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Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale
Established & Sons Large Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The font clock...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
19th Century Napoleon III Fire-Gilt Fireplace Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Fire-gilt fireplace clock, Rokokodekor sign. Ansonia New York, 19th century.
Bronze-gilt. Four-sided glazed housing on base with reliefed seed beads, leaves and flowers.
Approved roof trim. Digits sheet email with Arabic numerals. Brocothemia. Steel filled, formerly mercury pendulum...
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19th Century American Napoleon III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Figural Table Clock, E.F. Caldwell, Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Seated angel/cupid seated and holding the clock on its back.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Clock, Baillon in Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
This is a unique, authentic antique French table or mantel clock. It is in finely chiseled and gilded bronze. The dial with outer Arabic numerals and inner Roman numerals and a fine pair of pierced gilt brass hands for the hours and minutes. Next to the clock is a tall lady figurine, accompanied by a child. The woman is holding a book in her right hand and a feather pen in her left hand. On the other side, the child draped in the Antique is standing on books and holding a paper. The white marble base rests on four small spinning feet.
This clock was made by Jean-Baptiste Baillon III, one of the most skilled and innovative makers of his day. Baillon achieved almost unprecedented success to become “the richest watchmaker in Europe” - F.J. Britten. He was also one of the most important clockmakers of the eighteenth century and undoubtedly the most famous member of a long line of clockmakers. His success was largely due to his ability to organise a vast and thriving private factory in Saint-Germain-en-Laye which was unique in the history of eighteenth century clockmaking. The renowned horologist, Ferdinand Berthoud was among many to be impressed by its scale and quality and in 1753 noted that Baillon’s “house is the finest and richest Clock Shop. Diamonds are used not only to decorate his Watches but even Clocks. He has made some whose cases were small gold boxes...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Checkerboard Table Clock, "Tempo 21" Tower 2 by George Nelson, 1984
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare postmodern cream, brown, and navy checkerboard table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. Very few signs...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
French Faience "Grandfather Clock", circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
The central decoration of two lovers in a landscape. The base with a freely painted floral bouquet within a rococo cartouche. The arcuated top with a landscape.
Category
1870s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Faience
Carl Ranch's efft Small Antique Mantel Clock From 1850s
Located in Lejre, DK
Carl Ranch's eff. small antique mantel clock is a beautiful and unique timepiece crafted in France in the 1850s. The case of this exquisite clock is designed in the Rococo Revival st...
Category
1850s French Rococo Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,833 Sale Price
20% Off
Pendola Francese "aux bulles de savon" bronzo e marmo griotte, circa 1840
Located in Milano, IT
Elegante pendola da tavolo con cassa di alta qualità in bronzo dorato rappresentante due putti che giocano con bolle di sapone su base in marmo rosso griotte. Soggetto molto raro. L'...
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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
French Industrial Steam Hammer Clock - Pendola pressa industriale Japy Freres
By Guilemt & Japy Freres
Located in Milano, IT
French Industrial Steam Hammer Clock.
Browned bronze case with gilt trimmings representing an Industrial Steam Hammerwith a piston cylinder on top and a lever leading over to a plat...
Category
Late 19th Century French Other Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Nomon Nena & Nene Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nomon’s symbolic characters are born, characteristic for combining the brand’s distinctive materials, American walnut, or ash in oak finish, with metallic details.
Nomon produces ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Walnut, Oak
19th Century (Early) French Clock Marble & Ormolu
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (Early) French Clock Marble & Ormolu
Unique clock purchased in France. Gorgeous Marble. impeccable condition.
See Detailed Pics.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
George III Mahogany English Fusee Bracket Clock by William Chater, London
Located in Norwich, GB
George III Bracket Clock.
Stunning mahogany case with Cupola top surmounted by a ‘pineapple’ finial, profusely inlaid with brass, fishscal...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Store Display Wrist Watch Desk Clock
Located in Stamford, CT
Sir Williams & Smith store display wrist watch desk clock with leather straps. Clock face is 5 inches by 6 inches high. Small metal piece stands the watch up at an angle. Battery ope...
