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Period: 1950s
Hermes Paris 1950 Ermeto Portable Purse Watch in Gilt and Reddish Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
An ermeto travel purse clock designed by Hermes.
A beautiful and rare travel purse clock, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes during the mid century period, back...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fiat Watch Co. 1950 Swiss Travel Pendant Clock Nickel Silver and Green Leather
By Fiat
Located in Miami, FL
Travel and pendant clock designed by the Fiat Watch Company.
Beautiful foldable travel clock, manufactured in Switzerland by the Fiat Watch Company during the post war period, bac...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Nickel
Bakelite Industrial Factory Wall Clock by Pragotron
By Pragotron
Located in Vienna, AT
Industrial wall clock Pragotron. Frame made of bakelite. The clock face is covered with glass. Formerly a slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with an AA-batte...
Category
Czech Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Rare Hourglass Egg Timer Designed by Carl Aubock in Natural Horn, Austria 1950
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an extremely rare Mid-Century Modern Hourglass Egg Timer designed by the renowned Vienna based master of fine jewelry and small decorative items maker C...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Imhof "Heure Universelle" World Hours Table Clock. Switzerland, 1950s
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Torino, IT
IMHOF table clock
Heure Universelle
World Hours
ORIGIN
Swiss
PERIOD
50s
BRAND
IMHOF
MODEL
Hours of the World,
Heure Universelle
MATERIALS
Brass, glass
DIME...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Wall / Ceiling Clock by Gino Valle for Solari
Located in Milan, IT
Digit clock model CG by Gino Valle and John Myer for Solari.
The clock can be positioned on the wall or connected to the ceiling through two large screws with brass knobs.
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Gent of Leicester Double Sided Illuminated British Rail Station Clock
Located in Nottingham, GB
1960S DOUBLE-SIDED ILLUMINATED RAILWAY STATION CLOCK
A stunning double-sided illuminated railway station clock, crafted by the renowned Great British Clock maker, Gents of Leicest...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Steel
100% Original Finish Gustavian Style Wall Clock
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 100% Original Finish Gustavian Style Wall Clock.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Wood
George Nelson Howard Miller Ballclock Clock
Located in Miami, FL
An early wind up Ballclock. No key and missing the back screws. Condition as illustrated by pictures.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Chocolate Brown Crocodile Skin 'Baby' Moved Purse Watch 1950s
By Movado
Located in London, GB
A ‘baby’ Movado purse watch. Chocolate brown crocodile skin with silver mounts.
1950s, in excellent condition with code numbers punched on the back of th...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Silver Plate
Ceramic Wallclock Germany 1950s George Neslon Style Glazed Pottery Mid Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
An asymmetrical shaped wall clock with a ceramic shield, glazed in white, light gray, and pastel pink, with black lacquered hands reminiscent of the designs of George Nelson, probabl...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Orologio Da Tavola Anni 50, Design, Vetro Di Murano, Vintage
Located in Milano, MI
orologio da tavola anni 50 - design - vetro di murano - vintage
Descrizione :
prologio anni 50 in vetro di murano
Origini :
Italia
Periodo di produzione :
1950
...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Glass
Vintage Colonial Zeeland Grandfather Weight Driven Clock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Decorative piece, the clock doesn't run.
This weight driven grandfather clock was manufactured by Colonial Zeeland of Michigan. We approximate the date of manufacture as 1960's.
Th...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Wood, Birch
Imhof Swiss 1950 Zodiacal Modernist 8 Days Desk Clock in Gilded Bronze and Glass
By Arthur Imhof
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Arthur Imhof.
