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Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale
Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock
Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock

Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Italian "Boulle" style boudoir table clock 20th century Boudoir clock with bronze highlights on gold/brown faux tortoise shell base. Mounted on a pink marble plinth...

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20th Century Italian Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY EMPIRE-STYLE OFFICER'S CLOCK
SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY EMPIRE-STYLE OFFICER'S CLOCK

SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY EMPIRE-STYLE OFFICER'S CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

An elegant gilt-bronze officer's clock with a handle. The clock features clean lines, embellished with floral decorations and figures of fantastical animals on the front, evoking the...

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Late 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Scandinavian Design Octagonal Clock by Arne Bjerke
Scandinavian Design Octagonal Clock by Arne Bjerke

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

Vintage Mid-19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Boudoir Clock
Vintage Mid-19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Boudoir Clock

Vintage Mid-19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Boudoir Clock

Located in Bronx, NY

This late 19th century French boudoir clock is designed with an ornate gilt bronze scrolled frame. Within the frame of this vintage timepiece is a wonderful hand painted and signed e...

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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Regency Ebonised Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester
Regency Ebonised Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester

Regency Ebonised Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester

Located in Norwich, GB

Regency Bracket Clock by John Hemingway, Manchester Ebonised arch top bracket clock standing on a raised, moulded plinth and resting on four brass ball feet below an inset brass line...

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1820s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Fruitwood

French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design
French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design

French gilt bronze Louis XIV figured antique clock with library design

Located in Milano, IT

Imagine stepping back in time to the opulent 19th century, where a magnificent French clock in gilded bronze takes center stage, a breathtaking tribute to the Sun King himself, Louis...

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, William Barrow, Dublin
Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, William Barrow, Dublin

Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, William Barrow, Dublin

Located in Norwich, GB

Regency Mahogany Bracket Clock, William Barrow, Dublin Regency bracket clock housed in a finely figured mahogany brass bound case with chamfer top. Sid...

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Early 1800s Irish Regency Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany

Vintage Art Deco Rensie Travel Alarm Clock in Brass and Green Shagreen 1930s
Vintage Art Deco Rensie Travel Alarm Clock in Brass and Green Shagreen 1930s

Vintage Art Deco Rensie Travel Alarm Clock in Brass and Green Shagreen 1930s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Rensie Art Deco desk clock brass and emerald green snakeskin shagreen pattern. Circa 1930s 40s. A very unusual and rare precious shagreen leather small desk travel clock. Shagreen Leather Travel Mechanical Alarm Clock. A beautiful and functional shagreen leather folding one day travel clock by Rensie. With a Jewelled one day mechanical in good working condition. This is a very stylish and usable clock. Although originally conceived as a travel or bedside table clock...

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

19th Century French Bronze Empire Clock
19th Century French Bronze Empire Clock

19th Century French Bronze Empire Clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th Century French dore bronze empire clock. With original key.

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Large Art Deco Green Alabaster Table Clock
Large Art Deco Green Alabaster Table Clock

Large Art Deco Green Alabaster Table Clock

Located in Vienna, AT

Green alabaster with brass digits and pointer nickel-plated, made in Germany in the 1930s. Rebuild to a battery movement (pictures show the clock...

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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Alabaster, Brass

Rare 18th Century English Clock
Rare 18th Century English Clock

Rare 18th Century English Clock

Located in Madrid, ES

Rare 18th century English clock Marquetry Weight: 9.20 kg England Sizes: H 62cm L 31cm very good condition.

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18th Century English British Colonial Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet
Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet

Industrial Series Desktop Compendium in The Manner of Andre Guilmet

By Andre Romain Guilmet

Located in Amersham, GB

A very stylish late nineteenth century desk clock with integrated compass, reminiscent of the Industrial series of clocks by Andre Guilmet. The eight day movement governed by a cylin...

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1880s French Industrial Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock
Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock

By The Perivale British Clock Company

Located in Dereham, GB

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock Circular Dial Clock, Bevelled Glass, 6cm Diameter Cream & Gilded face, Centre with Winged cheru...

