Rococo Clocks
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
19th Century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century French gilt mantle clock with sevres plaques circa 1890.
Fine quality ornate french clock surmounted with a lady in traditional french dress leaning on an architectural window and ship building tools. Enamel clock face...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
18th c, Rococo Tall Case Clock
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine Swedish 18th century Rococo gilt wood and painted tall case clock in it's original condition. ca 1770 Sweden, Stockholm.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
French Cobalt Porcelain Clock with Hand-painted Scene of Lovers and Cherubs
Located in Boston, MA
This is a fabulous cobalt French porcelain late nineteenth century clock with hand-painted scene of lovers and hand-painted cherubs painted on the face of the clock. The base and top...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Imperial Franz Hormel Brevettato Figural Mantle Clock, Made i
Located in Birmingham, AL
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Description A stunning Renaissance style gilt bronze & marble clock having a lyre form case centered with patinated metal a cherub head each bearing a rope clad with a garland swag...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large, superb and very decorative original antique French clock by the famous maker A.D. Mougin. It is boldly modelled in the Rococo style in finely gilded bronze. Asymmetric waisted case, decorated profusely with sweeping acanthus leaves, 'C' scrolls and floral swags. To the top is a large elaborate final of a stylised flaming lamp...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock - Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very fine and substantial ormolu clock by the clockmaker Vincenti. Stunning Rococo balloon form of sweeping acanthus swags, scrolls and floral flourishes. To the top of a beautiful...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Louis XV Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A small and elegant antique cartel clock, mounted on a wooden base with fabric. The richly decorated clock is made of bronze with refined details....
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1880s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French gilt bronze clock by Samuel Marti. Beautifully made in he Rococo style, formed of sinuous curves of acanthus and scrolls, pieced to allow the pendu...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique Swedish Gustavian Signed Wall Clock Gilt 1900, Rococo Golden Clock
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Gustavian wall clock This Swedish rococo wall clock is from 1900 and has its original mechanism. Hand Carved, Hand Crafted, Gilded Wall Clock It has been hand-carved with flo...
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Early 1900s Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Iron
Wood Chapel Clock by Waterbury Clock CO, USA
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This elegant mahogany chapel clock, crafted by the renowned Waterbury Clock Co. in the USA, embodies the refined aesthetics and skilled craftsmanship of 19th-century American clockma...
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Late 18th Century American Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Metal
Japy Freres Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French Rococo clock by Japy Frères. It is beautifully sculptured with finely finished scrolls, curves and acanthus leaves in finely gilded bronze. To the ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish rococo long case clock. The shape of the case is rococo and the expression is unique for the area Jämtland in Sweden. Made by hand during the late 1700s in pine with...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Antique French Japy Freres Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock 19th century
By Japy Frères
Located in Sweden, SE
Very good condition, repairs to dial, minor age and usage wear, gold finish well preserved, movement is running only with pendulum off and not striking at all as needs service.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Antique French Rococo Gilt Bronze Candelabra Clock Set
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French gilded bronze clock set. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, waisted case decorated with ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large Rococo Ormolu Antique French Clock, Genius of Music
By Vincenti et Cie, Cie Des Bronzes De Bruxelles
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and substantial ormolu clock from a design by the 18th century bronze founder Robert Osmond and made by the famous Compagnie des Bronze of Bruss...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Wood Chapel Clock, Made in the USA by Waterbury Clock CO
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This exquisite Waterbury Clock Co. chapel clock, crafted in the USA, exemplifies the elegance and fine craftsmanship of 19th-century American timepieces. Designed in a Gothic-inspire...
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Late 18th Century American Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Metal
Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very decorative antique French gilt bronze cartel wall clock by Vincenti, circa 1870. It is Rococo in style, asymmetric with acanthus shoulders and a large acanthus leaf top. Acant...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Exquisite 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Clock Case and Stand
Located in Miami, US
This stunning Meissen porcelain clock case and stand exemplifies the luxurious Rococo style of the 19th century, characterized by its elegant shell and foliate scroll silhouette. The...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Swedish Rococo Tall Case Clock with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Rococo tall case clock from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Made in wood. Nice details and carvings in shape of flowers and leav...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin Lacquer Clock by Planchon - Paris
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning antique French Vernis Martin style lacquer clock, Circa 1890. The exquisite waisted, lacquered eau de nil case is decorated with delicate floral swags and mounted with gil...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Fine Antique 19th Century French Rococo Gilded 8 Day Clock Sevres Porcelain 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French eight day mantle clock, gilded and fitted with Sevres porcelain plaques, circa 1830.
An early French silk suspension clock, with an eight day time and strike movement, gently sounding the hours and half hour on a bell. The clock is housed in an extravagant gilded gesso Rococo style case and standing on an integral plinth. The clock with a silvered dial having a cuff of engine turned decoration around the center and black Roman numerals to the outside of the dial and the retailer's name "Carl Muller in Berlin" to the center. The base of the clock is fitted with a round hand-painted floral 'Sevres' porcelain plaque, the clock plinth is fitted with a rectangular 'Sevres' plaque, hand-painted with a pastoral scene with a young courting couple and grazing sheep & goats.
