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Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale
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Viennese Silver Gilt, Lapis and Jeweled Figural Clock, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a man climbing a ladder to pick fruit from atop a tree, while the woman stands with her arm outstretched.
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1880s Austrian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Adnet Style Leather Alarm Clock by Bayard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome French saddle leather desk clock by Bayard in the style of Jacques Adnet. Excellent vintage condition. Keeps time and has an alarm. Great patin...
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1950s French Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

English Brass & Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome T. Mapple C 1850
By T. Mapple
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fusee chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Steel, Brass

Antique Regency Mahogany Arched-Top Bracket Clock by Cade & Robinson of London
By Cade & Robinson
Located in Devon, GB
A fine Regency period mahogany bracket clock by Cade and Robinson of London. The three pad, arched-top case, veneered with finely figured mahogany of good color and patination, has a...
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Early 19th Century British George III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany

Pendulum Antique circa 1870 Wood with Gilded Bronze Mechanik Gustaf Becker
Located in Berlin, DE
Pendule of the early days, circa 1870 wood decorated with splendidly gilded bronze, work by Gustaf Becker clock with striking mechanism working with key a...
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19th Century German Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Oak

18th Century, Italian Wood Ringtone and Alarm Table Clock with Gilt Bronze
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Louis XV wood ringtone and alarm table clock with gilt bronze This table clock was made in the north of Italy (Genoa) 18th century, Louis XV era. The case, t...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

French Louis XV Style Black Chinoiserie Lyre Clock, Guilmet Paris, 19th Century
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare 19th century French Louis XV style black chinoiserie lyre clock with raised decoration. The case topped by embossed circular mounts and a bronze finial. The cream porcelain...
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Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

Amsterdam School of Art Deco Clock
Located in Oakland, CA
This oakwood and metal clock is such a nice example of the “Amsterdam School” of design… a “movement within a movement” since it is certainly ”Art Deco” but is decidedly “Dutch” and ...
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1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

French Clock Napoléon III Original Label on the Back, 1867
By Napoléon III
Located in Milano, IT
French watch Napoléon III Original label on the back 1867 Important French watch III with original label of the retailer beautiful back of the watch. The ...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Fine Ebonized George II Eight Day Table Clock with Dutch Striking and Trip Rep
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
By the highly regarded maker Andrew Prime. Andrew Prime, was apprenticed in 1725 and a member of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1736. The movement is an extremely accomplished pi...
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Fruitwood

George III Ebonized Eight-Day Twin Fusee Table Clock by O. Hamley
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A lovely late George III single pad ebonized eight-day, twin fusee table clock with original verge escapement and rack striking by O. Hamley, circa 1800-1815. The moulded single pad ebonized domed top case with original carrying handle is raised on all four of its original ogee bracket feet onto a detailed base moulding. Gilt-brass sound frets adorn the sides and front in a 'fish scale' pattern backed with bright burgundy silk. The enameled white dial displays Roman numerals, minute and quarter-hour markers housed inside a gilt-brass bezel and domed glass, signed Hamley, Warwick Place, London. The clock features a strike/silent switch on the front dial and a repeat to the right-hand-side. The backplate has border engraving and a short pendulum. Date: 1800-1815 O. Hamley is recorded in Loomes (2006) as being active, circa 1811. He also worked at Bedford Row...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Fruitwood

Charles X Period Mantel Trim
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charles X period clock, in opaline and golden bronze, high quality. Measures: H 39 cm, W 18.5 cm, D 11 cm Pair of Charles X lavender colored candl...
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1830s European Charles X Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Opaline Glass

Gilt French Empire Table Clock, Early 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire table clock, first half of the 19th century. Measures: Width 30, depth 11, height 38 cm. Key included. Later added hatch at back....
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Buschman “Minerva” German Horizontal Table Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
The extraordinary beauty and superior craftsmanship of 17th century German clockmaking is on full display in this exceptionally rare horizontal tabletop timepiece dating to 1650 Augsburg. Created by Johannes Buschman the Younger, the eminent Buschman family of clockmakers are lauded for designing some of the finest timepieces to ever be created in the South German town of Augsburg during the late Renaissance and early Modern periods. A finely moulded ebony and turtleshell casing veneered in a mottled red hue holds the clock’s fusée and chain movement with verge escapement and balance with hogs-bristle regulation. A silver figure of Minerva, Roman goddess of war and wisdom, centers the Roman numeral-engraved chapter ring, indicating the time by pointing to the hour with an authoritative military staff as the sun rotates below her feet to indicate the minute. The incredible design is finished by a gilded backplate intricately pierced and engraved with a floral motif and the signature of Johannes Buschman. Clocks are one of the greatest and most important inventions of the Renaissance period, improving steadily into the Age of Discovery. Embodying a renewed interest in science, the arts and humanism, the first mechanical timepieces began appearing in the 14th century and were large, weight-driven devices placed in the turrets of public buildings that struck the hour and lacked hands and faces. This clock was created during the first period of household clocks, when spring-driven movements made it possible to create smaller and more complex mechanisms. Such creations, however, were a luxury accessible only to the wealthy upper classes. Affluent patrons placed pressure upon artisans to create more elaborate and ornate clocks...
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17th Century German Renaissance Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