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1880s English Rococo Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

21st Century, Hand Carved Amber Crystal and golden Bronze Clock
21st Century, Hand Carved Amber Crystal and golden Bronze Clock

21st Century, Hand Carved Amber Crystal and golden Bronze Clock

By Oggetti D'Arte

Located in Calenzano, FI

21st century Hand carved amber crystal and golden bronze clock. This clock is in hand-carved amber crystal and the dial is in white porcelain decorated in pure gold. On request to c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Bronze

Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Chrome Clock by CYMA, c1930
Art Deco Modernist 8 Day Chrome Clock by CYMA, c1930

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

19th Century Napoleon III Fireplace Boulle Clock Pendule
19th Century Napoleon III Fireplace Boulle Clock Pendule

19th Century Napoleon III Fireplace Boulle Clock Pendule

Located in Berlin, DE

Monumental boulle clock Napoleon III, circa 1850-70 fireplace clock salon clock pendule fireplace clock. Wooden housing in boulle technique Shieldpade lined with brass, side windows,...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Rustic Continental Table Clock, Faux Antler & Brass, Late 19th Century
Rustic Continental Table Clock, Faux Antler & Brass, Late 19th Century

Rustic Continental Table Clock, Faux Antler & Brass, Late 19th Century

Located in Queens, NY

Rustic Continenetal-style table clock with a resin faux antler stand suspending a brass cased black and beige enamel-faced clock from a small chain.

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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Antler

Zig Zag Clock Cast Aluminium and Brass  Brutalist Style by David Marshall
Zig Zag Clock Cast Aluminium and Brass  Brutalist Style by David Marshall

Zig Zag Clock Cast Aluminium and Brass Brutalist Style by David Marshall

By David Marshall

Located in Benahavis, AN

The clock was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium and brass. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop ...

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2010s Spanish Brutalist Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Aluminum, Brass

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock
Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock

Gilt Bronze Mounted Porcelain Clock

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Norwood, NJ

Gilt bronze mounted continental Porcelain clock. Porcelain and gilt bronze mounted continental clock. Loius XVI style. Figural and floral painted scenes. Features open escapement...

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Early 1900s German Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold Plate, Bronze

French Figural Bronze Pandora Mantel Shelf Clock
French Figural Bronze Pandora Mantel Shelf Clock

French Figural Bronze Pandora Mantel Shelf Clock

Located in Dallas, TX

French mantel shelf clock, mid 19th c., black slate case, with gilt bronze mounts, figural topper of Pandora, white enamel dial with black Roman numerals, ...

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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Noon cannon made of marble and brass, bearing the coordinates of the city of Marseille
Noon cannon made of marble and brass, bearing the coordinates of the city of Marseille

Noon cannon made of marble and brass, bearing the coordinates of the city of Marseille

Located in Milan, IT

A noon cannon, also known as a cannon sundial, made of brass and mounted on a round white marble base engraved with the astronomical coordinates for the coastal region of Provence—sp...

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1870s Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Rolex Green Submariner-Style Dealer Display Quartz Wall Clock, Marked Rolex
Rolex Green Submariner-Style Dealer Display Quartz Wall Clock, Marked Rolex

Rolex Green Submariner-Style Dealer Display Quartz Wall Clock, Marked Rolex

By Rolex

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Rolex Green Submariner-Style Dealer Display Wall Clock, Marked Rolex A striking wall clock in the form of a Submariner watch dial, combining a deep green numbered bezel, black face ...

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20th Century Swiss Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Clock Cream Enamel on Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Clock Cream Enamel on Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Clock Cream Enamel on Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Small table clock in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche, with columns in neo-classical Hellenic style. Swiss mechanical movement from Mai...

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1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK
LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK

LATE 18th CENTURY GILDED NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

Refined gilded bronze clock with splendid gilding. The piece features classical decorations, typical of the period, with festoons and musical instruments. At the top, a guitar rests on a musician...

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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Illuminated Glass Clock from Halux, Germany, 1950s
Vintage Illuminated Glass Clock from Halux, Germany, 1950s

Vintage Illuminated Glass Clock from Halux, Germany, 1950s

By Halux

Located in Esbjerg, DK

- Illuminated electrical wall or table clock manufactured by Halux in Flensburg, Germany - It was for the Danish newspaper Jyske Vestkysten - Only 8 examples were made for the newspaper's administrations and offices - The blue and yellow clock...

