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Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale
Silver table clock 800
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 silver table alarm clock. The clock has a rectangular case and a guilloché design with a further parallelepiped as a base left polished which gives it elegance and stability. The...
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1980s Italian Other Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Velvet

Alfa Romeo Classic Car Radiator Desk Clock, Jaeger, 1920´s. Automobilia
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Jaeger 8 days table clock. This is a Classic car clock, circa 1920s. It is mounted over a Classic Alfa Romeo small radiator. Fantastic piece of A...
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1920s Swiss Classical Roman Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

French Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This stunning clock sits at 23.50 in. Perfect for any desk or study décor. Inspired by the early 1800's. Polished regularly.
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Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

French Bronze Mantel Clock
French Bronze Mantel Clock
$3,600 Sale Price
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20th Century Gübelin Wecker Tischuhr Bronze Vergoldet 8 Tagewerk Datum
By Guebelin ( Gübelin )
Located in Epfach, DE
Gübelin Wecker oder Tischuhr von Gübelin Schweiz um 1960-1970 Bronze vergoldet in quadratischer Form mit erhabenen Vierecken in Matt -und Glanzvergoldung Der Wecker oder die Tischuhr...
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1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold, Bronze

French Japanism Champleve Enamel Ormolu Mounted Clock, Christofle & Cie, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
French Japanism Champlevé Enamel Ormolu Mounted Clock, Christofle & Cie. The clock consists of a spherical champlevé enamel body mounted in an ormolu structure. The enamel surface i...
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19th Century French Japonisme Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu, Enamel

Art Deco Acrylic & Chrome Desk Electric Clock by Ferranti, England, C1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rather stylish early acrylic and chrome Art Deco clock. Remarkable condition for it's age is this totally authentic 1930s clock...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Chrome

Art Deco Rare Glass Clock, Signed P.M.Favre, c1930s
By P.M. Favre
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this super rare Art Deco modernist Bulle clock by P.M.Favre. One of the first battery operated clocks of the 1930s. The frosted g...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Glass, Wood

Litchfield Cathedral Skeleton Clock by Evans of Handsworth
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable English Litchfield Cathedral skeleton clock, crafted by Evans of Handsworth, captures the essence of the famed Lichfield Cathedral with its iconic three-spire top and stunning Gothic architecture. This extraordinary timepiece features an intricate skeleton design, revealing its impressive two-train chain fuseé movement that powers an eight-day movement, chiming the hours on a melodious gong. The dial is a masterpiece in itself, intricately pierced and engraved in silver, displaying the time with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The clock sits gracefully atop its original rosewood base. The Birmingham firm of William F. Evans of Handsworth was one of the most respected makers of skeleton clocks of the 19th century. The golden age of their manufacture occurred between the 1860s through the 1880s, and the firm was renowned for the stellar quality, grand size and superior materials utilized in the creation of their clocks. Of the many cathedrals they produced, the Litchfield Cathedral skeleton clock has earned a prominent status in today's market, being highly sought-after and coveted by collectors and enthusiasts alike. Skeleton clocks stand out as exceptional and captivating timepieces, meticulously crafted to reveal the inner workings of the mechanism in all their glory. Originating as early as the mid-16th Century as drum clocks, these intricately designed clocks are a testament to the finest craftsmanship of their time. The French played a significant role in popularizing skeleton clocks around 1750, introducing remarkable spring-driven antique mantle clocks...
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19th Century English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver, Steel

English Georgian Mahogany Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style (18/19th Century) large mahogany mantel clock with carved scroll design on base & round face (John Walker, 18 Cornhill, 23...
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19th Century British Georgian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany

Church-Shaped Decorative Clock
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Decorative clock in the shape of a church. It represents a picturesque miniature church, richly detailed to evoke traditional European architecture....
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Resin

