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MEDIEVAL STYLE

The Middle Ages in Europe followed the end of the Roman Empire, and in this time of change, which preceded the Renaissance, furniture was simple and utilitarian, with most homes having only the necessities like chests and benches. Much of medieval furniture, which was often made in oak or walnut, was built for the elite, particularly the emerging merchant class who owned multiple homes.

Life for many in the medieval era was unstable, and furniture was designed to be functional and portable. Peasants worked the fields for affluent landowners and didn’t have access to literature in the way that nobles and people of the church did (women less so than men). The furniture in their modest dwellings was typically limited to cookware and a handful of stools. Foldable chairs, while uncommon in homes of the early Middle Ages and emblematic of wealth, like all other furnishings of the time, allowed for easy transportation of a household. Trestle tables with detachable legs and collapsible beds were designed to be simply moved from place to place.

Medieval blanket chests were among the most important furniture objects and could further serve as tables or even beds. Some ancient traditions were carried forward to build this sturdy furniture, such as turnery. Although the furniture was minimally designed, embellishments like carvings added elegance to the heavy wood pieces. These details sometimes reflected trends in religious art like rose windows.

By the later Middle Ages, storage pieces like chests of drawers were often adorned with high relief carvings, such as geometric and floral motifs. By the 14th and 15th centuries, design had developed to include more involved pieces like cupboards and desks, while benches frequently doubled as chests with hinged seats. Beds also changed in this era from basic boards to four-post designs with large drapes to keep the sleeper warm. These beds and other medieval bedroom furniture were significant status symbols, passed down through families and used as places to conduct business and receive visitors.

Surviving examples of medieval furniture are very rare, yet its distinctive aesthetics influenced later styles like William and Mary and Arts and Crafts.

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Style: Medieval
Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral
Located in London, GB
This exquisite three-piece alabaster clock garniture consists of a central clock with two flanking vases. The central clock is designed to resemble the shape of a neo-Gothic cathedra...
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Alabaster, Ormolu

Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral
Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral

Three Piece Alabaster Clock Garniture in the Form of a Neo-Gothic Cathedral

$20,089 / set
French Gothic Style Inlaid Marble Mantel Clock Dial Signed H. Azur à Paris
Located in New York, NY
French 19 century Gothic style inlaid marble mantel clock. Dial signed H. Azur à Paris. Height 21 inches, width 14 1/4 inches.
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Marble

French Gothic Style Inlaid Marble Mantel Clock Dial Signed H. Azur à Paris
French Gothic Style Inlaid Marble Mantel Clock Dial Signed H. Azur à Paris

French Gothic Style Inlaid Marble Mantel Clock Dial Signed H. Azur à Paris

$3,800
Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Georgian Gothic style tall case clock, its bonnet with a swan’s neck broken arch pediment with Battersea enamel oval polychrome urn accents surmounting scrolled fabric...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial

Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial

$4,900
Neo-Gothic antique three piece ormolu clock set
Located in London, GB
The central clock with dial to the center, displaying hours in individual plaques in Roman numerals and five minute intervals engraved into the ormolu case in Arabic numerals, the ca...
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Neo-Gothic antique three piece ormolu clock set
Neo-Gothic antique three piece ormolu clock set

Neo-Gothic antique three piece ormolu clock set

$11,250 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique brass clock set with religious decoration
Located in London, GB
This three-piece brass clock set is wonderfully designed to look like a collection of Christian church bells. The mantel clock features a bell-shaped b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Antique brass clock set with religious decoration
Antique brass clock set with religious decoration

Antique brass clock set with religious decoration

$6,093 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes
Located in London, GB
This beautiful porcelain mantel clock is designed in the shape of a shield which is propped up on a gilt bronze (ormolu) easel support, composed of two shields and a staff topped by ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes
Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes

Antique Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Mantel Clock with Chivalric Scenes

$3,000 Sale Price
30% Off
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1810s English Antique Medieval Clocks

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Brass, Iron

Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London
Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London

Regency Mahogany Tall Case Clock By W. Ashford, London

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H 84 in W 18.5 in D 8 in
Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze

Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture
Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture

Second Empire Gothic Cathedral Clock and Garniture

$8,000 / set
H 21 in W 9 in D 5 in
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set
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A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set The heavily bronze mounted clock with three putti, bronze designs of flowers, birds and instruments, sitting...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set
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H 25 in W 17 in D 9 in
Antique German Three Piece Porcelain Clock Garniture
Located in Montreal, QC
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1880s German Antique Medieval Clocks

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Porcelain

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H 17 in W 9.5 in D 6 in
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock Freres Paris
Located in New York, NY
Style of Robert Osmond, circa 1776. Movement signed 'Freres, Paris,' third quarter of the 19th century.
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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock Freres Paris
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock Freres Paris

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock Freres Paris

$12,000
H 19 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Empire gilt bronze clock mantel, circa 1800 The case surmounted by an Alexander the Great bust. Dial signed: "Rocquet à Paris” France.  
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Early 1800s French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800
Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800

Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800

$12,039
H 17.72 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of ten-ligh...
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Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers

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By Ferdinand Gervais
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American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
By Silas Hoadley
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany one day tall case clock with the original brass ball finials resting on three carved upper capitals, decorative intertwined fret work, arched hood with bras...
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1820s American Antique Medieval Clocks

