Louis XVI Clocks
LOUIS XVI STYLE
Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.
Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.
Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.
The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.
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Style: Louis XVI
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved clear crystal, golden bronze clock and "Capodimonte" biscuit roses. This clock is in hand-carved clear crystal. This clock has the quarts and mechanical move...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
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Crystal, Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Mantle clock
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XVI style marble mantel clock, late 19th century; marble columns above the platform base, on toupie feet; gilt metal finial shaped like a basket of flowers; enamel fancy...
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Late 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble
19th Century Gilt Bronze and White Marble Portico Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
This striking mantel clock is a true testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and refined aesthetic of the Empire period in 19th-century France. The clock showcases a harmonious blen...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Gold Plate
Boulle clock with shelf, marked THURET PARIS
By André Thuret
Located in Milano, IT
Early 1900's French Boulle Clock. A true masterpiece of craftsmanship, this exquisite timepiece is a symphony of chiseled and gilded bronze, adorned with the richness of imitation tortoise shell and embellished with intricate brass inlays. As you look at it, you will be mesmerized by the fusion of these elements, which come together in harmonious perfection.
The clock stands regally on a shelf, anchored to the wall, commanding attention with its presence. Its Louis XV style exudes an air of refined elegance, recalling an era when art and beauty were held in high esteem. Marked "THURET PARIS...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
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Brass, Bronze
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved amber crystal and the dial is in white porcelain decorated in pure gold. On request to c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved clear crystal. This clock has the quarts and mechanical movement. On request to customer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
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Crystal, Bronze
Mantelpiece The Message By J Castellamare, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Mantelpiece set consisting of 3 pieces, a clock and 2 vases, all in patinated spelter and green marble
The clock is decorated with a Cupid tenderly holding a bird in his arms, leanin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Spelter
Quality 19th Century French Louis XVI Ormolu & Porcelain Mantle Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and porcelain mantel clock, the case cast as a seated farm boy with floral rimmed hat, holding a single rose, by a pair of Doves, rake, p...
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Early 19th Century Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Ormolu
French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Ormolu and Marble Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu, Gris St. Anne and white Carrara marble clock, signed 'Mailland, a Paris'. The clock is raised by six mottled ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Louis XVI Marble Gilt Bronze Dancing Girl Pendule after Falconet
Located in Berlin, DE
18th century French Louis XVI marble gilt bronze dancing girl pendule after Falconet, signed "Courvoisier à Paris"
An 18th century French gilt ...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Carrara Marble, Enamel, Bronze
A French 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, by Mathieu Planchon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed by Mathieu Planchon. This stunning clock is raised by six finely ch...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Carrara Marble, Ormolu
French wall pendulum "cartel d'alcove" Louis XVI case attributed Osmond
Located in Milano, IT
CARTEL D'ALCOVE MODEL CLOCK
Case attributable to the great bronzesmith Robert Osmond (maitre-fondeur on January 17, 1745) in gilded and chiseled bronze with applied bronzes represen...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Sevres style porcelain panelled mantle clock, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu mantel clock with hand painted Sevres style porcelain plaques, depicting beautiful maidens. Having a porcelain lidded urn to the...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Ormolu
21st Century, Hand Carved Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century hand carved clear crystal and golden bronze clock. This clock is finely chiseled lost wax castings and hand-grounded crystal. This clock has a mechanical 8 days wind mov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI-Styl Ormolu and White Marble Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock
After a model by Étienne-Maurice Falconet
The urn-form pendule à cercles t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
21st Century, white veined marble and Golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century white veined marble and golden bronze clock. This clock is finely chiseled lost wax castings. This clock has a mechanical 8 days wind movement and separate winding for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
21st Century, Hand Carved Ambert Crystal and Silver Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved amber crystal and silver bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved amber crystal and the dial is in black porcelain dec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Louis XVI Style French Mantel Clock in Gilded Bronze