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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Steel

Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock
Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock

Antique Enameled Gilt Bronze Carriage Clock

Located in London, GB

The contrast between rich blue enamel, in light and dark hues, and bright gilt bronze gives this carriage clock a sumptuous, luxurious feel. With a t...

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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Meissen Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock by Japy Frères Grand Med
19th Century Meissen Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock by Japy Frères Grand Med

19th Century Meissen Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock by Japy Frères Grand Med

By Japy Frères

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Classical Meissen porcelain and gilt bronze clock by Japy Frères Grand Med D'Honneur. Made in France, 19th Century. *Each porcelain has its correspondent stamp / signed. Dimensions:...

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19th Century French Rococo Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Ormolu Desk Clock
20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Ormolu Desk Clock

20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Ormolu Desk Clock

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions: Height: 4 1/4 in Width: 5 1/2 in Depth: 2 1/2 in This antique early 20th century French Art Deco bronze ormolu desk clock is made of the highest quality and perfect for ...

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20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage bronze glazed ceramic table clock - Kienzle, Germany 20th
Vintage bronze glazed ceramic table clock - Kienzle, Germany 20th

Vintage bronze glazed ceramic table clock - Kienzle, Germany 20th

By Kienzle Clocks

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage Measures : 14.5x4.5cm H:21,5cm Materials : Ceramic - metal A table clock with an artistic and sculptural design. It features a vertical form in bro...

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20th Century German Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ceramic

Victorian Decoupage Tabletop Clock Case
Victorian Decoupage Tabletop Clock Case

Victorian Decoupage Tabletop Clock Case

Located in New York, NY

In the form of a Georgian longcase clock; designed to hold a pocketwatch. A shallow compartment behind the open clock face supports a pocket watch.

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style
19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style

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

MANTEL CLOCK "APOLLON", Restauration, Paris, ca. 1820/30 Gilt bronze
MANTEL CLOCK "APOLLON", Restauration, Paris, ca. 1820/30 Gilt bronze

MANTEL CLOCK "APOLLON", Restauration, Paris, ca. 1820/30 Gilt bronze

Located in Berlin, DE

French Empire Ormolu Mantel Clock , Gilt Bronze Pendule Apollo Lyre, Neoclassical Ormolu Table Clock , 19th Century, French, Gilt, Bronze, Clock A French mantel clock (pendul...

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1820s French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold Plate

Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni
Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni

Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni. Small gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver table clock with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with co...

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1970s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Boulle Porte Montre/pocket watch stand 1830-1840
Antique Boulle Porte Montre/pocket watch stand 1830-1840

Antique Boulle Porte Montre/pocket watch stand 1830-1840

Located in Berlin, DE

Antique Boulle Porte Montre/pocket watch stand 1830-1840 Solid wood body with magnificent bronze applications and brass inlays in the so-called Boulle te...

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1830s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Bronze

Louis XVI Gilt Clock Garniture Set Candelabras 1880
Louis XVI Gilt Clock Garniture Set Candelabras 1880

Louis XVI Gilt Clock Garniture Set Candelabras 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

A magnificent 19th-century French clock garniture set in gilt bronze, richly ornamented in the Louis XVI Revival style All working 7 day duration Great patina to the gilt Circa 1880 ...

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1880s Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Giltwood

Vintage Space Age Digital Alarm Clock by LOGO, Plastic, Taiwan, 1970s
Vintage Space Age Digital Alarm Clock by LOGO, Plastic, Taiwan, 1970s

Vintage Space Age Digital Alarm Clock by LOGO, Plastic, Taiwan, 1970s

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

This electronic clock with alarm was produced by the Taiwanese manufacturer LOGO during the 1970s. It is made of white and black plastic. The clock has an easy-to-read 24-hour displa...

