Known as the “Citizen King,” Louis Philippe reigned from 1830 to the Revolution of 1848 with the support of the upper bourgeoisie. Whereas the monarchs of 18th-century France, including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, dictated aesthetics through the decadence of the aristocratic court, Louis Philippe had a more down-to-earth presence. He could be seen walking the streets like an ordinary person, carrying his own umbrella and shaking hands with subjects. Antique Louis Philippe–style furniture reflects a sense of simplicity and the sovereign’s passion for the country’s history, such as his establishment of a Museum of the History of France at Versailles, which had been mostly disused since the French Revolution.
Middle Ages, Gothic and Renaissance design informed a nationalist style that celebrated this heritage, with the hodgepodge of influences becoming prevalent in the homes of the bourgeoisie. Cabinetmakers Guillaume and Jean-Michel Grohé created reproductions of historic pieces for the king as well as royal houses abroad. Louis Philippe commissioned sculptor François Rude to create patriotic monuments that paid tribute to military heroes, while designs for furniture published by Claude-Aimé Chenavard, an ornamentalist who conceived widely loved objects for the Sèvres manufactory, further helped spread a revival of Renaissance style.
The rounded profiles of authentic Louis Philippe tables and chairs were preferred in the apartments rather than palaces being furnished by the affluent middle and upper classes. Ornamentation was minimal on the finely crafted pieces, such as large rectangular mirrors adorned with gold and silver leaf finishes and subdued carvings. The popular Louis Philippe commodes were solidly made with clean lines that showed off the grain of the wood and were often topped with marble surfaces.
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19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
Bronze
French Mahogany Barometer with Thermometer by "L'Ingenieur Chevallier"
By Jean Gabriel Augustin Chevallier
Located in Pembroke, MA
Impressive French mahogany barometer and thermometer from the Louis-Philippe period (Circa 1840), by Jean Gabriel Augustin Chevalliier. The barometer features an indicator arrow adju...
Metal, Bronze
Month-Going Regulator Clock by Deshays à Paris
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis-Philippe-period month-going longcase regulator clock is an exceptional example of French clockmaking, and its complicated mechanism marks several different aspects of passing time. Crafted by Deshays à Paris, the timepiece displays sleek silvered steel dials that indicate the time, date, month, equation of time...
Steel
French Figural Cherub Gilt Bronze & Marble Candelabra Clock Set, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French figural cherub gilt bronze and marble three piece clock set flanked by gilt bronze marble sphere six light candelabras, central clock fla...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
19th C. Tall Louis Philippe Carved Alabaster and Brass Clock Under Glass Dome
Located in Morristown, NJ
Mid 19th C, France, a highly decorative antique mantel clock enclosed under a glass dome. The clock is made of alabaster, a material often used in neoclassical and empire-style cloc...
Alabaster, Brass
Magnificent Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very fine gilt bronze and marble clock featuring a lion. Marble case, ornate face with enameled Roman numerals. France, circa 1880 Dime...
Marble, Bronze
Large Empire Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1820-1830. A large-scale early 19th century bronze and gilt bronze mantel clock, the clocks hunting theme, featuring three different scenes. The bronze Diana...
Bronze, Ormolu
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Louis Philippe Ebonized Wood and Gilt Bronze Portico Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A large and impressive French Louis Philippe portico clock with complications. The ebonized wood case richly embellished with gilded bronze mounts; the 5? silvered dial with roman nu...
Wood
French Louis-Philippe Ormolu Mantel Clock with Lady at Piano
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Louis-Philippe mantel clock executed in ormolu bronze. The scene depicts an elegant lady in period dress practising at a square piano, with sheet music in her hand and an ope...
Bronze
Antique French Louis Philippe Gold Bronze & Patinated Bronze Clock, Circa 1835's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Philippe Style Gold Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1835-1845. In running order.
Bronze
Louis Phillippe Bronze Clock, France, c 1830-1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis Phillippe gilded and dark patinated bronze clock. Young woman adorned with wings and a bird on the shoulder sitting on rock block. Gilt dial with wreath of flowers. Included ke...
Bronze
French Porcelain Mantel Clock by Aubert Klaftenberger, Paris
Located in Norwich, GB
French porcelain clock, beautiful gilded decoration with inset hand painted panels on a light blue background. Enamel dial with finely cut original steel hands signed ‘Aubert Klaften...