Fine Antique English Edwardian Shagreen and Gilt Bronze Strut Clock
Located in London, GB
A fine antique English shagreen and gilt bronze strut clock. A very smart and chic clock with a lovely convex enamel white dial with Roman hour numerals in black with a gilt bronze b...
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Early 1900s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze and Wood Table Clock, Clock Signed Biesta, Paris, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and wood table clock. Clock signed Biesta, Paris, circa 1890.
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1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Zenith Watch Co., Swiss Art Deco Metal Dore and Cloisonne Enamel Clock, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Zenith SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. The company was started in 1865 by Georges Favre-Jacot at the age of 22, in Le Locle in the canton of Neuchâtel. Zenith w...
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Mid-19th Century Gilt Bronze Strut Clock in the Style of Cole
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century gilt bronze strut clock in the style of Cole. Original gilding and very fine engraving make this a most attractive clock. The pierced ormolu frame gives a very light...
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1860s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Four Glass Library Clock Garniture, circa 1860
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A quality decorative French four glass Library or table clock with matching vases. The brass and lacquered oval case with fine decorative gilt detail...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

French Carved Giltwood Mantel Clock, circa 1880, Signed to Case
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A decorative late 19th century French carved giltwood cased mantel clock with eight day movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell, the circular enamel dial with Arabic num...
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1880s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood, Giltwood

Large English Late 19th Century Ormolu Strut Clock in Manner of Cole
Located in London, GB
Large beautifully cut and engraved ormolu English Victorian strut clock in the manner of Cole. Silvered dial with engine turned centre with beautifully cut blued steel hands. 8 day l...
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1860s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

Pedro Friedeberg Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful gold-leafed variation of this form. Signed under the foot.
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1970s Mexican Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

Charles X Period Clock
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Charles X period clock, in opaline and golden bronze, high quality. Measures: H 39 cm, W 18.5 cm, D 11 cm.
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1830s European Charles X Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Opaline Glass

Viennese Silver Gilt and Enamel Sphinx Clock, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
In Renaissance style.
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1880s Austrian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver, Enamel

Early 20th Century Stylish Brass Table Clock in Amsterdamse School Style
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The clear lines and simplicity of this sleek design, together with the craftsmanship by which this clock has been manufactured make this piece stand out. The oval shaped tumbled foo...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Jugendstil Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

George Nelson Chess Piece Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare model #2251 chess piece table clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock Company. Turned walnut base supports w...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Burr Walnut and Ormolu Desk Set Signed Appay a Paris
Located in London, GB
Burr walnut and ormolu desk set signed Appay a Paris. A very smart Parisian turn of the 19th century desk set comprising a pair of inkwells with a pin drawer and an 8 day clock above...
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Early 1900s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

Geo III Ebonised & Brass-Mounted Musical 6 Tune Bracket Clock by Richard Parsons
Located in valatie, NY
Geo III ebonized and gilt brass-mounted musical 6 tune bracket clock by Richard Parsons, London, circa 1765. The 7.5" W x 11" H arched painted metal face is signed "Rich'd Parfons, London" with Roman and Arabic numerals. The brass back plate is richly engraved and inscribed "No. 54 Goswell Street" beneath an engraved compote of fruit and surrounded by scrolling leaves. The clock chimes on the hour and on the half hour with a single chiming bell. It plays one of 6 tunes, of your choice, every 3 hours on a nest of 8 bells and 8 hammers on a pinned brass cylinder. The six dance tunes are; Cottillion, Jig, Minuet, Song, Air and Dance. The case has cast brass ormolu mounts including, a large carrying handle on the top with 4 pineapple finials as well as a conforming mount on the front of the stepped top. The front door has cast brass quarter frets on the top corners, the sides and back are glazed. It is raised on scrolling, foliate feet. The hands are blued steel, the movement with five ring-turned pillars and two wire driven fusees, and a crown escapement, with a pendulum hold-fast. Clock winding key...
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1760s English George III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Antique French Mantelpiece / Clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique French mantelpiece / clock, Deniere a Paris, circa 1880 All-round glazed, fire-gilded bronze case with relief decoration, on an alabaster ba...
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1880s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Brass

Early 19th Century Viennese Empire Carved Wood Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The octagonal shaped case surmounted by a classical vase on dolphin supports, white enamel dial, eight-day going clock movement striking the half- and full hours.
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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gesso, Wood

