Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Table Clocks and Desk Clocks For Sale

French Gilt-Bronze, Marble Orbit Clock Garniture

Located in Berlin, DE

French gilt-bronze and carrara marble clock garniture by E.De. Labroue, Paris, circa 1890. emblematic of the cloth of dusk being drawn over the earth, three putti and two doves ra...

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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

French Gilt-Bronze, Marble Orbit Clock Garniture

19th Century Sevres-Style Garniture

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

A beautiful turquoise Sèvres-style clock garniture, hand-painted on 18th century Sèvres porcelaine blanks but decorated in the 19th century most prob...

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

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Bronze

19th Century Sevres-Style Garniture

Late 19th Century French Beautifully Ornate Brass Freestanding Mantel Clock

Located in Atlanta, GA

An ornately decorated French brass mantel clock from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This antique French clock is exquisitely decorate...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal, Brass

Late 19th Century French Beautifully Ornate Brass Freestanding Mantel Clock

19th Century French Champlevé Enamel and Marble Clock Set

By Napoléon III

Located in London, GB

Three-piece marble and bronze Champlevé enamel clock garniture set, comprising of a central clock and a pair of candelabra. The clock is set on a white marble base on a rectangular p...

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

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Bronze

19th Century French Champlevé Enamel and Marble Clock Set

Ormolu and Cloisonné́ Enamel Orientalist Clock Set

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock with two flanking vases, the case with central and side panels decorated with flowers and herons, the two vases similarly decorated. Height, width and dep...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze, Enamel

Ormolu and Cloisonné́ Enamel Orientalist Clock Set

1960s by Lorenzo Burchiellaro Metal Figure Table Clock

By Lorenzo Burchiellaro

Located in Brescia, IT

Lorenzo Burchiellaro 1960s. Metal table clock Perfect working order.

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1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

1960s by Lorenzo Burchiellaro Metal Figure Table Clock

Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Clock

Located in Kittery Point, ME

In the form of a putto with a wheel barrow carrying a keg mounted with a clock face topped by a crane, on a rectangular chased plinth ending in bun feet.

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

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Bronze

Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Clock

Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in Berlin, DE

Louis XVI white marble and gilt bronze marble clock, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals within a lyra-shaped marble case surmounted by pi...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Louis XVI White Marble and Gilt-Bronze Mantle Clock

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Lemerle Charpentier

By Lemerle Charpentier 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Palatial French 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mantel clock by Lemerle-Charpentier bronzier. The large rectangular gilt bronze body surmounted with floral scrolls and aca...

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

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Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Lemerle Charpentier

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

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Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Fire-Gilt Fireplace Clock

Egyptian Revival Grande Sonnerie Clock from the Biedermeier Period

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Egyptian Revival Grande Sonnerie clock from the Biedermeier period. It features animated workmen that swing an anvil, pump bellows while making a 'clac...

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19th Century Egyptian Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Egyptian Revival Grande Sonnerie Clock from the Biedermeier Period

19th Century Table Clock with Silver, Nephrite and Precious Stones by Dreyfous

Located in London, GB

This delicate table clock features a central circular white dial with black Roman numerals and gilt detailing. The dial is signed 'E. DREYFOUS, To Their Majesties' and is mounted all...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Jade, Silver

19th Century Table Clock with Silver, Nephrite and Precious Stones by Dreyfous

20th Century Italian Silver Gothic revival Table Clock. Casting and chisel

By Argenteria Marchetti

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

20th Century Italian Silver Gothic revival Table Clock. Casting and chisel

Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in New York, NY

A very fine late 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock The clock face is flanked by one child playing the French Horn, the other playing with finger cymbals, all raised on an ela...

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

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Bronze

Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock

Sterling Silver Italian Table Clock Swiss Mechanical Skeletal Movement 8 Days

By Salimbeni

Located in VALENZA, IT

Silver table clock 925/1000 golden with translucent fire polishes in stripes on hand-engraved guillochè, Swiss mechanical skeletal movement 8 days The miniatures are hand-painted on a usually white homogeneous enamel base. The same colored glazes are used, but ground much finer, which are mixed with special oils to form an infinite palette of colors. The paint must be gradually dried on electric stoves...