Cartier Sterling and Enamel Art Deco Desk Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Dial
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Cartier STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver / Kiln Fired Enamel CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 5 inches Length X 5 inches Width MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Silvered with Luminous Roman Numerals / Blued Steel Luminous Hands STAND: Easel WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This is a classic Desk Clock...
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Silvered Table Clock With Two Horse heads. German 1910´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silvered Table Clock. The clock has a rounded top and a rectangular base. The clock face is circular with black numbers and hands, and it is set into the upper part of the structure...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and high quality French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed Veibel a Lyon. This stunning clock is raised on Ormolu topie shaped feet supporting a rectangular marble base. The base is decorated with finely chased Ormolu plaques on three sides, in the manner of Clodion, and with delicate beaded frames. Standing on the base are four Ormolu Doric columns leading up to the Carrara marble entablature decorated with Ormolu pegasi and finely chased beaded trim bands. From the entablature hangs the enameled clock face and mechanism, adorned with a delicate Ormolu frame and richly chased hanging drapery featuring a foliate movements, mythical creatures, and a lovely female mask atop the wonderful sunburst pendulum. All original gilt throughout. Veibel a Lyon, also known as "Weibel", was an 18th century master clock maker based in Lyon, France. Established in 1783, Veibel began his career by crafting exceptional table clocks and pocket watches. Later he specializes in astronomical regulators...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian World Table Clock, Germany, 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World table clock in brass with lucite base. In great working condition with winding mechanism in the back. The clock without the base is 9" wide and 9" tall. Germany, 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Fantastic Figural Maiden Sphinx 19th Century French Empire Clock Set
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning and fantastic quality three piece French Empire mantle clock set signed by Maison Marquis with a movement by Longuereau. The set features meticulously cast bronze maidens or sphinxs. The condition is entirely original and has a beautiful patina. The clock face is signed by the retailer as well as the manufacturer. The clock is in good condition and we believe it works fine. Dimensions: Clock- 26.5 inches high x 24 inches wide...
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1890s French Empire Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Early 18th Century Francis Gregg English Bracket Clock
Located in Southall, GB
Francis Gregg, London. A fine table clock. The break arch brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted centre, calendar aperture and false pendulum aperture with silvered cartouche ...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

20th Century Gilded Bronze and Brass with Painted Ceramic French Clock, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French clock from the mid-20th century. Object in gilded and chiselled bronze and brass, adorned with hand-painted ceramic elements with floral decorations of great pleasure. Rear do...
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1950s French Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Bronze

1980s Smoked Glass and Mirror Clock by John Gilmore for Accessories Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning postmodern smoked glass and mirror table or mantle clock. Triangular mirrored base with beveled edges and a mirrored face with a smoked glass border featuring rounded edg...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Glass, Mirror

Plexiglass Table Clock, 1970s Design.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plexiglass table clock, 1970s design. 1970s table clock, contemporary design, plexiglass. H: 35cm. W: 25cm, D: 13cm
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20th Century French Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Plexiglass

Art Deco Styled Russian Majak Mayak Crystal Table Clock with Blue Face
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This desk or table clock was made by Majak Mayak of the former U.S.S.R. in approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The clock face and movement is composed of metal ...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Metal

Empire Clock Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Empire Clock Napoleon III 19th Century in blackened wood, ormolu and stamped brass, circular bronze dial with Arabic numerals signed "BOULLE à Verneuil", movement with blade suspens...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Neo-Egyptian Marble Clock Attributed to G. Servant, France, Circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Black and red marble pyramid shaped Egyptian style clock attributed to G. Servant, surmounted by a patinated bronze figure representing the Egyptian goddess Isis sitting on her throne. Wearing the Hathor hairdress (the solar disc surrounded by the sacred cow horns), she holds in her right hand the Ouadj, the goddesses scepter surmounted by a canopy of papyrus, symbolizing health and eternal youth and in her left hand, the cross of life Ankh, symbol of rebirth and eternity. That Egyptian style in fashion since Napoleon the First and his military campaigns in Egypt around 1799 was rediscovered in France in the 1830's and above all in the 1860's. Some renowned French artists, such the sculptors and bronze-casters Guillaume Denière (1815-1903), Emile Hébert (1828-1893) et Georges Servant (1828-1890), presented at the 1867 and 1878 Paris Universal Exhibitions, an a-part section dedicated to their Egyptian style production. Their shows drew then considerable attention from the public and the wealthy collectors. During the 1867 Universal Exhibition, one could admire the Stand realized by the French silversmith-jeweller Gustave Baugrand (1826-1870), where his works executed in most Fine materials took inspiration from the Egyptian Antiques, exhibited then in the Louvre museum. Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c.1890), who took over his father in 1855 at their foundry, rue Vieille-du-Temple, in Paris, specialized in the production of neo-Egyptian style clocks, very popular in France since 1860’s, and also the making of Greek style decorative objects. He drew considerable attention to the high quality of his bronzes at the 1855 Paris Universal Exhibition and then at the 1862 London Exhibition. At this time Servant exported up to 40% of his production, principally to the United States, where for instance, his clocks were sold with great success by Louis Tiffany Inc. or Hamann & Roche of New York. But his success came really at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, where he was awarded a gold medal for his neo-Greek and Egyptian works (Les Merveilles...
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1870s French Egyptian Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

