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MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Jaeger LeCoultre, Atmos Clock with Moon Phase, Rhodium-plated with Wall Console
Located in Greven, DE
Rhodium plated Atmos clock with moon phase on wall console Switzerland Rhodium-plated brass 1990s Dimensions: H x W x D: 23 x 20 x 15 cm Description: Atmos calibre 540 with moon p...
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1990s Swiss Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

1970s Ritz Italora Original Table Clock by Joe Colombo Optic Art
Located in Biella, IT
Ritz Italora rare original table clock first edit by Joe Colombo design years 1970 optic art. Materialis plastic and metal particular and mecanism. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Wooden Table Clock 1970s Dutch
Located in Den Haag, NL
Lovely typical 70s table clock .Solid Beechwood ,comes with round rosewood numbers .Battery operated . Good quality clock . Can be hanging on the wall to .
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1970s Dutch Vintage Modern Clocks

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Beech

Nomon Mini Oj Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
It is increasingly common to see a wall clock located anywhere in a house without regard to traditional areas such as the kitchen. This has a reason to be: This type of clocks has become an original decorative element. A design clock like the Nomon mini OJ gives great personality to any room where you place it and thanks to its dimensions of just 50 cm in diameter it also makes it a jovial and curious object. A wall can be completely empty but when you place an adhesive clock on it, it will be rightly decorated without the need to add any other decorative element. Only with its presence a wall clock can enrich a place without recharging it much more since its design will be enough. It is the kind of magic that you achieve when having a Nomon OJ mini clock...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Polystyrene

Tiffany & Co. Modern Cast Bronze 'Rockwork' Table Clock, Swiss Jeweled Movement
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co. Modern cast bronze 'rockwork' table clock, Swiss jeweled movement. Switzerland, Circa 1960s A stunning example of 1960s Tiffany & Co. modern design. This work, a c...
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20th Century Swiss Modern Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Nomon Mini Bilbao Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nomon Mini Bilbao Clock is a wall clock in the miniature version of the Bilbao clock. The regular version of this clock design measures about 100 cm in diameter while its reduced...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Nomon Pico Wall Clock in Gold By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
PICO ø40cm Avant-garde design with a nordic air, which combines walnut wood or oak finished wood with black and white colours. Available in Black and Walnut, white and O...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

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Walnut, Fiberglass, Polystyrene

Cast Nickel Table Clock by Werkstätte Carl Auböck III
Located in London, GB
A vintage Cast Nickel table clock designed by Auböck III, 1969. Incredibly striking in its design, the simplistic focus on geometry makes a strong presence in any room. The 4cm gauge...
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1960s Balkan Vintage Modern Clocks

Materials

Nickel

Nomon Oj Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wall clock tends to resemble its owner. Its design, color and resolution, the style of the one who placed it in that precise place and that's why the frequent alternatives are so varied. When the wall clock you need meets many of the characteristics of your personality as a taste for the minimalist innovative trends and a lot of originality the option is undoubtedly the Nomon OJ Clock. The OJ is a true designer clock...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Polystyrene

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Grey Acquamarine Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Nomon Swing Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Among the fashionable and avant-garde watches offered by the Nomon brand, is the Swing G Wall Clock. It has an innovative design using dark tones of walnut and Gold needles. It is part of the Gold N collection that stands out for showing the elegance of home, while maintaining simplicity at all times. The combination of simplicity and elegance will go hand in hand with the decorative style of your home, establishment or office. The use of wooden floors, furniture or dark sofas, or the decorative piece of your choice, will be enhanced in beauty and character. You should take into account the neutral color palette for the walls and thus know where to place it. The Swing G Watch by Nomon stands out for being one of those watches with wooden pendulum variations in its lower part. American walnut wood is the star and main material of this work of are, in addition to its polished brass needles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Nomon Mini Bilbao Premium Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A new and more sophisticated version of the Mini Bilbao model. The combination of walnut and golden details enhances its presence. Ring in black fiberglass or brass finish, hand...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Clessidra Hourglass in Gray and Red Glass by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly balanced between two different colours, the sand flows through the sleek glass chambers made using the Incalmo technique, taking on its colour and becoming a part of it. Grains of sand, impalpable and imperceptible as a whole, yet so real, like time passing. Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini sealed it in the Clessidra in 1957 Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. Clessidra – designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1957 – evolves in 2015, taking on a more sinuous, feminine appearance. Perfectly balanced between two different colors, sand flows through sleek glass, crafted using the Incalmo technique; as it flows, it gradually colors and becomes an integral part of the glass. Additional Information: Material: Glass, sand Color: Gray/red Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 28 cm Available in other color options: Green river /Powder pink...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Glass

Átomo G Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Atom Wall Clock is an accessory that you cannot miss in that special corner from the living room the office or the room. Its design makes it a very special clock that will give your ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Watch Me L Clock Resin Blue Pink Green
Located in barasso, IT
Watch Me Clock, clear blue Klein, bottle green, matt pink Clock in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Resin

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Apple Green Straw Yellow Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in White by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Mini Puntero G Table Clock
Located in New York, NY
It is made with the greatest precision to represent a high-end designer clock made to turn the desktop into a true showcase where it can be seen by ever...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Orange Red by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Watch Me XL Clock Resin Blue Pink Green
Located in barasso, IT
Watch Me Clock, clear blue Klein, bottle green, matt pink Clock in hard resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measur...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Resin