Porcelain
A fine large 19th century French fire gilt bronze mantel clock.
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century Louis Philippe fire gilt large mantel clock. Depicting Louis XV and his wife Marie Leszczynska
Bronze
French Marble and Gilt Bronze Three Piece Mantel Clock, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
French three piece marble and gilt bronze mantel clock set with perched eagle, flanking urns, painted floral porcelain dial, original pendulum, swan and filigree motif, resting on d...
Allegorical French Louis Philippe Clock of Clio the Greek Muse of History
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French Louis Philippe allegorical gilt bronze and marble mantle clock depicting Clio, The Greek Muse of History. The standing figure of a gilded Clio is ...
Bronze
Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large, fine and exquisite, early antique French clock depicting cupid holding a sharpened golden arrow. It is of stunning quality and fully serviced and tested by our clockmakers. ...
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
A fine 19th century French Carrera marble and bronze clock set. Fine gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century French Carrera marble and gilt bronze cherub clock set. Three piece set with a pair of candelabra and a clock. The clock has a patinated bronze cherub holding a r...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
MID 19thCENTURY TRIPTYRY CLOCK AND CANDLESTICKS
Located in Firenze, FI
Triptych composed by a clock and two candlesticks in white statuary marble with gilded bronze finishes. The watch has a weekly winding, with hour and half hour chime, the disc can be...
Marble, Bronze
$3,184Sale Price|20% Off
A Boy and His Dog, 19th Century French Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in 263-0031, JP
A French fire-gilt bronze clock depicting a boy and his dog, Louis Philippe Era, 1830-48. The silk-thread mechanism is in good working condition with key and pendulum.
Bronze
French Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
French ormolu mantel clock standing on a stepped base and resting on turned, chased feet with acanthus leaf decoration below a finely chased...
Ormolu
French Giltwood Wall Mercury Barometer
Located in Norwich, GB
French giltwood cased diamond barometer, verre eglomise dial with seven weather indications and original pointer signed 'Fouin', circa 1830.
Giltwood
Louis-Philippe Ormolu Clock, Esmeralda or Dancer with a Tambourine
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Early 19th century Louis-Philippe figural Ormolu clock featuring an oriental woman playing tambourine. She wears a crown of flowers and a rich pearl jewelry displays. The dancer is Esmeralda, a 16 years old Gypsie girl in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame de Paris). The patinated bronze dial is composed of twelve, white enamel cartridges that mark the hours with Roman numerals. This antique desk clock...
Bronze
$10,129 / set
H 35.44 in W 14.97 in D 4.73 in
Rare Neoclassical Style French Giltwood Clock and Barometer Set
Located in London, GB
Rare neoclassical style French giltwood clock and barometer set French, 19th century Measures: Height 90cm, width 38cm, depth 12cm This du...
Enamel
$875Sale Price|30% Off
H 10.44 in W 9.26 in D 9.26 in
Regulator clock in rosewood with silver applications
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Regulator clock in rosewood with silver applications. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight: 1048.83 grams. Dimensions: 26.5x23.5cm. Content:...
Silver
$14,950Sale Price|21% Off
H 20 in W 19.13 in D 8 in
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French mantel clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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 ...
Ormolu
Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s
Located in Lejre, DK
A Louis XVI French barometer adorned with intricate carvings and original gilding, dating back to the late 1700s. This exquisite piece stands as a tes...
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved Louis XVI Style Giltwood Barometer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous late 19th century gilt wood barometer thermometer made in Italy in the Louis XVI or baroque taste. The large barometer features a large carve...
Metal, Brass
$16,207 / set
H 20.48 in W 12.6 in D 5.52 in
French Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Charpentier
Located in London, GB
Designed in the French Rococo style, this clock and barometer set have been beautifully ornamented with scrolling foliate gilt bronze forms. The two are diamond shaped, with symmetri...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th Century Mantle Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French late 19th century gilded ormolu and champleve enamel mantel (fireplace) clock. Having urns and a cherub above the eight day clock that chimes...