20th Century Atmos Kendo Table Clock, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
20th century Aymos Kendo table clock By unknown manufacturer from Germany, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful ...
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1950s German Other Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Antique Japanese Bronze Barrel Form Table or Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Very unique antique (late 19th to early 20th century) table or mantel clock in the Japonisme style, possibly of continental origin, in the form of a Japanese drum or barrel on stand,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

art deco table clock, Bayard brand, works.
Located in Mouscron, WHT
art deco table clock, Bayard brand, works.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

17th Century Hague Clock Signed by Pieter Visbagh, circa 1675
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

Rosewood Shelf Clock by Ansonia Clock Company. Brass & Copper, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Rosewood shelf clock by Ansonia Clock Company. Brass & copper, 19th century. Original signed and painted dial. An Ansonia brass and copper Co, cale...
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19th Century American Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Glass, Rosewood, Paint

Art Deco Pink Champagne Glass Mantel Clock Gilbert Rohde
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Art Deco mantel clock in the style of Gilbert Rohde. Clock works excellent and is in excellent vintage condition. Sound wiring. Can be parcel posted safely.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Steel

"Zodiac Clock, " Spectacular Art Deco Sculptural Clock in Wrought Iron and Copper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most unusual and spectacular Art Deco pieces we have ever offered, this large Art Deco clock is composed of fer forgé or wrought iron a...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Copper, Wrought Iron

Rare Bronze and Pink-Marble Table Clock, E.F. Caldwell and Co.
Located in New York, NY
With the following features: Swiss watch movement, 8 day, calendar, and moon phases.
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Early 1900s American Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Exquisite French Empire Ormolu and Cut-Crystal Clock, c. 1815
Located in Queens, NY
An exquisite French Empire ormolu and cut-crystal clock, c. 1815, attributed to Baccarat. Made from the finest quality mercury gilding ormolu, this c...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in London, GB
Designed in a fanciful Louis XV style, this beautiful mantel clock takes the form of an Asian elephant, saddled with a howdah (carriage). The clock features a patinated sculpture of ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

Jaeger LeCoultre Inline Skeleton Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
A stylish Jaeger-LeCoultre skeleton timepiece with a gilded 16 jewel inline or ‘baguette’ movement suspended behind glass. The case of gilded brass has a brushed finish, with the bat...
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1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold, Gold Plate, Brass

George II Edward Browne of Norwich Bracket Clock in Ebonized Mahogany Case
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a George II bracket clock in an ebonized mahogany case with brass feet made by clockmaker Edward Browne of Norwich. Edward Browne took over the shop of clockmaker J...
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century French marble mantle clock. High quality black marble with red marble accents retailed by Glenny & Sons Co. Buffalo. Free shipp...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Post Modern Sculptural Clock in the Style of Sosstass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Really cool sculptural clock in the memphis style powered by a battery.
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Stainless Steel

Blue Clock with Crystal Sanded with Led Diodes Inside
Located in Paris, FR
Clock with crystal made with pure crystal glass sanded paste with led diodes inside. With color change system. Base in polished stainless steel mirror...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Stainless Steel

Art Deco Streamline American Clock, c1942
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco circa 1942 Ingraham “Nu Vu” Art Deco wind up alarm clock streamline manual winding clock. Made by the American clock company, Ingraham,...
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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Scandinavian Design Octagonal Clock by Arne Bjerke
Located in Skien, NO
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Octagonal Table Clock by Arne Bjerke Circa 1970s-1980s This elegant table clock, designed and handcrafted by Norwegian designer Arne Bjerke, features...
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1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Oak

Edwardian 1905 Neo Classic Guilloché Enamel Miniature Boudoir Clock 925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock. Beautiful miniature desk clock, made in Switzerland during the Edwardian-belle epoque period, back in the 1905. This craftsmanship of this...
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Early 1900s Swiss Edwardian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique English 19th Century 8 Day Fusee Skeleton Cathedral Glass Dome Clock
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mid 19th century 8 day skeleton clock. Centrally mounted on wood base featuring exposed Fusee movement and protected from dust by a glass dome.  
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Glass, Hardwood

1980s Yellow & Black Stacked Desk or Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a stunning combination of yellow, black, and enameled metal, black lucite accents, and primary-colored hands, this postmodern clock is designed with a stacked semi-circle design...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