Important German Neoclassical Table Clock by David Roentgen
By David Roentgen
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An important and rare table clock from the workshop of David Roentgen. The case with an oval stepped plinth top with gilt bronze handle, decoration of the case with ormolu mille raie banding, beaded edges and brass fluted columns to the front flanking the square brass dial, foliate engraved spandrels to the corners, centred by the white enamel Arabic chapter ring, signed Delolme, pierced brass hands, convex glazed bezel, square plated eight-day movement with four back-pinned pillars, verge escapement, silk suspension, rack and count wheel strike, striking the hours and quarters on two bells above, the back plate also signed, glazed side panels. There is only a small series of comparable table clocks from the workshop of David Roentgen known. The present clock seems to be the first example of the cooperation between David Roentgen and the court clockmaker Delolme in Brunswick. The case is meticulously crafted and both case and movement are of superb quality. David Roentgen, called the "most celebrated ébéniste in Europe" by his contemporaries, was a successful entrepreneur who transformed the business founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen...
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Late 18th Century German Neoclassical Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Clock in Brass, "La Fontaine", France, circa 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Clock in brass, "La Fontaine", France, circa 1900. In good condition, some were.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Biedermeier Chimney Clock with Inlays, circa 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Rosewood with tendril and thread inserts. Rectangular base with four columns and the clock hung under the architrave. Dial Email. Gold-plated brass bezel and decorated gold compensat...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Beech

English Brass and Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome Webber, C. 1870
By Webber
Located in Hollywood, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fuse chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet....
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1870s English Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Steel, Brass

Unusually Large 18th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Marble Obelisk Mantel Clock
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
The movement is contained in an unusually large (67 cm!) white marble obelisk which is surmounted by an armillary sphere finial. The front with a panel chased with nymphs supporting ...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

English Gilt Metal Ship's Wheel Desk Clock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
English 19th century gilt metal ship's wheel desk clock retailed by Hannaford, Regent Street, London.
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1890s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Rococo Style Miniature Longcase Clock, Mahogany Case, circa 1870
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An attractive Rococo style miniature longcase clock, circa 1870. The waisted polished mahogany case adorned with decorative brass mounts. The ...
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1870s British Rococo Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

19th Century French Empire Style Portico Clock
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French Empire style portico clock. This e Empire style clock features Carrara marble, bevelled glass, bronze accents and a crystal r...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

American Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Mantel Clock, Eli Terry, Circa 1825
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Federal mahogany pillar and scroll mantel clock with a broken arch pediment, three urn wood finials, flanking ringed columns, hinged glass d...
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1820s American Federal Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Art Deco Ormolu and Onyx Boudoire Clock in the Shape of a Perfume Bottle
Located in London, GB
A very rare and unusual boudoire clock in the form of a scent bottle. The case made of gilded bronze and onyx with a lovely dial of mother of pearl with a fine hand painted dial centre and the hours picked out in gilt. The time is told through two blued steel hands. The time is adjusted and the clock is wound through moving the top of the bottle so no holes or keys of any kind are visible. On the back of the bottle in gilt bronze there is the play on the famous perfume Chanel No. 5 by engraving on the back "Le Numero 7 de Juvenia" (a very famous Swiss clock...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Onyx, Ormolu

18th Century Antique Mahogany Bracket Clock by Charles Blanchard of London
Located in Devon, GB
A fine antique George II period mellowed mahogany striking bracket clock, the arched brass dial and verge movement both signed Charles Blanchard, London. The clock is standing on block feet, has glazed sides and an inverted bell top with a brass carrying handle. Literature: Charles Blanchard: 1688-1768 recorded in Baillie 'Watch and Clockmakers of the World, page 29.
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18th Century English George II Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Unique Art Nouveau French Mantel Clock, Brass & Copper Case, circa 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A stunning large Art Nouveau brass and hammered copper mantel or table clock, the pointed arch square section clock case surmounted by a female mask, a brass chapter ring with Arabic numerals set within a pierced brass case backed with hammered copper work, a cut lime green jewel to the centre front, three green glass squares to each side, with cast flying buttresses and a flared base embellished with three moonstone cabochons. Manufactured circa 1900, the French two train movement with outside count wheel, striking the hours and half hours on a bell, with maker's mark of P.R to oval cartouche and numbered 3108. This clock has been subject to a total overhaul and is in very good overall condition. This is a unique clock...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Copper

Late Georgian Mahogany Musical Table Clock
Located in London, GB
A Late Georgian Musical Table Clock By Thomas Roskell The well patinated carved mahogany case having a fluted and foliate carved pagoda top su...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany