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1980s Italian Other Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver Italian Table Clock Swiss Mechanical Skeletal Movement 8 Days

English Bracket Clock, George III Period, 18th Century

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

18th century English bracket clock, George III period. John Grant of fleet street, London, circa 1790. George III period ebonized...

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Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

English Bracket Clock, George III Period, 18th Century

Early 20th Century Silver and Precious Stone Table Clock by Dreyfous

Located in London, GB

This delicate table clock features a surmounting design of silver foliate and flowers, which are mounted with precious stones. Held centrally within the silver flowers is the circula...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Agate, Silver

Early 20th Century Silver and Precious Stone Table Clock by Dreyfous

Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

An Empire gilt bronze clock mantel, circa 1800 The case surmounted by an Alexander the Great bust. Dial signed: "Rocquet à Paris” France.

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Early 1800s French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Gilt Bronze Clock Mantel, circa 1800

Fine 19th Century Clock Set Garniture by Jacob Petit

By Jacob Petit

Located in London, GB

An elegant Rococo garniture by Jacob Petit, Paris, circa 1860. The clock is elaborately hand-painted with flower cartouches, as are the matching vases and a pair of Meissen style figurines, depicting gardners adorn the foot of the clock. The clock and its matching vases with their lattie-edged rims rest on bases rather than on porcelain feet.

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

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Porcelain

Fine 19th Century Clock Set Garniture by Jacob Petit

Lenzkirch Mantle Clock, 19th Century, German

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century German Lenzkirch mantel clock. Highly ornate and detailed Lenzkirch mantle clock.

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19th Century German Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Lenzkirch Mantle Clock, 19th Century, German

19th Century Neoclassical Bronze French Travel Watch Travel Alarm Clock

Located in Berlin, DE

Old French travel watch with onyx applications. Squared roof. On the watch, a curved handle handle. Watchcase standing on four spherical feet. Left di...

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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Onyx, Brass

19th Century Neoclassical Bronze French Travel Watch Travel Alarm Clock

Gothic Revival Gilt Mantel Clock

Located in New York, NY

English Gothic Revival style (19th Cent) gilt mantle clock with silver plate decoration and supported by 2 gnome figures with a pediment having a fi...

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19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

Gothic Revival Gilt Mantel Clock

19th Century French Gilt Figural Clock Set

Located in Norwalk, CT

An amazing piece dating to the early 19th century. This clock set is of the best quality, a true museum piece showcasing the expert bronze work that was done by the French at the turn...

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Early 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Figural Clock Set

1800s French Luis XVI Style Tabletop Clock with Angels

Located in Marbella, ES

French tabletop clock with angels in brass and marble, in Luis XVI, 19th century style. Gilded sphere with Roman numbers and enamels in the manner of 'C...

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Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

1800s French Luis XVI Style Tabletop Clock with Angels

Very Fine Charles X Imperial Porphyry Lyre Clock

Located in New York, NY

An important Charles X imperial porphyry lyre clock. Crafted from red porphyry and ormolu. Movement signed and dated 1828. Clockworks have been...

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Porphyry, Bronze

Very Fine Charles X Imperial Porphyry Lyre Clock

19th Century Empire Bronze Fire-Gilded Pendule

Located in Berlin, DE

Great bronze pendulum. Base and pedestal with lavish floral and figurative embellishments such as rocaille, acanthus leaves, cartouches, garlands, putti and central masks. Additional...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Empire Bronze Fire-Gilded Pendule

20th Century Italian Silver Table Clock Barocco revival

By Argenterie di Milano

Located in VALENZA, IT

An Italian Baroque style Table Clock, it is made of embossed sheet silver with typical Baroque style swirls. Cast details decorate its four...

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1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

20th Century Italian Silver Table Clock Barocco revival

Antique Monumental Silver Goliath Clock Circa 1910-1915

Located in London, GB

A monumental antique Goliath clock in the form of a pocket watch in its own silver customized case with easel support. This item was made for the Europea...