The clock has just been professionally overhauled and cleaned, it runs and keeps good time, the gilded case and silvered dial and porcelain plaques are in remarkable condition, a very fine clock...
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1830s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bronze and Enamel Barbedienne Paris Clock with Figural Ladies’ Faces & Hoof Feet
Located in Boston, MA
Let me say that I feel this is the most amazing clock I have seen in over 30 years. The clock case is signed Barbedienne Paris. The clock works are signed with a medallion from Japy ...
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1850s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Rococo Console Clock
Located in Ljungby, SE
A Rococo console clock with the movement crafted by Eric Lindgren Jr. (active 1754–1786, appointed Royal Clockmaker in 1776) in Stockholm. The case featu...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Tiffany & Co. Bronze Clock Ensemble, E. Colin & Cie
Located in Bronx, NY
This impressive example of an early 20th century French Rococo palace size clock set comes from the prestigious E. Colin & Cie of Paris foundry. The sculpted ensemble is detailed with crisp elaborate scrolling accented with a full figure cupid with quiver atop the clock. The clock & candelabras are decorated in a brilliant gold doré' finish. The set was commissioned by Tiffany & Co. & featured in the 1900, Paris Exposition. The clock has Roman numerals & bears "Tiffany & Co." on its stunning white enamel face. This face is surrounded by floral scrolls. Beneath is the face of Bacchus, framed by a pair of mythological fish. Complimenting this key wind clock...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Rococo Musician's Clock & Candelabra Garniture Set
Located in New York, NY
An impressive and rare 19th century Meissen Porcelain Musicians clock and Candelabra Garniture set. Comprised of three individual pieces, w...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique French Louis XV Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and stunning original antique French Cartel Wall clock in finely gilded bronze, dating from around 1880. Elegantly designed in the Rococo style of Louis XV, it is formed of b...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu, Bronze and Red Marble Louis XV Clock Set
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
An exceptional antique French Louis XV style clock set, circa 1870. Beautifully made in ormolu (finely gilded Bronze Dore), patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte Marble. The clock is mo...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Italian Rococo Hand Carved and Painted Cherub/Angel Grandfathers Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Rococo Hand Carved and Painted Cherub/Angel Grandfathers Clock
Featuring an Italian Rococo style hand carved and painted grandfather Clock. The clock has 3 cherubs ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Rococo Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Rococo Grandfather Clock signed Hans Wessman
By Hans Wessman
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-class Rococo grandfather clock made in Stockholm, Sweden in the 1780s. The clock features rich gilded carvings in typical Rococo forms. The movement is signed by Hans Wessman,...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Early Antique French Rococo Porcelain Boudoir Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A lovely early French porcelain clock by Samuel Marti. Beautifully styled in the Rococo style with C scrolls and flowing foliage. Delicately decorated with exquisite bouquets of flow...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock, So Called Mora Clock with Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rococo long case clock from from northern Sweden made during the first years of the 19th century. The long case clock, or Mora Clock as they are sometimes known as, is dry scraped to...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock Set, Dolphins
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning and large original antique French ormolu clock set by A. D. Mougin. It is of the most beautiful Rococo style, featuring a dolph...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Rococo Style Bronze Clock - W2072
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an Antique Rococo Style Bronze Clock in working order. Made by the New Haven Clock Company, New Haven, Connecticut. There is no damage to this beautiful piece - it has the ...
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1930s American Vintage Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Meissen Splendour Clock With Gardener Figures On Pedestal by Leuteritz, Ca 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
The clock and the pedestal were designed by Leuteritz using old forms in the Rococo style:
The clock case rises on a rock base with gold heightened rocailles, richly decorated with d...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Swedish Classic Rococo Shape Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Classic long case clock in rococo shape from Sweden. The clock is made by hand from pine and has been hand-scraped down to the original paint. An additional detail is the carved roco...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock, with Original Clockwork
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish classic Rococo long case clock from the first half of the 19th century, circa 1820-1830. The clock has a good size and the clas...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Mantel Clock Meissen Hard, Paste Porcelain, 1745-1755
Located in Lantau, HK
The clock was modeled by Johann-Joachim Kaendler, the Meissen Manufacturer’s
most important modeler and designer. Its rocaille style demonstrates the influence of the Rococo trend p...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Southern Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock with Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Southern Swedish long case clock from the early 1800s in rococo style. The clock is hand-made from pine with original hand-craved decor. Dry scraped to traces of the original green, ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
This antique porcelain mantel clock demonstrates the 19th century nostalgia for the delicately elegant decorative arts under King Louis XV, also known as the Rococo style.