Paris Porcelain Egyptian Style Clock, Bayeaux, circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Paris Porcelain Egyptian Style clock, Bayeaux, circa 1830.
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1830s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Porcelain

Surrealistic Sculptural Clock by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
An iconic carved sculptural clock by the famed Mexican surrealistic artist and designer Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1937) circa 1960s. The whimsical...
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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

17th Century Hague Clock Signed by Pieter Visbagh, circa 1675
By A. Petersen & Co.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Unusually small Hague clock made c. 1675 by Pieter Visbagh, who was apprenticed by Salomon Coster. The latter made the first pendulum clock according to th...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ebony, Olive

Viennese Enamel and Gilt Brass Table Clock, Mid-19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Small table clock in gilt brass richly decorated with openwork scrollwork, acanthus leaves, flowers, and masks in multicolored enamel. The main faces...
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1850s Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel, Brass

French Silver Desk Clock by Boin-Taburet, Paris, in Original Case
Located in London, GB
French silver desk timepiece clock very high quality. Napoleon III period. The case of beautifully cast silver with leaf and dart decoration to the base and to the bezel. The waste o...
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1890s French Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

French Art Deco Modernist Mirror Clock 8 Day
By DEP
Located in Devon, England
Rare and stylish 1930s Art Deco modernist clock by French makers "DEP ". A eight day movement with wind up mechanism which is in perfect working order beats inside with a fairly quie...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Chrome

Egyptian Revival Grande Sonnerie Clock from the Biedermeier Period
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Egyptian Revival Grande Sonnerie clock from the Biedermeier period. It features animated workmen that swing an anvil, pump bellows while making a 'clac...
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19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

19th Century French "Boulle" Mantel Clock, Louis XV Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French "Boulle" mantel clock, Louis XV style. French Boulle style clock with tortiose shell and inlay. Gilt bronze case mounts of ro...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

19th Century Neoclassical Bronze French Travel Watch Travel Alarm Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Old French travel watch with onyx applications. Squared roof. On the watch, a curved handle handle. Watchcase standing on four spherical feet. Left di...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Onyx, Brass

19th Century Austrian Jewel Encrusted Silver Gilt Clock
Located in London, GB
This jewel-encrusted, silver-gilt antique table clock is an exquisite piece of Viennese craftsmanship. It comprises of a scalloped base, which is raised up on four C-scroll feet, and...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Rococo Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

Fire-Gilded Pendule Clock 1870 Bronze Sitting Poet Fine Cherviet
Located in Berlin, DE
Very fine pendula, circa 1870 Fire-gilded brass clock Clock is from cherviet Napoleon 3 The movement must be checked for accuracy Seated poet w...
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1870s Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Lenzkirch Mantle Clock, 19th Century, German
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century German Lenzkirch mantel clock. Highly ornate and detailed Lenzkirch mantle clock.
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19th Century German Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

20th Century Chiselled and Gilt Antimony French Clock, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French clock from 20th century. Object of great measure and impact in chiselled and gilded antimony adorned with sculptures of gilt and angel. Clock of fabulous decoration decorated ...
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Early 20th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Late 19th Century French Beautifully Ornate Brass Freestanding Mantel Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ornately decorated French brass mantel clock from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This antique French clock is exquisitely decorate...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal, Brass

Louis XV Style 19th-20th Century Figural Gilt Bronze White Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and important palatial Louis XV style 19th-20th century figural gilt bronze white marble mantel clock with figures of cherubs, the enamel dial with Arabic numerals and fo...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Whether you’re working on-site or giving your home office the makeover it deserves, a new, vintage or antique table clock or desk clock is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Who says that a unique desk clock isn’t a meaningful addition to your home office or library? And who says you don’t need a cool clock anymore?

While our means for telling time have evolved from pocket watches to wristwatches and finally to our digital phones, there is likely still a place for a table clock or desk clock in your life, even if it isn’t a modern desk clock.

Antique and vintage clocks appeal to our penchant for nostalgia, whisking us back in time to the 18th and 19th centuries, when clockmakers were busying themselves with designs for objects such as mantel clocks, then ornate pieces that were typically displayed on top of a fireplace. Tabletop clocks and desk clocks are variations on the carriage clock, a small, portable timepiece outfitted with a hinged carrying handle that garnered popularity as the growth of rail travel took shape.

Clocks make great collectibles. More than one mantel clock in your home library is going to elevate the space where your carefully curated stacks of books live, while a well-designed small decorative desk clock can be a fun way to express your personal style. Amid your inkwell, porcelain paperweights and other desk accessories, a desk or table clock designed during the Art Deco or Louis XVI eras, for example, is going to stand out in your workspace as a striking accent.

Since new, vintage and antique tabletop and desk clocks are not as common in today’s interiors, these objects will make a statement in yours. Find a spectacular clock on 1stDibs now.

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