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Place of Origin: North American
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell & Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock movement...
Category
20th Century Art Deco North American Clocks
Materials
Enamel
Beautiful original Art Deco Sparton 'Bluebird' cobalt blue mirror model 566
By Sparton
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful original Art Deco Sparton 'Bluebird' cobalt blue mirror model 566 radio designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the Sparks-Worthington Company from Jackson, Michigan in 1936. ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Glass
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 3' Diameter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare OVERSIZED aRT Deco Neon Clock by Telechron Electric Clock.. 34" Diameter.. Ive owned over 50 Neon Clocks,, very few this large,Tested and keeps perfect time,, Great color neon....
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
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 North 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 North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Memphis Postmodern Wristwatch by Nicolai Canetti for Artime, 1986 Swiss made
By Canetti
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare ArTime Collection wristwatch designed by Nicolai Canetti, with the same design as the famous wall clock. Slim and chic. Borrowing from the Bauhaus to the Memphis Group, this wat...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Stainless Steel
Mahogany Coffin Wall Alarm Clock by Elnathan Taber Roxbury, Massachusetts c1810
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare mahogany Coffin Clock was made by Elnathan Taber of Roxbury, Massachusetts, c. 1810. Features include-
Case: arched swan neck pediment with turned wooden
finial over full-l...
Category
Early 19th Century Federal Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Howard Miller Floor (Grandfather) Clock, Model #610-892, Westminster Chime
Located in Phoenix, AZ
2002 Howard Miller grandfather clock with beautiful Westminster chime. Franz Hermle movement, model # 610-892. Serial # MF0023650062. Solid wood case made of golden oak. The chime ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Clocks
Materials
Oak
Oversized Antique American Empire Hand Painted Eglomise Panel Wall Clock C1840
Located in Big Flats, NY
Large Antique American Empire Wall Clock with Mahogany Case & Hand Painted Eglomise Panels C1840
Measures - 53.5"H x 21"W x 5.75"D
Category
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Aaron Willard Boston Federal Shelf Clock Arched & Inlaid Pediment/ Mahogany Case
By Aaron Willard
Located in Savannah, GA
This magnificent shelf clock has an arched and inlaid pediment over a painted dial that is signed "Aaron Willard, Boston," fancifully painted within cartouche with laurel wreath and ...
Category
Early 1800s Federal Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Brass, Tin
Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Clock
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique Large E. Howard & Co. Oak Cased Double Sided Top Mount Bank Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Large E. Howard & Co. Oak Cased Double Sided Top Mount Bank Clock
Howard & Co. is a renowned watchmaking company which began in Boston in the mid 19th Century. This time pi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage American Nautical Clock
By Chelsea Clock
Located in New York, NY
Vintage American Nautical clock. Handsome black-faced circular Chelsea naval clock with white enumeration and water-tight glass cover retailed by M. Low of...
Category
20th Century North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Etalage Reclame Mystery Clock Running Nicely
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning clock design by Etalage Reclame. The clock dates to the early 1940’s or late 1930’s. It is mystery clock. It has two disks inside with hands affixed to the plates that rot...
Category
1940s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
William Cummens Federal Mahogany Tall Clock with Moon Phase Dial circa 1820
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional Federal mahogany tall case clock with a delicate fretwork crest, adorned with three ball and spire brass finials, surmounting an arched form glass door, opening to a h...
Category
1820s Federal Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage Rotating Desk Clock with Weather Instruments
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Solid brass Art Deco era desk clock with 8 days movement, with a thermometer, barometer, hygrometer, and compass (in both Celsius and Fahrenheit) by the Angelus Meteo Watch Company
...
Category
20th Century North American Clocks
Materials
Copper
Telechron Model 7H141 Lucite & Brass Electric Desk Clock
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Lucite and brass Telechron Model 7H141 Electric desk clock featuring a brass face with a bubble glass front fitted inside a highly polished square acrylic block with brass feet....
Category
1940s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Chrome General Electric Monitor Top Refrigerator Electric Clock 1931
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is an original GE refrigerator electric clock. Only produced for 4 years, (1928 thru 1931) only 21,460 of these clocks where ever made. These clocks were never sold to the publi...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic
Aaron Willard Boston Mahogany Shelf Clock w/ Eglomisé Painting & Eagle Finial
By Aaron Willard
Located in Savannah, GA
Popularized at the turn of the 19th century in coastal Massachusetts, these handsome shelf clocks are subsequently referred to as Massachusetts shelf clocks. This decorated example ...
Category
1820s Federal Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Rare Wall Clock Chrome Plated Frame & Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
This very rare and collectible wall clock, circa 1980's a great postmodern design chrome plated frame and glass top unique piece nice handles battery operated.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern North American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Antique Seth Thomas Flame Mahogany & Rosewood Open Escapement Mantel Clock c1840
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Seth Thomas Flame Mahogany and Rosewood Open Escapement Mantel Clock with Flanking Columns and Eglomise Panel with Basket of Flowers, C1840
Measures - 32.5"H x 18.5"W x 5.5"D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Huge Antique Distressed Reclaimed Wood Architectural Fragment Clock Face
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Strikingly large architectural found clock face having distressed wood with tons of character. Must have worked at one time, as there is an electrical box affixed to the back which ...
