1880s Clocks

France, circa 1880. The ormolu case mounted with fine painted porcelain scenes of a courting couple. This unusual mauve color pallet emphasizes the...

A Victorian brass novelty clock by Elkington & Co., in the form of a double steering-wheel, one wheel enclosing a clock and the other a barometer, with ...

A very fine gilt bronze and marble clock featuring a lion. Marble case, ornate face with enameled Roman numerals. France, circa 1880 Dime...

Bronze clock featuring enameled plaques with Roman numerals, signed Deniere a Paris. Denière et Matelin were prominent French bronziers, producers of ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and mounts working in Paris during the Directoire and First French Empire periods. Named for Jean-François Denière (1774–1866) and François Thomas Matelin (1759–1815), the firm is known for the production of ormolu furniture mounts...

Charming 19th-century figural mantel clock crafted in painted metal, depicting a clock seller in period attire. The composition reflects the romantic and narrative character typical ...

Particularly decorative pocket watch holder, made of hand-carved oak wood, manufactured around 1880 in Germany, probably in the Black Forest region. An exceptionally charming watch ...

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.

Lewis Foreman Day for Howell James & Co. An Aesthetic Movement mantel clock with hand painted floral decoration and sunflower to the dial flanked...

There are clock sets that politely sit on a mantel, minding their own business… and then there are clock sets that move in like French aristocracy—three pieces, full entourage, and a...

An Aesthetic Movement ebonized clock with finely carved decoration, the clock movement is by Edwards and Sons with a pair carved devices below and a blue and white floral ceramic bor...

French Blonde Tortoiseshell Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti, Paris, Queen Anne Style, Circa 1880 A particularly elegant and unusual French mantel clock dating from the late nineteenth c...

A Louis XVI style cartel wall clock, made in France circa 1880-1890. The case is made of casted spelter (metal alloy) and fitted with four beveled mirror glass. The dial is covered w...

Louis XV, Figural Cartel Clock, Dore Bronze, Porcelain, Steel, France, 19th/20th c. A fine solid bronze large and impressive Wall or Cartel Clock having porcelain Cartouche Roman nu...

An exceptional Ships Clock set in a ships wheel in a heavy cast brass chromed case, striking the hours and the half hours. This eight day movement striking on a coiled blued steel go...

A large Gothic Revival oak barometer with blind trefoil carved pediment, a rare snail tail mercury thermometer flanked by turned and incised uprights with sunflower carvings. A small...

Howell and James in the style of Lewis Foreman Day. A small Aesthetic Movement walnut mantle clock with brass finials and brass feet, a pierced gallery to the top centred with a fan ...

A fabulous quality 19th Century French carved oak wall clock, the circular clock dial located at the centre with a decorative carved and moulded edge, surrounding the clock dial is ...

A desk compendium of unusually large size. This eight day clock, barometer and thermometer housed in a nickel and gilt case and mounted on a black marble base is of exceptional quali...

A Fine & important French bronze statue 8 day clock garniture in the Orientalist style, circa 1880. The 8 day clock with a time and strike mechanism, sounding the hours and half hours on a pleasant mellow sounding bell. The clock is house in a lavish bronze case heightened with silver gilt, to the top is an engraved 'Minaret' shaped finial and below a gallery of silvered and gilt bronze leaves. The white enamel clock dial having black Arabic numerals, the center of the dial with a bas relief of palm trees and figures below the sun and a fort to the background. The front of the clock is shaped like a Mihrab (a niche in a mosque), to the base is another bas relief an East Indian scene with gilded bronze figures holding muskets and spears, with an elephant and tiger...

Artfully decorated silver clock by a Viennese master: Silver figure of a Roman foot soldier or squire in a short tunic with a leather apron, standing on a small, stepped round plinth...

This superb gorge cased carriage clock is beautifully gilded, with a crisp white enamel dial and a roman chapter ring and outer arabic minutes. The eight day two train movement is regulated by a slivered English lever platform escapement, striking on a blued steel gong, with hour repeat button. The case is numbered 10135 throughout, this coupled with the maker’s mark showing the dates of awards on the front plate, means we can date the clock to between 1878 and 1889. The front and back plates are both marked with Jacot stamps. The front with the medal stamp listing the exposition awards Jacot had won. Bronzes in 1855 and 1862, and silver medals in 1867 and 1878. This stamp did not change until 1889 when Jacot junior won the companies first gold medal. The back plate shows the parrot trademark stamp with the initials HJ which came into use in 1878. The back of the dial is also signed by the enameller and numbered with the serial number. This is a very thoroughly marked and numbered clock in excellent condition. Henri Jacot...

Artfully decorated silver gilded table clock by a Viennese master: Flat, honeycomb-shaped base plate with palmette relief on the sides, standing on six dolphin feet attached to the c...

A mantel clock made of bronze and marble "Roaring of the Lioness", France, circa 1880. Signed Par Omerth. Very good condition. bronze + marble Dimensions: height 48 cm, w...

Charles Frodsham, Clockmaker to the Queen Fine French Hour Repeating Carriage Clock in Original Leather Travelling Case French, circa 1880. A fine quality French gilt bronze carriage...

Exceptional bronze doré and rouge griotte marble clock and candelabrum set by Ferdinand Berthoud. Signed “Fd Berthoud/Paris on the face. 19th century, good working condition and has...

Circa 1890 Large Pair 19thC French copper riveted clock tower hands in original paint. Hand made custom wall / or stand plate with a tightening bolt to secure the hands in the desi...