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1910s Italian Vintage Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Silver

Antique Monumental Silver Goliath Clock Circa 1910-1915

19th Century Leroy Table Clock

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful table clock with gilt bronze mounts and the dial hand-painted and signed Leroy & Fils. This object is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any object in Italy c...

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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Leroy Table Clock

Small French Chinoiserie Clock Set

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Small French, beautifully hand-painted clock set. Pair of urns measure to be: 12.5" H x 3.5" D.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Paint

Small French Chinoiserie Clock Set

Victorian Antique Porcelain Clock by Adam Thomson of Bond Street London

Located in Devon, GB

A fine quality antique porcelain timepiece, the waisted case with profuse scroll and floral decoration against a dark blue background. The gilt engine turned dial is signed by the ma...

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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Porcelain

Victorian Antique Porcelain Clock by Adam Thomson of Bond Street London

Pair of 18th century Italian Clock and Barometer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of 18th century Italian carved wood fragments with clock and barometer.

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18th Century Irish Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Giltwood

Pair of 18th century Italian Clock and Barometer

Empire Mahogany Clock with Gilded Ormolu

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Empire mahogany clock with gilded ormolu clock is in working condition.

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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Mahogany

Empire Mahogany Clock with Gilded Ormolu

Lenzkirch Bracket Clock in French Louis XVI Style, 19th Century

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

German Lenzkirch mahogany and carved ormolu cased mantel clock. The clock has wonderful carved scrolling feet supporting a rolled ridged stepped base decorated with leaf carved ormol...

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19th Century German Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Lenzkirch Bracket Clock in French Louis XVI Style, 19th Century

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"

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

19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock, Louis XVI Style

1795 Clock Time Period Directory has l Ouroboros in Bronze Two-Colour

By Louis Jacques Vaillant

Located in Paris, FR

Clock Time Period skated and golden bronze, or moulu, Directory has l yet, allegory has l Ouroboros, decoration of winged griffons, urn , stars, caduceus...

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1790s French Directoire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

1795 Clock Time Period Directory has l Ouroboros in Bronze Two-Colour

Fine Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by Paul Sormani

By Paul Sormani

Located in New York, NY

A very fine late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze Cartel clock by Paul Sormani. The all bronze clock with wonderful foliage designs and a large cherub above the dial. Signe...

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

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Bronze

Fine Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by Paul Sormani

Hand-Carved Wooden Clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hand-carved pheasants in maple wood exploring the fauna. Walnut stain to the wood. Numbers and hands are brass.

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19th Century German Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Hand-Carved Wooden Clock

18th Century Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock, circa 1780

Located in Berlin, DE

An 18th Century Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock, circa 1780 An 18th century Louis XVI gilt-bronze and white marble clock, the white enamel dial with Roman and Ar...

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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Enamel, Ormolu

18th Century Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze and White Marble Mantel Clock, circa 1780

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

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century William lV Period

19th Century, French Clock in the Chinoiserie Style

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century, French clock In the Chinoiserie style. An 8 day pendulum movement that bell strikes on the hour and half hour. Chinese porcelain body in the Kang His style by Samson. T...

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

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Bronze

19th Century, French Clock in the Chinoiserie Style

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century Georgian

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century Georgian English bracket clock. A fine quality 8-day mahogany and ormolu-mounted triple chain Fusee 4-Gong Westminster Chime bracket clock. The high quality mahogany ...

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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

English Bracket Clock, 19th Century Georgian

Three-Piece Clock Garniture by Raingo Frères, Paris

By Raingo Frères

Located in London, by appointment only

A magnificent three-piece ormolu clock garniture of the finest quality. Spotless mercury gilding covers every visible space. Two female figures support the clock, two male figures su...

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1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

Three-Piece Clock Garniture by Raingo Frères, Paris

Bronze and Crystal Clock, E.F. Caldwell Co, New York, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

Bronze and crystal clock. Signed E.F. Caldwell Co. New York.