Category
1880s Rustic Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Antique Eli Terry School American Empire Flame Mahogany Mantle Clock c1840
By Eli Terry & Sons
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Eli Terry School American Empire Flame Mahogany Open Escapement Mantle Clock w...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Empire Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Brown Bakelite Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1980s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1980s .It features a dark brown bakelite case and...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Telechron Skyscraper Bakelite Clock
By Warren Telechron Co., Paul Frankl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Telechron Electric Skyscraper Bakelite Table Clock. Working alarm with many of the styling of Paul Frankl's Famous metal Table Clock. This clock was often said to be designed by Fr...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Art Deco Bakelite Temperature & Humidity Monitor by Middlebury
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Art Deco temperature & humidity monitor weather station by Middlebury. This weather station features a brown Bakelite body with a rounded bubble glass face shielding 2 nee...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Streamline Art Deco Temperature and Humidity Monitor by Middlebury
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Art Deco temperature and humidity monitor by Middlebury. featuring a temperature and humidity monitor fitted in a circular housing fixed a scrolling chromed spring arm on ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Iron Clock Dial with Hands circa 1825-1850
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful example of an iron clock dial with hands, painted Roman numerals, and motion works, as well as the original counterweight. Probably American in origin, from a tower or bu...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Iron
Antique "Chelsea Co." Brass Clock, Mini Size, ca. 1910
By Chelsea Clock
Located in Petaluma, CA
If you never heard of the Chelsea Clock Co., you have missed a big one. Maybe the best American clock ever made. Made for ships, mantels, tables, and anywhere you can find a place ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts North American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Ithaca Walnut Double Dial Calendar Mantle Clock with Carved Crest C1866
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Ithaca Walnut Double Dial Calendar Mantle Clock with Carved Crest C1866
Measures- 25.75''H x 12.5''W x 5''D
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Walnut
1960's Space Age Electric Wall Clock by General Electric Lime Green Rare
By General Electric
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool beautiful color Lime green plastic case with electric movement General Electric, wall clock in working condition original cord very nice simple design, and beautiful colo...
Category
20th Century Space Age North American Clocks
Materials
Plastic
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
19th Century Tiffany & CO Oak 5 Musical 5 Gong Tall Case Grandfather Clock
By Walter Durfee
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Tiffany & CO Oak 5 Musical 5 Gong Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Dimensions : 104" Tall X 26" Wide X 15.5" Deep
This gorgeous grandfather clock was made in the late 19th ...
Category
1890s Federal Antique North American Clocks
Materials
Oak
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Brass
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 North 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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950's Rare George Nelson for Howard Miller Chronopak 4765 Clock
By George Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful example of a mid century design by George Nelson for the Howard Miller clock company, this Chronopak Model 4765A clock is in beautiful condition and running well and keep...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid Century German Made Weather Station Relative Hygrometer, Circa 1960
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid Century German Made acrylic and brass Weather Station Relative Hygrometer this sphere with Barometer Hygrometer & Thermometer.
West Germany, circa 1960
Category
1950s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Brass
Benedict Studios Arts & Crafts Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1910
By Benedict Manufacturing Co. 1
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period bronze mantel clock with an emblems of classical Greek figures
By Benedict Studios (signed to the underside)
USA, Circa 1910
Measures: 8.25"W x 2"D...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts North American Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Shaker-Style Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in New York, NY
Shaker-Style Tall Case Grandfather Clock from the 20th century, painted red and black. Here are the details:
Style: Shaker-Style
Type: Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Period: 20th centu...
Category
20th Century North American Clocks
Materials
Wood
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Plastic
Weltron Model 2001 Space Ball, AM/FM Radio 8 Track Stereo
By Weltron
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Step into the retro-futuristic charm of the Weltron Model 2001 8-track stereo AM-FM radio, a timeless piece that seamlessly blends nostalgia with space-age aesthetics. Encased in a p...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Wax Clock Altar by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Wax Clock Altar by Panorammma
Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 50 cm
Materials: Steel, wax candle.
Panorammma is a furniture design atelier based in Mexico City that seeks to redefine ou...
Category
2010s Modern North American Clocks
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Modern Sculptural Gear Clock by Clockwork Inc.
By Clockwork Inc.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stylish freestanding clock features a rich wood finish with unique gear face clock. Brass details and sculptural feel make this piece by Clockw...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern North American Clocks
Materials
Wood
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Blue Mirror Clock
By Gilbert Rohde, Herman Miller
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller blue mirror table clock. Rohde introduced a series of clocks in the early 30's that are some of the most amazing des...
Category
1930s Machine Age Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Alarm Clock MoonBeam Westclox Yellow Bakelite Vintage Art Deco 1950s
By Westclox
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Crafted in the vibrant era of the 1950s, the "Moonbeam" alarm clock by Westclox is a mesmerizing testament to the enduring charm of mid-20th-century design. Its retro allure is accen...
Category
1950s Art Deco Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Stickley School Oak Grandfather Clock C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Stickley School Oak Open Escapement Grandfather Clock with Stylized F...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Clocks
Materials
Oak
E.F. Caldwell Neoclassical Marble and Bronze Mantel Clock
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Our mantel clock in the Greek Revival style is crafted from marble and gilt bronze and features a large dial with Roman numerals supported on each side by satyr figures. Signed on th...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival North American Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
George Nelson Starburst Clock
By George Nelson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Iconic design by George Nelson
Category
1950s Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Hardwood
Handmade Wall Clock 1970s American Craft
Located in Oakland, CA
Late 1970s one of a kind handmade wall clock, constructed of a radius of earth toned suede on a solid asymmetrical wooden frame. The clock face is ...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage North American Clocks
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
12" Brass Wall Clock with tinted epoxy by Daughter Mfg
Located in Camden, ME
This stunning clock is made of a single spun piece of solid brass. It is designed with inlaid varying sized brass rings and then filled with tinted epoxy poured. The hour and min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
12" Brass Wall Clock with tinted epoxy by Daughter Mfg
Located in Camden, ME
This stunning clock is made of a single spun piece of solid brass. It is designed with inlaid varying sized brass rings and then filled with tinted epoxy poured. The hour and min...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern North American Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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 North American Clocks
Materials
Metal
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