by the French manufacturer Bayard, dated 1953. This model is distinguished by its brown leather-covered case, enhanced with gilt metal and brass details, notably ...

Elegant mid-19th century French mantel clock, finely crafted with gilt-bronze ormolu mounts and exquisite hand-painted Sèvres porcelain panels. The clock is adorned with striking bro...

Antique (late 19th century) French garniture including mantel portico style mantel clock and pair of vases, finely cut from onyx stone with gilt brass mounts including masks, ram hea...

French Gilt Bronze and Black Slate Mercury Compensated Mantel Clock, retailed by J.E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia, early 20th century, the arched case in the French Empire style...

Napoleon III French clock named "The hour will ring" (visible inscription) signed by the sculptor Lorenzo Vergnano with stamp and number 553 on the back. It represents a building p...

Superb quality antique Victorian French ornate marble clock set having a attractive circular porcelain dial with floral decoration and Arabic numerals with the original hands, having...

Antique vase clock France Fire gilded bronze Empire around 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 41 x 13 x 12 Description: Beautiful all gilt French mantel clock. The basic form is in the shape of an urn vase with lid...

Fine antique Victorian French ornate gilded clock with delightful ornate cupids and flowers. The clock is an 8 day movement with original hands and a cupi...

Antique French Empire watch holder, early 19th century circa 1820. The watch holder allows conversion of an open faced pocket watch in to a desk cl...

PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19C French Japy Freres & Red/Magenta Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Candlestick Ewers. The clock movement is by the famous Parisienne Clockmaker … ‘Japy Freres’ and the clock dial has the marks for “JAY” (short for Japy Freres) & “Paris” on the dial face. The clock mechanism and clock face/dial have matching serial numbers of “7225”. The movement also has the numbers: “5 – 2”. The clock face/dial also has the initials: “D.H.”. The gilt ormolu clock case is gilt spelter and is signed on the rear base, for having been made by “P.H. Mourey” of Paris, who worked with and for ‘Japy Freres’, towards the end of the 19th Century. The signature of ‘Mourey’ also bears the numbers “85” … probably for 1885, but could also be the serial number. Taking into account Mourey’s historical association with Japy, being late 19th Century, we are leaning heavily towards this being the date of manufacture i.e. 1885. The Clock has RARE red/magenta Sevres hand-painted porcelain paintings/additions, to include:- (i) a 2 handled and lidded urn on the crown with pointed flame finial, (ii) a pair of bulbous urns either side of the main body and clock face, (iii) the clock face and dial itself and (iv) a flat rectangular medallion on the front base. The crown urn and the base medallion both have similar themes, but different painted scenes, depicting French rural countryside scenes with cottages, rivers and bridges. The porcelain urns on the sides, likewise have hand-painted images of a young boy, in rustic period attire on the right and a young girl on the left. None of these paintings appear to be signed. The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns. The clock sits on a custom made gilt wood and burgundy velvet plinth, that is original to the piece and was a common accent with ‘Japy Freres Clocks’, when originally retailed in their Paris shop. The rear of the clock is plain and the perspex/clear resin plate insert, is a new addition, but a nice addition, in that it allows one, to view the movement and pendulum works. The clock is an 8 day movement with a strike on the hour and half hour. The clock face has 2 winding holes … one for the pendulum movement and the other for the striking chime/ring. Unlike British clocks this clock does not have a long musical chime … it is a simple ‘single strike’ on the half hour. The red/magenta Sevres porcelain clock face/dial is in SUPERB condition. Roman numerals with gilt accents and a hand-painted circular wreath/bouquet of spring flowers on the center section. To complete the set, we have a matching pair of gilt ormolu spelter and hand-painted red/magenta Sevres porcelain Ewers … which can hold a single candle each. The porcelain urns on the central section, have hand-painted images of a young lady in rustic period attire … fishing on the riverbank on the right and a young man playing the flute in the countryside on the left. The front base medallions on each ewer have hand-painted wreaths/bouquets of spring flowers. The clock facing side of the porcelain urn on each Ewer, has a brass ormolu applique head, of the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre, namely, Dionysus. The plinths are signed on the rear top left corner, and we think they read: “R.P. Unfaut”. They also bear the numbers “61” and “69”, Again, possibly for 1861 and 1869, but here we think it is more likely they are serial numbers, as it is highly unlikely that a matching pair were made 8 years apart! Whilst we cannot find any information on ‘R.P. Unfaut’, we can only guess that he/she/they worked with, or for, ‘Japy Freres’, as these ewers are unmistakably, a ‘superb’ match for the clock! The style, subject matter, gold banding and edging, around the paintings, are virtually ‘identical’ to the same decorations on the clock’s porcelain paintings. The Ewer on the left (with the boy playing the flute) appears to have a faded signature on the gold border of the painting towards the base and we think it is the signature of ‘Alexandre Evariste Fragonard’ …. one of the best known artists attached to Sevres in the mid 19th Century … meaning, that these Ewers were probably made circa 1845-50. The quality and detail to these 2 paintings is classic Fragonard! We are of the opinion, therefore that these garnitures, were made circa 35/40 years before the clock, as Mourey was prevalent with Japy around 1880 – 1900. The clock paintings are of a very similar, rustic ‘Fragonard Style’ subject matter and although unsigned, could possibly have been painted by a Sevres artist, to replicate the Fragonard paintings...

Rare small alcove cartel by Clément Fiacre, Regency era, ca. 1730. Complete with console. The violin-shaped case features a particularly fine Boulle inlay decoration with scrolls ...

A stunning and most impressive large size antique French cartel clock. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the 19th century, very fi...

A Napoleon III mantel clock featuring a dynamic sculpture of a Revolutionary French peasant woman. Made from high-quality metal and adorned with rich red marble accents, this timep...

This Fine french four glass mantel clock has a beautifully gilded case with thick bevelled glass panels and doors. the eight day movement with visible jewelled Brocot escapement is m...

A 19th century French Country horloge de parquet, or tall case clock. The case is made of oak and beechwood with raised pearwood panels. In two parts, with a curved shaped body and p...

Elegant quality French 19th century gilt metal and porcelain mantle clock, having a quality antique Victorian mantle clock with a beautiful blue and white porcelain dial decorated wi...

French clockmakers were renowned for their craftsmanship during the 19th century. An antique framed hanging Cartel wall clock made of gilded bronze. The hours are shown as Roman nu...

Resting on four very elegant feet the clock features a rectangular base decorated on three sides with classical motifs. The face features a pair of Sphinx flanking a wreath with lau...

Pendulum cartel Louis XIV Boulle marquetry seventeenth and bronze Ormolu with its matching pedestal. baby decor mower by Martinot watchmaker in Paris. Good ...

mysterious little clock from the 19th century in patinated and gilded bronze on a marble base manufactured by Ferdinand Gervais in Paris in good condition, it works but has not been ...

18th Century Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Female Mask Wall Clock, sign. "Juhel à Paris" The ormolu cartouche-shaped case surmounted by a twin-handled neoclas...