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Early 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Crystal, Bronze

Bronze and Crystal Clock, E.F. Caldwell Co, New York, circa 1900

French Bronze and Marble Egyptian Inspired Clockset

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French bronze and marble Egyptian inspired clockset. Bronze with black patina. Measurements of urns: 13.5" H x 5.25" D x 5.25" D.

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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

French Bronze and Marble Egyptian Inspired Clockset

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figural Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Early 19th century French Empire period gilt bronze figural clock. Free shipping within the United States and Canada.

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

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figural Clock

George II Parcel-Gilt Scarlet-Japanned Chinoiserie Table Clock by William Creak

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This English George II period 18th century table clock consists in a scarlet-japanned and parcel-gilt rectangular case with elaborate chinoiserie decoration and pierced frets to the sides. Resting on a molded base with a shaped apron and bracket feet, the case presents an inverted bell top with a brass fold-down handle flanked by four vase-shaped finials as well as a foliate engraved backplate. The door opens on a break arch brass dial featuring a Roman chapter ring with Arabic minutes, nicely laid out with gilt foliate corner spandrels and a subsidiary strike/silent dial within the arch. The matted centre presents a date aperture as well as the signature of the well-known British clockmaker William...

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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

George II Parcel-Gilt Scarlet-Japanned Chinoiserie Table Clock by William Creak

Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena

Located in Berlin, DE

Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena A large late 18th century white marble and gilt-bronze mantel clock, th...

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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Bronze

Large 18th Century French Louis XVI White Marble Mantel Clock with Pallas Athena

Fine Antique French Tiffany & Co. Marble and Ormolu Bronze Clock Garniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An elegant 19th century ormolu mounted marble 3 piece clock garniture. This clock set was made in France for Tiffany & Company in the late 19th century. The set comprised of a clock...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

Fine Antique French Tiffany & Co. Marble and Ormolu Bronze Clock Garniture

19th Century French Portico Clock with Bone Inlay

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

French portico clock with bone inlay, 19th century, Georgian. Ebonized French portico mantel clock on matching base with highly detailed bone i...

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

19th Century French Portico Clock with Bone Inlay

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

Italian "Boulle" Style Boudoir Table Clock

A Rare 18th Century Ormolu Desk Clock by Etienne Le Noir, Paris

By Etienne LeNoir

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This French Louis XV ormolu bronze clock, crafted by Etienne Le Noir A Paris in the 18th century, is a testament to exquisite craftsmanship. The metal dial, featuring a blend of Roma...

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18th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

A Rare 18th Century Ormolu Desk Clock by Etienne Le Noir, Paris

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Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Modelled as a potted flower, the pot decorated with gilt bronze classical figures. With an 18th century English movement.

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19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock

French Ormolu Bronze and Champlevé Enamel 8-Day Regulator Clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A late 19th century French ormolu bronze and champlevé enamel 8-day regulator clock, circa 1890. Origin: France. Height 18.5". Width: 9.5". Depth...

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19th Century French Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Ormolu Bronze and Champlevé Enamel 8-Day Regulator Clock

19th Century French Empire Style Fire Gilded Bronze Mantle Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century French Empire style fire gilded bronze mantel clock. French fire gilded bronze mantel clock with separate bronze base and po...

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19th Century French Empire Antique Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

19th Century French Empire Style Fire Gilded Bronze Mantle Clock

French Empire Period Marble and Ormolu Clock, Early 19th Century

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Early 19th century French Empire period marble and ormolu clock. French Carrara marble Portico clock with extensive ormolu fretwork mounted on two finely decorated marble columns ...

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

French Empire Period Marble and Ormolu Clock, Early 19th Century

Very Fine 19th Century French Chinoiserie Silver and Gilt Three-Piece Garniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An important & rare silvered and gilt bronze 3-piece Chinoiserie clock garniture comprising a clock and two side pieces. The Pagoda form clock with 2 Chinese figures, one sitting pla...

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

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Bronze

Very Fine 19th Century French Chinoiserie Silver and Gilt Three-Piece Garniture

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.