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1990s European Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
19th Cent Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, Signed France
Located in Manhasset, NY
Marble and Bronze French Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock, France, Signed`
A charming casket shaped small clock having gilt bronze and marble form, working, artist signed and made in ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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
Marble and bronze clock by Chevrie
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Marble table clock with bronze plate with mercury gold plating, Chevrie machine, 8 Jaures.
France, CIRCA 1910.
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze and Champleve Clock, E.F. Caldwell and Co., circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and champleve clock, E.F. Caldwell and Co., circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Rococo Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
$512 Sale Price
20% Off
Restauration Era Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock Representing Hera
Located in 263-0031, JP
A mantel clock from the French “Restauration” era of 1815-1830 in fire-gilt bronze. The dial is enamelled white and the hours are depicted with Roman numerals. The figure represents ...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$2,784 Sale Price
20% Off
18th CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL CLOCK WITH CUPID
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful and refined table clock in mercury-gilt bronze, with original gilding. The decoration presents the allegory of love, with Cupid sitting and leaning on the arch, while on th...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
TABLE CLOCK Dutch, around 1740 18th Cent.Machine marked" J.P. Kroese" Amsterdam
Located in Madrid, ES
TABLE CLOCK
Dutch, around 1740
with mahogany wood case with bronze applications, satinwood inlaid representing vegetal and geometric motifs. Enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic num...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Royal Warrant John D Harris Marble & Pietra Dura Boudoir Clock in Case
By John Harris
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original John D Harris Marble & Pietra Dura Boudoir clock in the original case.
A very fine time piece, kept in its original case for what looks like its entire life, there doesn’t seem to be any patina at all.
The case has the original Royal Warrant...
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,031 Sale Price
20% Off
Honey-colored Shagreen Table Clock - Elegance and Art Deco Style
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A perfect balance of classic style and contemporary design, this luxury table clock is an expression of sophistication and exclusivity. Inspired by Romanesque columns, its essential ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Neoclassic Parisian Pendulum Clock in Bronze and Ebonized Wood
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Parisian table clock in the shape of a lyre in ebonized wood with gilt bronze applications.
Silk thread suspension, weekly winding, strikes t...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Classical Bronze Clock / Sculpture, by Aug. Moreau
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Bronze sculpture with brown patina including a clock and signed Auguste Moreau. It features a woman wearing a flowing dress who is standing on a globe. The title printed on a small p...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
1931 René Lalique Clock Roitelets Frosted Glass Enamel Dial Omega Movement Birds
By René Lalique, Omega
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Clock "Roitelets" made in frosted glass - original black enamelled numbers - by René Lalique in 1931.
Original OMEGA mechanical movement.
Acid-stamp...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
precision table regulator with electric winding system BRUXELLES XX century
Located in Milano, IT
A very fine precision table regulator with a spectacular variant of an electric winding system.
Massive facetted gilt brass base, two massive gilt brass colums, in between vertical iron rod with spool, magnets, two contact wheels and governor for electrical winding. The clock stands on an ebonized wooden base.
Silvered chapter ring dial, applied blue arabic numerals, blued Breguet hands.
Movement: massive full plate movement, gilt, decorated, chatoned, precision lever escapement, ruby endstones in ground and bevelled steel settings, precisione rod pendulum.
Attributed to "Ecole Professionnelle de Mécanique de Précision d'Horlogerie et Electricité Bruxelles"
Beginning of the XX century, Circa 1900...
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Early 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Design Teak & Hardwood Segmented Bowl, ca. 1970s
Located in Skien, NO
This stunning Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern segmented bowl is expertly crafted from a combination of teak and possibly walnut, featuring a striking cross and geometric pattern. Des...