A Magnificent Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock by Deniere on a Rouge Griotte Marble Base in the Louis XVI style. France, circa 1880. Exquisite Detail. On the face of the clock Deni...

Porcelain Panel Repeating Carriage Clock Gilded case with porcelain panels featuring finely painted floral scenes, beaded decoration around the dial and decorative carrying handle. ...

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...

A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, having a seated cherub holding the rains of a winged dragon pulling a scrolling foliate ...

Antique (late 19th century) French Louis XV style three-piece garniture (set) of the highest quality, including large wall clock with matching pair of wall lights (sconces) with Vern...

Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock Straight sided case with green ‘tortoiseshell’ inlaid with fine brass decoration surmounted by an ormolu finial, ormolu mounts throughout and standing on raised bracket feet. Gilded and chased dial with individual cartouche blue enamel numerals and gilded centre with fine ‘blued’ steel hands. Eight day movement striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell marked R & C Paris and London and numbered 5374. C.1880 Richard et Cie were one of the smaller Parisian based manufactures known for innovation having a paper published regarding temperature compensation and precision timekeeping. The firm received several awards at the grand exhibitions...

A 19th century Louis XVI style clock garniture, a so called 'Garniture de Chemineé'. The mantle clock with two matching vases const...

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock Circular Dial Clock, Bevelled Glass, 6cm Diameter Cream & Gilded face, Centre with Winged cherub on...

Arts & Crafts oak cased mantel clock. Two columns with brass capitals support either side of the dial with brass inlay decoration to the front panel. Copper dial...

A very stylish late nineteenth century desk clock with integrated compass, reminiscent of the Industrial series of clocks by Andre Guilmet. The eight day movement governed by a cylin...

French bronze chinoiserie clock, circa 1880.

his elegant 19th-century wall clock, signed by J. Lozano in Madrid, is a stunning example of Spanish craftsmanship. Made from beautifully ebonized wood and adorned with exquisite mot...

French Porcelain Figural Mantel Clock French porcelain figural mantel clock beautifully decorated with flowers on a white ground, lattice work panel to the centre and standing on out...

Brass cased Carriage clock in a bevel glazed cornice case with oval viewing aperture with silvered platform lever escapement. Gilded dial mask with foliate engraving. Enamel dial ...

Product Description: Materials: Gilt bronze and Carrara white marble Style: 19th Century French Features: Representation of cherubs holding the terrestrial globe Clock Dimensions: 4...

A good antique French ormolu and rouge marble four glass clock by the eminent makers Raingo Freres. The clock with original ormolu is surmounted by an...

Gilt bronze clock, whose cylindrical dial with attributes of Love is supported by a patinated bronze kneeling cherub. The whole rests on a red Griotta marble pedestal ornated with a ...

Antique patinated bronze and ormolu figurative mantel clock by Dasson French, 1888 Measures: Height 30cm, width 30cm, depth 13cm This fine mantel clock is by the celebrated make...

French ceramic clock with Chinese decoration standing on outswept feet with purple and turquoise glazed decoration and lions head ‘carrying’ handles surmounted by a Foo dog resting h...

Ornate French Gilded Repeating Carriage Clock Ornate French gilded carriage clock housed in a decorative case with curved side panels. Barl...

Victorian walnut cased mantle clock with break arch top and ebonised mouldings resting on a stepped plinth with pad feet. Decorative side silk lined sound frets. Enamel dial with Rom...

Arts and Crafts oak cased mantel clock. Two columns with brass capitals support either side of the dial with brass inlay decoration to the front panel. Copper dial with Arabic nu...

This superb work of art combines the beauty of a painting with the mechanical complicities of an automaton and clock. Depicting a rural scene, the clock is integrated into the church, sitting within the giltwood and gesso frame. Also within the painting is automaton windmill, again integrated into the picture atop the windmill. The automaton runs off the clock, so requires no separate winding, The clock is a fine 8 day, fusee movement with gut string, with verge escapement...

Late 19th century French figurative bulldog clock. Two shades bronze patina.

Transport your space to the 19th century with this elegant French bronze clock, adorned with gilding and patina, depicting a cherub, an allegory of the harvest. This clock is a maste...

French onyx and champleve four glass mantel clock. French mantel clock housed in a hexagonal shaped green onyx case with bevelled glass panels. Fine champleve enamel decoration to all pillars, champleve decoration and fine fretwork to both the top of the case and the plinth and resting on brass feet. Gilded dial with champleve decorated centre, Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands, the dial surrounded by diamante decoration. French eight day movement numbered 1631 with anchor escapement striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong. The mercury pendulum...

For those who enjoy the fine quality of blue and white German porcelain from the middle of the last century, this is a particularly fin...

Antique French mantelpiece / clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880 All-round glazed, fire-gilded bronze case with relief decoration, on an alabaster ba...

A superb clock in the manner of Le Faucher (clocksmith for Louis XVI) signed J. B. Dutertre. Paris, France, circa 1880. Dimensions: Height 19", width 14", ...

French Porcelain mantel clock standing on a raised plinth and resting on Beautifully decorated break arch case with Fleur de lys on a midnight blue groun...

A superb gilt bronze and Sienna marble clock depicting Urania (muse of astronomy).

A fine antiques french gilt bronze and marble base clock representing cupids pulling a chariot by rams. the top of the clock is crowned by a cupid ...

Magnificent clock set three pieces executed by Prosper Roufoel working 26 place Vendome a Paris, one of the most pretigious place in paris where is the great jewwelers and the ritz ...