Enamel, Ormolu
$32,415 / set
H 24.02 in W 16.54 in D 8.67 in
Antique Marble, Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock Set by Gervais
Located in London, GB
This three-piece set—composed of a clock and a pair of flanking candelabra—is a truly unique and delightful piece of decorative art. The clock is modelled in the image of an 18th century sedan chair – that is, a covered chair sat in by a member of the social elite, which was carried on poles by two people. This chair-shaped clock case is crafted from gilt bronze (ormolu) and decorated with festoons and a flower finial. At its centre, there is a circular white enamel dial, which features Arabic Numbers, colorful swag paintings, and the manufacturer’s name, 'Fd Gervais / Ft du Bronzes / A Paris'. The lower part of the case is glazed, allowing one to see the clock’s sun-burst pendulum. Like a sedan chair, the clock case is carried by two patinated bronze putti...
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Boulle Longcase Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century French boulle inlaid longcase clock, having wonderful scrolling gilded ormolu mounts, an ebonised case wit...
Brass
$1,660
H 16.15 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Cathedral Mantel Clock, Gothic Design
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning 19th-century French gilt bronze mantel clock is a true testament to craftsmanship and timeless design. Featuring intricate Gothic cathedral-inspired detailing, this clo...
Bronze
Victorian Walnut and Ebony Vienna 'Regulator' Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Victorian Walnut and Ebony Vienna ‘Regulator’ Wall Clock Victorian Vienna ‘Regulator’ wall clock housed in a walnut case with ebony mould...
Walnut
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H 6.7 in W 2.76 in D 3.15 in
An Engraved One Piece Carriage Clock with a Rare Platform Escapement.
Located in Amersham, GB
An early French one piece carriage clock in an engraved case with large glass panels. The eight day movement striking the hours and the halves on a steel bell. with A crisp white ena...
Brass, Enamel, Steel
A very fine 19th century French gilt bronze signed mantle clock.
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French large gilt bronze mantle clock . Signed in the dial . Working condition . Rings on the half and the whole
Bronze
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H 6.11 in W 4.34 in D 3.75 in
19th Century Eight Day Gilt Brass Carriage Clock with Alarm by Orange, Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A most unusual engraved gilt-brass French carriage clock by A. Orange, c. 1860. Case The attractive beautifully engraved gilt-brass clock of unusual shape has four shaped pillar...
Brass
Antique French Wooden Clock
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden clock from 1900s France. A classic circular shape, evocative of French Bistro style, with a wide wooden rim painted a stylish black. Roman numera...
Metal, Brass
Early Gilt Bronze Antique French Clock, Dog and Master
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and early original antique French figural clock featuring a dog in his kennel with his master alongside. Dating from circa 1850, i...
Ormolu
Early Japy Freres Antique French Ormolu Clock, A Girl with her Dog
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An early and stunning original antique French clock by Japy Frères, circa 1850. It features a charming figure of a girl with her favorite dog atop a naturally modelled rocky outcrop ...
Ormolu
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H 11 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
French Painted and Flower Decorated Bronze Mounted Mantel Clock, 19th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing on four sphere shape gilt bronze feet his adorable French Louis Philippe mantel clock features a beautiful shape with soft curves painted in a Venetian red and decorated with flowers and leaf work of great detail. The enamel dial is surrounded by a sunburst style gilt bronze frame and bears the signature of well known Paris clock maker 'Pochon a Paris...
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Clock and Barometer by Victor Raulin
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest 19th century French gilt bronze and Wedgewood plaques clock and barometer signed Victor Raulin. Fine gilt bronze winged female heads and light blue jasper plaques.
Bronze
19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Clock
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a wall clock from the second half of the 19th century in a wooden glazed case in the Louis Philippe style. The clock strikes full hours and halves. The mechanism is ...
Wood
19th Century Magnificent French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum quality highlighting a patinated bronze winged putti holding an hour glass, and dressed in a knotted sash with rose garland. The exquisite d...
Bronze
French Celestial Skeleton Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis-Philippe-era skeleton clock is a fine example of mid-19th century clockmaking. Retailed by Jouffroy of Paris, the celestial-themed timepiece ...
Brass, Steel, Zinc
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H 22 in W 10.5 in D 4.75 in
Rosewood Marquetry and Ormolu Lyre Clock with Mystery Pendulum, Henri Marc 1850
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
Rosewood and Ormolu Lyre clock with mystery pendulum French, circa 1850 Excellent condition, fully overhauled. An early and stunning clock by Henri Marc of Paris. It is beaut...
Ormolu