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Brass

American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820
American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820

American Federal Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Silas Hoadley, CT, Circa 1820

$15,000
H 91.75 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
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1790s English Antique Medieval Clocks

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Brass, Steel

English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790
English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790

English Mahogany Tall Case Clock Signed by Maker M. Richardson, London, C. 1790

$30,000
H 87 in W 20 in D 10 in
Antique Scottish George Lumsden Mahogany Nautical Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
A very impressive antique 19th century Scottish long case 8 day Grandfather clock by George Lumsden of Pittenweem. Tall Georgian style case featuring barley twisted accents and S sc...
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Antique Scottish George Lumsden Mahogany Nautical Tall Case Grandfather Clock
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H 84 in W 19 in D 10 in
Comtoise Morbier Tall Case Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
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H 97 in W 18 in D 8 in
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Antique Seth Thomas English Gothic Style Mahogany Bracket Clock C1910
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Seth Thomas English Gothic Style Mahogany Bracket Clock C1910 Measures- 15"H x 10.5"W x 7.5"D
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Early 20th Century Medieval Clocks

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Mahogany

Antique Seth Thomas English Gothic Style Mahogany Bracket Clock C1910
Antique Seth Thomas English Gothic Style Mahogany Bracket Clock C1910

Antique Seth Thomas English Gothic Style Mahogany Bracket Clock C1910

H 15 in W 10.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique French Ormolu and Porcelain Gothic Clock - Vincenti - Fully Overhauled
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
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Antique French Ormolu and Porcelain Gothic Clock - Vincenti - Fully Overhauled

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Antique French Gothic Cartel Wall Clock - Rare - Fully restored - Henri Riondet
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Early 20th Century Carved Oak Gothic 5 Gong Tall Case Grandfather Clock
Located in Long Branch, NJ
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Early 20th Century Carved Oak Gothic 5 Gong Tall Case Grandfather Clock
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Antique Wm Gilbert Gothic Mahogany Reverse Painted Mantel Steeple Clock
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Antique 19th century mahogany cathedral / steeple Gothic Revival mantel clock by William L Gilbert Clock Company, with Roman numeral face and reverse painted scene...
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English Clock, William Barrow, London, circa 1870
Located in Chorzów, PL
The English clock, ref. William Barrow, London, circa 1870. Good condition. Dimensions: height 206 cm.
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1870s English Antique Medieval Clocks

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Walnut

English Clock, William Barrow, London, circa 1870
English Clock, William Barrow, London, circa 1870

English Clock, William Barrow, London, circa 1870

H 81.11 in W 20.87 in D 10.24 in
Antique Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock
By Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles, A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A lovely decorative Gothic clock, dating from circa 1900, by the famous bronze foundry Compagnie Des Bronzes of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels and the mo...
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock
Antique Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock

Antique Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock

H 14.75 in W 8.25 in D 4.5 in
Hounds of the Devil, Antique French Gothic Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A wonderful and rare Gothic Cartel clock, circa 1870, beautifully modelled in gilt bronze. Chronos the god of time holds the clock from a bracket while the winged hounds of the devil...
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze

Hounds of the Devil, Antique French Gothic Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Hounds of the Devil, Antique French Gothic Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

Hounds of the Devil, Antique French Gothic Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

H 27.25 in W 12.5 in L 27.25 in
19th Century Gothic Style J.E. Caldwell Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture Set
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Manhasset, NY
A simply stunning Gothic Style J.E. Caldwell (1882) gilt bronze clock garniture set. A finely cast bronze clock with a pair of matching candelabra each 24 inches tall having five arms and the pair retaining their original snuffers. James Emmett Caldwell (1813-1881) apprenticed to Peter B...
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Bronze

19th Century Gothic Style J.E. Caldwell Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture Set
19th Century Gothic Style J.E. Caldwell Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture Set

19th Century Gothic Style J.E. Caldwell Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture Set

H 8.5 in W 13 in D 20.875 in
Japy Freres Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb antique French clock by Japy Frères, circa 1870. It is very well made in gilt bronze in the Gothic style. The case is architecturally formed of 4 gothic columns supporting f...
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19th Century French Antique Medieval Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Japy Freres Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock
Japy Freres Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock

Japy Freres Antique French Gilt Bronze Gothic Clock

H 21.25 in W 9.25 in L 21.25 in
Hounds Of The Devil, Large Gothic Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A wonderful and rare Gothic cartel clock, beautifully modelled in gilt bronze dating from around 1870. Chronos the god of time holds the clock from a bracket while the winged hounds ...
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1870s French Antique Medieval Clocks

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Bronze

Hounds Of The Devil, Large Gothic Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Hounds Of The Devil, Large Gothic Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

Hounds Of The Devil, Large Gothic Antique French Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock

H 27.25 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
English Skeleton Clock by J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional two-train English skeleton clock was crafted by the celebrated clockmakers J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell. The beautifully desi...
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19th Century English Antique Medieval Clocks

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Metal, Brass

English Skeleton Clock by J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell
English Skeleton Clock by J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell

English Skeleton Clock by J. Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell

H 19.25 in W 16.75 in D 9.5 in

Medieval clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Medieval clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, 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 and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Medieval clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 $1,900 and tops out at $18,581 while the average work can sell for $4,705.

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