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1970s Taiwanese Space Age Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Plastic

French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock
French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock

French Art Nouveau Sculpture Clock

Located in Long Island City, NY

French Art Nouveau sculpture with a clock decorated with a pair of women rejoicing in the season's harvest. In great condition. Sold as i...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Pewter

Pendule Black Clock
Pendule Black Clock

Pendule Black Clock

$1,821 / item

Pendule Black Clock

Located in Paris, FR

Clock Pendule black with structure in ceramic in glazed finish and with clear glass.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock
French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock

French Empire Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in Essex, MA

Of majestic scale with the ormolu gilding in very good condition in working order.

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1810s French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Lunar Clock in Pure Crystal Made in 2018
Lunar Clock in Pure Crystal Made in 2018

Lunar Clock in Pure Crystal Made in 2018

Located in Paris, FR

Lunar clock in pure crystal glass paste made in France in 2018. Clock showing moon age, also shows moon sunsets and sunrises. Major world cities are plan...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal

Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.
Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.

Clock and 2 Candlesticks Table set Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni.

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Table set made up of a clock and 2 candlesticks in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fire-enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engravings. The cl...

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1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique French Alabaster Clock "La Walkyrie" by Ernest Rancoulet (1875-1915)
Antique French Alabaster Clock "La Walkyrie" by Ernest Rancoulet (1875-1915)

Antique French Alabaster Clock "La Walkyrie" by Ernest Rancoulet (1875-1915)

By Rancoulet

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Magnificent French figural alabaster mantel clock titled “La Walkyrie” by acclaimed sculptor Ernest Rancoulet. Crafted in the late 19th to early 20th century, this richly detailed pi...

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Early 20th Century French Romantic Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Alabaster

Antique Japanese Bronze Barrel Form Table or Mantel Clock
Antique Japanese Bronze Barrel Form Table or Mantel Clock

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

Bronze and Enamel Clock, French, circa 1885
Bronze and Enamel Clock, French, circa 1885

Bronze and Enamel Clock, French, circa 1885

Located in New York, NY

Bronze and enamel clock, French, circa 1885.

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1880s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Clock Surmounted by a Globe, Napoleon III Period.
19th Century Clock Surmounted by a Globe, Napoleon III Period.

19th Century Clock Surmounted by a Globe, Napoleon III Period.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

19th century clock surmounted by a globe, Napoleon III period. 19th century clock, Napoleon III period, surmounted by a terrestrial globe, clock movement to be revised, does not wor...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Wood

A Restauration Patina and Fire-Gilt Clock Depicting Virgil
A Restauration Patina and Fire-Gilt Clock Depicting Virgil

A Restauration Patina and Fire-Gilt Clock Depicting Virgil

Located in 263-0031, JP

This clocks serves as an exquisite example of the blend of patinated bronze with fire-gilding popular in period 1815-30 among French artisans. The subject, the Roman poet Virgil, who...

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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Hermes Style French Handstitched Brown Leather Desk Clock by Bayard, 1950´s
Hermes Style French Handstitched Brown Leather Desk Clock by Bayard, 1950´s

Hermes Style French Handstitched Brown Leather Desk Clock by Bayard, 1950´s

By Jacques Adnet, Paul Dupré-Lafon, Bayard

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Handsome French Handstitched brown leather desk clock by Bayard. Great Restored condition. Keeps good time. Excellent patina. Great vintage condition. Paul Dupré-Lafon / Adnet Style...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Leather, Wood

Silver - Silver table clock
Silver - Silver table clock

Silver - Silver table clock

Located in Porto, PT

Silver - Table clock in silver. English; miniature; with silver-plated face; with quartz movement; 925 thousandths. With case and certificate. Dimensions: 6.7 x 5.3 cm

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Early 20th Century British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

Vintage 20thC Hermès Gilt Brass Swiss Made Desk Clock c.1960
Vintage 20thC Hermès Gilt Brass Swiss Made Desk Clock c.1960

Vintage 20thC Hermès Gilt Brass Swiss Made Desk Clock c.1960

By Hermès

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A vintage 20th Century Hermès Paris desk clock with a finely engraved gilt brass case decorated in an intricate crosshatched pattern. The square architectural form is raised on a ste...

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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.

Questions About Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    To program an Arne Jacobsen Roman table clock, remove the back of the clock and locate the two knobs found on the back of the clear case. Turn one knob to change the time and the other to set the alarm. Shop a range of vintage table clocks on 1stDibs.