Crafted by celebrated porcelain artist Jacob Petit, this exquisite clock is particularly notable for the way in which the porcelain has been shaped so as to give the clock such a whimsically free-spirited, scrolling shape. The clock is formed as a clock case upon a lower base, which are both decorated as a though a singular piece with green glaze on a white ground, accented with painted floral panels and extensive gilt highlights all over.
The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial. The white enamelled dial is bordered with beaded ormolu, and features black Roman numerals and the inscription 'Scherer'- the name of the 19th century Parisian clock...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Classic Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Classic Swedish long-case clock from the province Medelpad in Northern Sweden. Made around 1820 with the classic rococo shape with hand carved wood dec...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Pine
Gilt Bronze Sevres Style Clock Garniture, 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful 18th century Rococo manner gilt bronze mantel clock with elegant Sèvres style bleu / navy colored porcelain.
The porcelain is very delicately hand painted with a landscape on one side of the vases and figures on a staircase on the other.
Gorgeous gold details on a deep blue and jeweled background.
The clock has a painting on the top with 2 ladies...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Ormulu and Chased Bronze Rocaille Clock, Raingo & Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Important Rococo style clock in chased and gilt bronze. This Louis XV style clock has a very fine decoration of moving foliage, flowers and shells. The whole is surmounted by a bouqu...
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1870s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze three-piece clock set by Raingo Frères and Henri Picard
This exceptional 19th century clock set comprises of three pieces crafted from gilt bronze: a central mantel cl...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Classic Grandfather Mantel Clock, Patinated Polished Brass and Calacatta Marble
By Bessa
Located in Oporto, PT
Inspiration:
The grandfather table clock was born from the grandfather floor clock. This is a piece marked by great sentimental value becaus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rococo Clocks
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Brass, Metal
Large Louis XV Style Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The central circular dial surmounted by two love birds, the lower section with two cherubs on either side, and decorated with garlands of flowers and scrolling features throughout.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock Set - Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful antique French ormolu clock set in the Rococo style. It features cupid as a cherub, seated to the top with torch and quiver of...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen
German, 19th century
Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm
This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Classic Grandfather Table Clock, Gold Polished Brass and Calacatta Gold Marble
By Bessa
Located in Oporto, PT
Inspiration:
The grandfather table clock was born from the grandfather floor clock. This is a piece marked by great sentimental value becaus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Rococo Clocks
Materials
Marble, Travertine, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Metal, Gold, Chro...
Swedish Rocaille Giltwood Wall Clock
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Surmounted by a pierced foliate cresting, flanked by glazed panels to the sides and below, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, inscribed Nils Berg...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Metal
Amazing Table Clock "Charles Baltazar/a Paris" 1760, 18th Century All Restored
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Very Important Table Clock
French, circa 1760.
Box in ebonized wood, with appliqués in gilded bronze, decorated with flowers and plant motifs.
Enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals marked "CHARLES BALTAZAR...
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1760s French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Wood
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mantel clock has been designed in an 18th century Rococo style, which was popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The clock has been expertly cast in bronze a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Louis XVI style Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality French 19th century Rococo gilded ormolu mantel clock. The eight day movement, chimes on the hour and half hour.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Very Fine Ormolu and Sèvres-style Porcelain Calendar Mantel Clock
By Charles Oudin
Located in London, GB
Very fine ormolu and Sèvres-style porcelain calendar mantel clock
French, 19th Century
Measures: Height 43cm, width 31cm, depth 16cm
In a similar style to pieces by the famed and leading clockmaking firm of the late nineteenth century, Charles Oudin...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
This beautiful clock was crafted in circa 1870 in France. Known as a carriage clock, it was designed for use when travelling. Such clocks were crafted on a small scale with handles, ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Japy Freres Rococo Bronze Table Clock, Music
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb original antique French Rococo clock by the famous maker Japy Freres, circa 1890. Beautifully detailed bronze case with C scrolls, acanthus and shell motifs. A charming cherub is seated to the top plays pipes. Fretted sound panels...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Clock Garniture Mantelpiece, Impressive 21 inches tall, Gilt Bronze
Located in Kingston, NY
Antique 19th-century gilt bronze clock and candelabra set featuring ornate scrolls and acanthus leaf designs. The set includes a central clock with an enameled dial and two matching ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Rococo Style Sevres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Carriage Clock
Located in London, GB
Rococo Style Sevres Style Porcelain and Ormolu Carriage Clock
French, late 19th Century
Dimensions: Height 18cm, width 10cm, depth 8.5cm
The carriage clock is of rectangular form an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exquisite clock set is designed in an elegant 18th-Century Rococo manner, in the style of Sèvres porcelain wares. Rococo is characterised by its use of pastel colours, graceful ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Rococo clocks for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo 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, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original clocks, popular names associated with this style include Royal Dux, and Tiffany & Co.. 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 $434 and tops out at $35,000 while the average work can sell for $3,950.