Category
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Hardwood, Teak, Walnut
French Silver Gilt and Grey/Blue Guilloche Enamel Box with 8-Day Clock to Lid
Located in London, GB
A most unusual and quite beautiful, large silver gilt and florally decorated French grey/blue guilloche enamel box clock. The circular box with engine turned silver gilt base with ba...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Brevett Magnetic Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a small Clockett Clock made by Bulle. Picked it up in London long ago. Battery Magnetic clock kept under glass dome. The glass dome maybe a replacement. They never last long....
Category
1940s European Edwardian Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Magnets
Unusual Ribbed Eight-Day Repeating Striking Gilt-Brass Gorge Case Carriage Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Case
The clock has a gilt-brass case which is a variation on the gorge case in that the top and bottom are ribbed, which adds to its elegance. It has bevelled glass windows on all sides so that the movement is almost entirely visible. The gilt brass platform escapement can be seen through a large rectangular window at the top. The clock is surmounted by a typically shaped carrying handle. At the back is a door giving access to the winding arbors.
Movement
The high-quality spring-driven eight-day movement is constructed between plates. It consists of going and striking trains, as well as alarm. The going train has an English lever...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Birth of the King of Rome, Bronze Clock, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Patinated bronze clock representing The Birth of the King of Rome or the allegory of the Birth of Love
Empress Marie-Louise is standing near a cradle filled with roses with a winged cupid in the middle; decor of an Athenian woman with rams' heads and a curtain draped...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Gilded Bronze France Third Quarter Nineteenth Century Standing Clock
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Gilt bronze standing clock. The clock with bronze display and Roman numeral hours in blue enameled metal is held by four fantastic animals resting on shaped base. Under the clock med...
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19th Century French Other Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$2,078 Sale Price
20% Off
English Bracket Clock, 19th Century William lV Period
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century William lV period English bracket clock.
William IV mahogany bracket clock, L. H. Samuel and Co., Liverpool, circa 1830.
8 inch painted dial ...
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) William IV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Set of 3 French Victorian Porcelain Lion Clock Set
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 French Victorian blue and white porcelain lion clock and pair of candelabra (signed St. Clement - Estate of Evelyn Walsh McLean) (priced as set).
...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
$22,500 / set
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...
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Glass Table Clock by Cleto Munari, Italy, 1980s
By Cleto Munari
Located in Milan, IT
Tiny glass table clock by Cleto Munari.
Heavy transparent sphere with silver stripe lays on a black glass plinth.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver
19th Century Giltwood Watch Holder
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully carved figural giltwood pocket watch stand.
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
French 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Figural Clock
Located in Norwood, NJ
French 19th century Louis XVI style figural clock. Gilt and patinated putti on bronze base supporting ball form clock with porcelain dial.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
$2,906 Sale Price
40% Off
Wonderful French Empire Dore and Patinated Bronze Cherub Putti Wreath Clock
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful French Empire doré and patinated bronze Cherub Putti wreath clock, not currently in working order, back cover is missing as is bel...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
An Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Hour Glass Sand Timer
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Hour Glass Sand Timer handblown in Murano Italy with a clear and amber coloration with gold colored sand. Th...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Art Glass
Original HOVIS Prize Clock by G.H.& F.W. Bravington London
Located in Godshill, 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
Materials
Oak
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
$3,595 Sale Price
20% Off
SEA RHYTHMS Table clock - exclusive nautical theme design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Conceived by designer Nino Basso for the Marine Rhythms collection, this refined table clock, recalls dynamics ricordi di mare, la brezza marina, la barca, le regate,...
The sof...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
MARTE OROLOGiO DA TAVOLO design moderno e decori che richiamano il mondo nautico
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
MARTE é un orologino da tavolo che abbina il design moderno con eleganti superfici lisce e particolari decorativi pescati nel mondo della nautica: 6 fili di cavetto d'acciaio c...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Pendulum in Golden Spelter Under Globe, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
1900 pendulum in golden spelter under glass globe. The dimensions are 37 cm high, 32 cm wide and 16 cm deep
Additional information:
Material: Regulates.