Pico Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
The Pico wall clock convinces with its minimalist and also extraordinary design , the hands of the designer clock protrude beyond the dial. Due to its d...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Chrome by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Merlín 12 i Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Merlín 12 i wall clock is ideal for decorating modern spaces of both a house and an office . Merlín 12 i wall clock : Case made of chromed steel , Clock hand made of Polished Steel...
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2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Established & Sons Large Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The font clock...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Air du Temps Table Clock in White by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light. Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Nene Table Clock
Located in New York, NY
Friendly and fun clocks ideal as a gift to decorate the living room, kitchen or a modern office. Nene table clock with body and hands in oak or walnut wood and graphite lacquered. N...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Amber Horizon Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber Murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Cris G Brass and Walnut Clock
Located in New York, NY
The Cris G is a handmade clock that combines emotive aesthetic with strong impact. The design incorporates contrasting materials, such as brass, walnut ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Kartell Tic & Tac Clock in Gold by Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A transparent square "box" measuring 30x30 cm with Roman numerals engraved on the surface encompassing the flat clock face where a slim pair of colored hands stand out in a chromatic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Nomon Atomo Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Átomo clocks, whose design reflects creativity with a great sense of refinement, dress the corners of tables and provide light and style. ø10cm clock with natural walnut wood body...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Gold by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light. Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Red by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light. Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Established & Sons Medium Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The Font Clock...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Sunset i Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
The wall clock is an object that more than giving time elegantly it also decorates any space or room. Sunset i wall clock: Wood and Chrome Each clock is a unique handmade piece. C...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Nomon New Anda Wall Clock in Gold By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You have probably valued buying an avant-garde wall clock model but have not found enough information to be able to value it. This wall clock is part of the Nomon lacquered wood coll...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Kartell AIR DU TEMPS Table Clock in Black by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light. Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Mini Puntero T Table Clock
Located in New York, NY
It is made with the greatest precision to represent a high-end designer clock made to turn the desktop into a true showcase where it can be seen by ever...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Nomon Micro Eslabon Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
CLOCKS WITH GREAT PERSONALITY AND A CONTEMPORARY DESIGN, REINTERPRETING THE CLASSIC PENDULUM CLOCK. Available in Walnut and Oak
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

21st Century by D.Palterer Marble and Metal Clock in Nero Marquina White Carrara
Located in massa, IT
Marble clock designed by Arch. David Palterer. Size: cm. 9 x 5 x 25 H. Materials: Bianco Carrara - Nero Maequina Designed by: David Palterer.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Marble

Punta Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
A modern wall clock with an avant-garde design and a lot of character, reinterpreting the traditional pendulum clock. Each clock is a unique handmade pie...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Tacón 12 I Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
It is about having a wall clock that is integrated into the room as a prominent element of the decoration. Tacón 12 i wall clock Bring uniqueness and added value to your home office ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Punto Y Coma I Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Punto y coma i wall clock design represents the elegant and classic forms of the well-known pendulum clock but with a modern minimalist touch and a unique design. Punto Y Coma i cl...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Brisa G Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
The Brisa G wall clock is composed of natural walnut or oak leaves and its hands and time signals are available in polished brass. Brisa G wall clock: Body in walnut , Oak or both w...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Nomon Micro Anda Wall Clock in Gold By Jose Ramirez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
You have probably valued buying an avant-garde wall clock model but have not found enough information to be able to value it. This wall clock is part of the Nomon lacquered wood coll...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Bari M Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Bari M wall clock has a design in which marble is the protagonist, bringing elegance, beauty and neatness to the whole. Bari M wall clock : Emperador or Sahara Noir marble with a po...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Floating Frames Mantel clock Aluminium
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

Column Clock by Papier Langackerhäusl
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Column clock W255 D255 H1750 mm Standing tall and confident, our column clock elegantly refines the passing of time. With its clean lines and gently swaying pendulum, it reassures even the most anxious observer, that time will go on. Battery-operated Junghans quartz...
Category

2010s Austrian Modern Clocks

Materials

Parchment Paper

Kartell Air Du Temps Table Clock in Crystal Black by Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lightness is the watchword of the table clock "Air du Temps" inhabited by hollows and light. Its aerial shape and its clean and essential design allow time to elapse suspended on a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Puntero N Table Clock
Located in New York, NY
Puntero N table clock is a clock whose design makes it an elegant and stylish decorative piece. The German UTS mechanism guarantees the accuracy of its operation over the years. Pu...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Átomo T Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Atom Wall Clock ensures a completely innovative and long-lasting setting that covers your space with great uniformity and good taste Atom T Wall Clock : Box in graphite finished bra...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Established & Sons Small Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The Font Clock...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Lino Sabattini Italy, Table Watch in Silver-Plated Metal, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lino Sabattini (1925-2016), Italy. Table watch in silver-plated metal. Art deco style. 1980s. Measures: 21.5 x 11.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Brisa Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
The Brisa wall clock is composed of natural walnut or oak leaves and its hands are available crafted in walnut, oak finish or polished brass. Brisa wall ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

2 Puntos i Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
It is a wall clock that at first glance has a design that inspires a futuristic feeling by having no more than the double ring and the hands that mark the hour and minutes. the punto...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Nomon Brisa Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FOR THE FIRST TIME, NOMON WORKS WITH SUBTLY FOLDED WOODEN STRIPS. THE SILHOUETTE CONNECTS US WITH NATURE, EMULATING AN OPEN FLOWER IN ALL ITS SPLENDOR. Clock made with natural wal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Schauer Industrial or Station Clock, Vienna, 1964
Located in Vienna, AT
Four pieces available The clock is in perfect condition, no major scratches, no glass scratched. Flat glass cover, black painted figures an ivory white embossed dish, painted blac...
Category

1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel

Nomon Cris Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ø80cm clock composed of a walnut wood hour hand and a fiberglass minute hand on top of a metal ring. Contemporary design and great visual impact. Chromed metal details, white fi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Modern clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern 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, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, 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 ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ, Kiki van Eijk, José María Reina, and Nomon. 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 $112 and tops out at $54,828 while the average work can sell for $973.

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