A French 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, by Mathieu Planchon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed by Mathieu Planchon. This stunning clock is raised by six finely ch...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze and Ebony Table Top /Mantel Clock French 19 Th Century
Located in Houston, TX
This clock is very dramatic in appearance with bright gold gilt ornamentation With designs in floral and foliate elements. Gilt masques decorate the The sides. The clock is in goo...
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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

1980s Black and Gray Table Clock by Costantini l’Oggetto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manufactured by Costantini l’Ogetto in Italy during the 1980s and likely designed by Pietro d’Amato, this table or mantle clock has a glossy black stepped base, matte gray body, matt...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Chrome Clock by CYMA, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Impressive 1930s modernist clock by CYMA. Fully serviced by our horologist and in excellent working order, keeping good time. This really is a deceptively heavy clock with a solid br...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Chrome

20th Century Italian Silver Gothic revival Table Clock. Casting and chisel
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver 800 silver neo-Gothic silver table clock. The clock was made in casting and chiselling. Mechanical mechanism
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1980s Italian Gothic Revival Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

Louis XVI Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Table Clock by Antoine Crosnier
Located in Miami, US
This exquisite Louis XVI table clock showcases the neoclassical elegance of its time, crafted by renowned clockmaker Antoine Crosnier in Paris around 1780. The clock features a strik...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Shreve & Co. Purple Enamel Clock
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Shreve & Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco Desk Clock METAL / MATERIAL: Sterling Silver & Bronze / Kiln Fired Enamel CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS: 4 Inches X 4 Inch...
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1920s Swiss Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel

A mid 19th century striking bracket clock by Charles, Nephew & Co Calcutta
Located in London, GB
A rare mid 19th Century Bracket Clock of unusual large proportions, the silvered dial 8-day quarter repeat movement striking on bells and gong, by Charles. Nephew & Co, Calcutta. Th...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ebony, Giltwood

Table Clock in Gilded Bronze, France, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Gilded and chiseled bronze clock. On the large rectangular base there is a scene with mythological divinities in relief on a finely chiseled background. Decorations with plant motifs...
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Early 19th Century French Other Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Italian Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Clock
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassical parcel-gilt clock. Roman military Empire period mantel clock of obelisk form topped by an extraordinary eagle with outs...
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Late 18th Century Italian Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

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

OSHKOSH BGOSH work clothes NEON clock / sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
OSHKOSH BGOSH work clothes NEON clock / sign .. Amazing original condition,, Unmolested.. Tested ,, clock keeps accurate time, neon working perfectly.
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

1950's Stitched leather clock in the style of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
Very nice stitched leather desk clock in the style of Paul Dupre-Lafon France Rare piece, great quality Don't know if it's work
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1950s French Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Leather

Jaeger LeCoultre Mid-Century Skeleton Clock
Located in London, GB
Stunning Jaeger LeCoultre inline skeleton clock, with a clean minimalistic design which would look stylish on a table, mantelpiece of desk. The stylish Jaeger LeCoultre logo is v...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Philosophical Clock of the 18th Century by Piezze Rive À Colmaer
Located in Warsaw, PL
"Mantel clock 18th century Louis XVI study And Philosophy Ormolu Mantel Clock by Piezze Rive A Colmaer. Ormolu mantel clock entitled "L’Etude et La Philosophie", This clock was an en...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An extremely rare mantel clock with a figured mahogany-veneered case by A-L Breguet Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who was of Swiss origin, is undoubtedly the most celebrated clockmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in France. He is responsible for the invention of the self-winding watch, the tourbillon and the sympathetic watch ( a watch that is placed in a cradle of a special clock. It is then linked by means of a pin fixed behind the clock dial. Built into the motion work which, when released by the clock, automatically sets the hands to the clock's time as well as correcting the watch's regulator necessitated by any degree of inaccuracy registered at the moment of synchronisation) and many other horological improvements and developments. Around the year 1807 Breguet brought in his son, Antoine-Louis (born 1776), as a business partner, and from this point, the firm became known as Breguet et Fils. Breguet had previously sent his son to London to study with the great English chronometer maker John Arnold...
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Oversized Desk Compendium
Located in Amersham, GB
A desk compendium of unusually large size. This eight day clock, barometer and thermometer housed in a nickel and gilt case and mounted on a black marble base is of exceptional quali...
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1880s French Industrial Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Belgian Black Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Steel, Nickel

Early 19th Century Antique Bracket Clock by Grimalde & Johnson of London
Located in Devon, GB
An antique late George III period ebonized bracket clock by Grimalde and Johnson, strand. This attractive clock of small proportions, has a mou...
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19th Century British Regency Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

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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