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19th Century Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Spelter
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
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1860s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
SEA RHYTHMS desktop thermo hygrometer - exclusive nautical inspired design
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
A timeless classic designed by artist Nino Basso, this thermo-hygrometer is part of the refined nautical-inspired RITMI MARINI Collection.
Its rounded, slightly sloping line is mad...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Aesthetic Movement Carriage Clock, France, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine aesthetic movement clock in cloisonné enamel and gilded bronze, decorated with polychromed birds and flowers, and geometric gilded ornaments on a ...
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Robert & Courvoisier Gilded Bronze Table Clock France Early 19th Cent
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Robert & Courvoisier gilt bronze temple table clock, finely chiseled and engraved. Decorations with lion heads, winged dragons, and plant motifs. The enameled metal display with Arab...
Category
1830s French Other Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$5,134 Sale Price
20% Off
CLOCK modern design and cloudy green lacquered texture . exclusive collection
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
It is part of the LE LACCHE Collection designed by Nino Basso this refined table clock with its rounded lines and seductive cloudy texture interspersed with details nickel-plate...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th Century Gilt Bronze and White Marble Portico Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
This striking mantel clock is a true testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and refined aesthetic of the Empire period in 19th-century France. The clock showcases a harmonious blen...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate
Cartel with Its Base in the Style of Boulle
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cartel with its Base in the style of Boulle, brass inlays and imitating tortoise shell, Louis XV style, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
Measures: H: 45 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 17 cm.
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1870s French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Sèvres Parian Attr, Louis XV, French Mantle Clock, Parian, Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Sèvres Parian Attr, Louis XV, French Porcelain, Bronze and Parian French Mantle or Desk Clock, Paris
Sevres attributed Parian full figured maidens flank this finely crafted mantle c...
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
20th Century English Solid Silver Capstan Desk Clock & Inkwell, Sheffield c.1933
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th-century English solid silver capstan shaped desk clock and inkwell, crafted by Walker & Hall. This inkwell was awarded as a trophy to "Tally Ho," the winner of the 1935...
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1930s British Other Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver
French Clock by H Koudebine, Paris with Figural Bronze by Charles Anfrie
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional presentation of a beautiful bronze sitting on top of a plateau of griotte
Marble, 19th century. The clock face is enamel with floral and foliate paintings surrounding th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
$10,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian Mahogany Bracket Clock by Robert Wood, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Georgian mahogany bracket clock
Finely figured flame mahogany break arch case inset at the front and sides with fishscale silk lined sound frets standing on a raised plinth and resting on brass bracket feet. The arch with brass bound single pad above an opening full door.
Brass bezel supporting a painted dial with Roman numerals, ‘blued’ steel hands and signed Robert Wood, London.
Fine quality substantial double fusee eight day movement striking the hours and repeating at will on a large bell. The backplate with beautiful border engraving and signed within a cartouche ‘Robert Wood, London’. Regulating pendulum and pendulum holdfast. C.1790
‘Watchmakers and clockmakers of the world’ by Brian Loomes lists Robert Wood as working in London from 10, Horseshow Alley, Moorfields. He was a maker of repute making several fine musical and automation clocks...
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1790s English Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
1930s Art Deco Streamlined Neoclassical Figurative Exotic Marble & Bronze Clock
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and dramatic Art Deco clock was realized in France circa 1930. It features a demilune skyscraper style body consisting of two streamlined sides with a raised stepped ti...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Miniature Single Fusee Bracket Clock By William Johnston, Strand, London
By Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
An extremely small single fusee bracket clock in a scalloped mahogany case. The eight day movement having a half deadbeat escapement with a T bar pendulum with hold fast, is beautifu...
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1830s English William IV Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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.