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Sump...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Porphyry Clock by Julien Le Roy, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and patinated bronze mounted Porphyry clock with two reclining bronze cherubs playing a gilt harp. The movement made by Dargent Medallie Company with silk suspension. Signed by Julien Le Roy...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu
Japy Freres Louis XVI Antique French Gilt Bronze Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful, classically designed antique French gilt bronze clock set by Japy Frères. It features oval panels to the sides showing Fortun...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Silvered Bronze / Rouge Marble Clock Garniture Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th Century French silvered bronze and rouge marble three piece decorative clock garniture set . The clock features a classical figured woman with draping garments and flanked by two matching urns...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Silver Leaf, Bronze
19th Century Swiss Carriage Clock, with Quartet Repetition
Located in Firenze, IT
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Clock in fine, gold-plated brass c...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Style Porcelain Mantle Clock, French, Late 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Louis XVI Style Porcelain Mantle Clock, French, Late 19th Century. Molded white glazed and gilded porcelain body in Severes style decorated wit...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Porcelain
A French Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Clock by Denière
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted White Marble Clock
In the form of a fluted column, the circular enamel dial with Arabic chapters and pierced lyre and fleur-de-lys shaped giltmetal ...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Lemerle Charpentier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mantel clock by Lemerle-Charpentier bronzier. The large rectangular gilt bronze body surmounted with floral scrolls and acanthus and crowned with an urn with wreath decorations. The circular porcelain enameled clock dial...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Ferdinand Berthoud. Louis XVI Ormolu Mounted Marble 3 Piece Clock Set 1770
Located in London, GB
A very fine Louis XVI ormolu clock set, by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, circa 1770
This clock set is presented in gilt Bronze and Bleu Turqin and...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Iron
Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena
Located in Berlin, DE
Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena
A large late 18th century white marble and gilt-bronze mantel clock, th...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
Gilt & Patinated Bronze Clock with Eagle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Carrara Marble, Patinated Bronze and Gilt Bronze Clock in the Louis XVI Taste. Exquisite Chasing Workmanship. France, circa 1890.
Dimensions: Height 20" Width 16" Dep...
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1890s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock Raised on a Marble Stand with Two Marble Urns
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant mantel clock in very good condition with front glass and rich bronze decoration in Louis XVI style, having hand painted porcelain front part and raised on a white marble stan...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Etienne Falconnet "Musicians" Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style "Musicians" Polished Gilt Bronze Clock, after the model by Etienne Maurice Falconnet (French, 1716-1791), late 19th century, inscribed "Falconnet", on conforming blac...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Slate, Metal, Bronze
French Ormolu Mantle Clock, Pendule 'Lit à Baldaquin', Paris, Around 1790
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent fire-gilded Empire bronze mantel clock: structure in the form of a rectangular, stepped pedestal that tapers at the front corners, on four spindle feet, with relief ornamen...
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1790s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A very fine 19th century French gilt bronze clock
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century French Louis XVI gilt bronze mantle clock . Signed by the clockmaker
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wall Clock
Located in Queens, NY
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)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Giltwood
Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock
Located in Norwood, NJ
Gilt bronze mounted continental Porcelain clock. Porcelain and gilt bronze mounted continental clock. Loius XVI style. Figural and floral painted scenes. Features open escapement...
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Early 1900s German Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Italian bronze and wood battery operated French stylus clock 1990s
Located in Cantù, IT
Italian bronze and wood battery operated French stylus clock 1990s
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20th Century Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Wood
Fannières Frères Desk Clock "Time Allegory" circa 1860
By Fannière Frères
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fannières Frères Desk Clock Time Allegory
Chased gilt and silvered bronze Desk Clock
With an allegorical theme of Time in the form of a cherub suppor...
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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Louis Seize Mantel Clock in a Giltwood Case, End of 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Louis Seize mantel clock or pendule, housed in a gold-patinated wooden case featuring intricate openwork rings and a round clock case. The design depicts a young undressed woman lean...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by fine topie shaped feet below the ormolu base which is decorated with elegant...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
German Marquetry Longcase Clock by Johann Wilhelm Wellershaus, Late 18th Century
A German arched veneered longcase clock or Grandfather clock...