Fabulous desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clocks makers house of Imhof, back in the 1950. This clock is very rare and has been ...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Steel
Vintage Industrial Gents of Leicester Double Sided Factory Railway Clock, c1950
Located in London, GB
Exceptional example of an 18" double sided clock manufactured by Gents of Leicester, circa 1940
Almost certainly once part of a railway station, but later privately owned and used...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Steel
George Nelson Studio Steering Wheel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An original George Nelson Studio steering wheel clock
Original surface, hour markers and second hand
Howard Miller Decal present,see detail phot...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
1950s Golden Hour Electric Clock made by Jefferson Electric Bellwood, Illinois
Located in National City, CA
1950s Golden Hour Electric Clock made by Jefferson Electric Bellwood, Illinois
9 tall x 7.38 w x 4.5 d
Incorporates Art Deco Industrial and Mid-Century Modern Golden Hour Clock by Je...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Jean-Pierre Ryckaert Large Midcentury Clock Lamp, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large clock lamp by Jean-Pierre Ryckaert, Paris, circa 1950. Wrought-iron and leather. Decorated leather dial. Measurements without shade - height with...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Nautical Brass and Mahogany Ship Wheel Mantel Clock
By O.B. McClintock Co.
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid Century Modern mantel clock manufactured by O.B. McClintock Clock Company circa 1950's. This piece features beautifully patinated brass and restored solid mahogany wood. The perfect accessory for a desktop, table, or mantle shelf...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Clock Kienzle Art Decò Heinrich Johannes Möller 1950
Located in Biella, IT
Kienzle Production Germany art decò Heinrich Johannes Möller design years ’50
8 days , gold gilded, minimalist watch.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Junghans Pastel Green Wall Clock in Porcelain, Germany, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A midcentury German porcelain wall clock decorated with pastel green glaze. It features a slightly concave glass front that can be opened ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos (526-525) Perpetual Motion Mantle Clock Circa 1950's
Located in London, GB
A Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos Perpetual Motion Mantel Clock Model 526-525.
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959. Thé serial number is 134681
This i...
Category
Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Atmos Kendo Table Clock, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
20th century Aymos Kendo table clock
By unknown manufacturer from Germany, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
Category
German Other Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Table or Desk Clock from the 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Midcentury table clock, brass frame with glass clock face with zodiac motifes on hardwood base. Made in UK in the 1950s by Smiths English Clock Systems.
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Jaeger LeCoultre, Very Rare Atmos IV With Black Dial, Manufactured 1955
Located in Greven, DE
Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos IV Calibre 532
Switzerland
Brass gold plated
Year of manufacture 1955
Dimensions: H x W x D: 22 x 18 x 13.5 cm
Description:
Extremely rare Atmos IV calibre ...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Double Sided Wall Mounted Railway Clock by Gents of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
Double Sided Wall Mounted Clock by Gents of Leicester
Rarely seen double sided wall mounted clock.
Made in England by Gents of Leicester Circa ...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel, Aluminum
Rare Mid Century PRIM bakelite table or wall clock
By PRIM Clocks
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Extremely rare clock from Czech manufacturer PRIM. Manufactured in former Czechoslovakia in 1950's. Black bakelite body with brass hands. The clock is hinge...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Bakelite
Art Deco Jaeger LeCoultre Gilt Brass and Black Glass Eight Day Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
A stylish and unusual Art Deco Jaeger LeCoultre gilt brass and black glass eight day mantel clock. Presented by Societe Maritime J. Pequin in 1952.
The clock has a circular gilded...
Category
Swiss Art Deco Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
1950s Everbrite Leather Wrapped Table Desk Clock Distressed Decorative
By Everbrite
Located in National City, CA
1950s USA Everbrite desk table clock wrapped in leather.
Fabulous looking vintage clock in distressed condition.
Measures: 4 tall x 6.25 width x 2.5 depth
Preowned vintage unresto...
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Leather
Kienzle German Midcentury Table Clock, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
German midcentury table clock by Kienzle, Germany, 1950s. Brass and glass. Beveled front glass. 8 days movement. Measures: Height 5.1" (13 cm), ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Howard Miller Iconic Clock by George Nelson
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Wrought Iron Clock Barometer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A mid-century atomic style clock barometer combo. Black wrought iron frame with solid brass spheres top and bottom and marking the hours. Barometer is marked Smiths of England for La...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ceramic Junghans Wall Clock by Max Bill
By Max Bill
Located in Vienna, AT
Ceramic wall clock designed in the 1950s by Max Bill for Junghans. Fitted with a battery movement.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Jacques Adnet Rare Leather and Bronze Horseshoe Wall Clock, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Adnet rare horseshoe wall clock covered in original black saddle-stiched leather suspended by brass hanging ring with hands and numbers in bronz...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Travel Alarm Clock from "Deluxe", Germany, circa 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock from "Deluxe", Germany, circa 1960s
Excellent original condition
Brass and painted hart cover
Still working
It is marked Germany on the front of the clock.
