Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale

Style: Victorian

Style: Louis XV

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

A mid 19th century striking bracket clock by Charles, Nephew & Co Calcutta

Original HOVIS Prize Clock by G.H.& F.W. Bravington London

Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight

Original HOVIS Prize Clock by G.H.& F.W. Bravington London Clocks like this one were won by Bakery shops and presented by Hovis, this was a very prestigious award for the recipient ...

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Early 20th Century Late Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Oak

Original HOVIS Prize Clock by G.H.& F.W. Bravington London

Very Good Oriental Inspired Gilt Brass Repeating Carriage Clock, Circa 1890

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome & heavy cast 19th century French carriage clock with oriental inspired accents, the case showing stylized bamboo-shaped columns rising to a pagoda-style top fitted wi...

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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

Very Good Oriental Inspired Gilt Brass Repeating Carriage Clock, Circa 1890

1800 Clock Bronze Rocaille by Denier in Paris "A World Aquatic"

By Denier Frères

Located in Paris, FR

Clock Rocaille were decorated with shells, heron eating a frog, siréne and a man playing the horn, the snake, the crocodile, the winged griffons, the movement has thread, at the begi...

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Early 1800s French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

1800 Clock Bronze Rocaille by Denier in Paris "A World Aquatic"

French 18th Century Louis XV Period/Louis XVI Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu nine light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by an outstanding bottom acorn inverted finial amidst richly chased acanthus leaf patterns. Each S scrolled arm is decorated with fine acanthus leaves ending in striking floral candle cups and reeded twisted bobeches. The reeded straight central fut leads up to a large, attractive acanthus leaf canopy. With all original gilt throughout. Julien Le Roy (1686-1759) a renowned 18th Century Parisian...

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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XV Period/Louis XVI Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock

Vintage Petite French Bronze Cherub Ormolu Rococo Louis XV Style Clock

Located in Chicago, IL

Adorable Petite French bronze Cherub clock. Uncertain to the exact age of the clock. I would estimate it to be from the early 20th century, but pos...

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Early 20th Century Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Vintage Petite French Bronze Cherub Ormolu Rococo Louis XV Style Clock

19th Century Eight-Day Miniature Gilt-Brass Carriage Clock with Original Case

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A charming late 19th century French engraved miniature oval carriage clock with original travelling case. The petite miniature oval gilt brass ...

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

19th Century Eight-Day Miniature Gilt-Brass Carriage Clock with Original Case

Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Garniture with Angels Figures, France, 19th Century

Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires

Gilt-bronze and cloisonné garniture with angels figures, France, 19th century.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Garniture with Angels Figures, France, 19th Century

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

Pendulum Antique circa 1870 Wood with Gilded Bronze Mechanik Gustaf Becker

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.