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Late 18th Century German Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Iron
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and White Marble Lyre Form Clock Set
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique French Louis XVI Style hand carved white marble and gilt bronze three piece Lyre form clock set of exquisite craftsmanship embellished with gilt bronze figural ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XVI Cartel Clock By Le Nepveu
By Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu
Located in Amersham, GB
A rare 18th century ormolu cartel clock by Nicolas-Antoine Le Nepveu a Paris . This exceptional Cartel clock in a gilt bronze or Ormolu case still with its original mechanism. The 8 ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French marble mantle clock.
High quality black marble with red marble accents retailed by Glenny & Sons Co. Buffalo.
Free shipp...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
French Louis XVI Marble & Bronze Mantle Clock
By Mellet Hger du Roi
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) white marble mantle clock with gilt bronze trim and a pediment with a wreath & arrows. (Clock face signed: HGER DU ROI, PARIS) (Not working)
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Vienna Porcelain Boudoir Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful Royal Vienna type porcelain boudoir clock featuring a classical maiden seated on a rock. She is holding a dove and is surrounded by delicate ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century, Hand Carved Amber Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century Hand carved amber crystal and golden bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved amber crystal and the dial is in white porcelain decorated in pure gold. On request to c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Clock, by Denière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock, by Jean Francois Denière. This stunning clock is raised by four O...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Bacchante Bronze Dore’ Mantel Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock depicting a Bacchanal figure with grapes above two seated cupids on patinated goats.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Bronze
French Louis XV Ormolu Clock of Hannibal and Scipio Signed Amant
Located in London, GB
Are antique French Louis XV ormolu mantel clock of Hannibal and Scipio signed Amant. This rare and unusual clock, in extremely fine condition an...
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1770s French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and bronze Louis XVI style mantel (fireplace) clock, have cloven hoofed putti supporting the clock, with Bacchus influenced deco...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock in the Louis XVI Taste
Located in London, GB
A mantle clock in the Louis XVI taste by Raingo Freres, Paris
Constructed in gilt bronze, and dressed with Bleu Celeste framed porcelain panels, decorated in polychromes, in the '...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Patinated Desk Clock with a Figure of a Boy
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century elegant antique desk or mantel clock dated circa 1860. The clock stands on curved feet and features a carved sculpture of a little boy and a bird. The intricate clock me...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Bronze
Louis XVI model "swinging lyre" pendulum clock bronze and marble
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and rare Louis XVI clock of the "swinging lyre" model.
Chiseled and gilt bronze musical lyre-shaped case, decorated with Minerva's head on the top, laurel leaves on the s...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
3-Piece French Louis XVI Marble Clock Set
Located in Queens, NY
3-Piece French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) rouge marble and bronze dore clock set with Pair of candelabra. (18"high candelabra) (PRICED AS SET)
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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
Rare Louis XVI Period with Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Louis XVI period white marble mantel clock extensively decorated with very fine gilt bronze mounts, the white enamel dial flanked by two neoclassical urns, extensively decorated...
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18th Century and Earlier European Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Bronze
Rare 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and White Marble Inclined Plane Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An extremely rare Louis XVI mantel clock 'a cremaillere', a movement driven by its own weight, where the moving drum barrel is running down an inclined whi...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
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Marble, Ormolu
19th Cent Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, Signed France
Located in Manhasset, NY
Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, France, Signed`
A charming casket shaped small clock having gilt bronze and marble form, working, artist signed and made in ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
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Carrara Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century classical French Louis XVI style mantel clock, having gilded ormolu figures of a naked maiden looking in a mirror with two cherubs to her side, above a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Lion Mask Wall Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
“A Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock”
This fire gilt bronze Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock was one of the most outstanding masterpieces, which was originally made by Edme-J...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis Xvi clocks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original clocks, popular names associated with this style include Raingo Frères, Oggetti D'Arte, Ferdinand Berthoud, and Maison Deniere. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $345 and tops out at $527,473 while the average work can sell for $11,409.