Tw...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Walnut Westminster Chiming Grandmother Clock Retailed by Garrards, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Walnut grandmother clock retailed by Garrards.
Walnut Longcase clock standing on a raised, shaped moulded plinth with applied panel to the ...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "Europe", 1950s
Excellent original condition
Brass with a blue faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states that ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Longchamp Leather Clock
By Longchamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome French leather desk clock by Longchamp. Keeps good time. Winds in the back and has an exposed knob to set time. Excellent patina to cream leather. Great vintage condition.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Metal, Brass and Glass Clock, Circa 1950
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This clock is made of lacquered metal, brass and curved glass. This is a French work. Circa 1950.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arthur Umanoff Desk Clock, George Nelson & Associates, 1950s
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Steel
1950s Hollywood Regency Higgins Style General Electric Wall Clock
Located in Miami, FL
Modern and sophisticated, this Hollywood Regency and Higgins era glass bodied wall clock by General Electric has many decorative hallmarks starting with an undulating shape with gilt...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
1950s Architect Max Bill German Minimalist White Ceramic Wall Clock Braun Era
By Max Bill, Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The clock movement with a fresh battery has been running, however it may need to be serviced, it is quite loud. The manual timer is in working order. For reference an example was auc...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
George Nelson Birch & Brass Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Porcelain Clock Rokoko Style, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good org.condition
- Key is including.
Category
German Rococo Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "Europe", 1950s
Good original condition
Brass with a brown faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states that...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Model-4758 Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Model-4758 wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Teak Wall Clock by Elgin
By Elgin Clocks
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass/teak frame, clock face with arabic digits. Made by Elgin in the 1950s.
Category
American Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
1959 Herschede Grandfather Clock with Five Tubes, Brass Dial and Key
Located in New York, NY
This 1959 clock ran and struck fine, but not guaranteed; body is in good condition. It has five tubes, brass dial; serial movement # 604626. Directions are included for assembling three-train tubular...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "Europe", 1950s
Excellent original condition
Brass with a black faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
George Nelson Brass Clock for 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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Kienzle Wall Clockc
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass construction with antique pink painted clock face from the early 1950s.
Original mechanical movement but it can be changed to AAA-battery movement on request.
Delivery time a...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Indian HES Wall Clock in Heavy Metal Case
Located in Praha, CZ
- Clock are in lovely working conditon
- Somewhere missing color
- Clock is including key.
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Iron
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe", 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Brass with a red faux leather cover
Still working
On the face of the it states that it has two jewels.
Measures: Open: Height 8cm x wide 7 cm x deep 8 cm
Closed: Height 3cm x wid...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
Large Light Up Factory Clock by TN, Circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large light up factory clock by TN, Circa 1950s
- Steel casing
- Glass face and dial
- Takes 3x E27 fitting bulbs
- New AA battery powered quartz motor
- Remote control switch...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Steel
George Nelson Meridian Wall Clock Rimini Blue Face by Aldo Londi for Bitossi
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Large Siemens Factory, Station or Workshop Wall Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Huge 43cm steel painted clock face made in Germany in the 1950s.
Formerly a slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a batt...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Steel
Travel Alarm Clock "Europe" with Thermometer and Barometer, circa 1950s
By Europa
Located in Wien, AT
Travel alarm clock "Europe" with thermometer and barometer, circa 1950s.
Excellent original condition
Hart cover
Still working
Measures:
Closed: H 3 cm, W 15 cm, D 8 cm.
Open H...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Clocks
Materials
Brass
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