Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

CLASSICAL GREEK STYLE

There is rare surviving furniture from ancient Greece, yet this classical style has informed design for centuries. Interiors of houses in antiquity were minimal, with much of a room’s color coming from frescoes on the walls and mosaics on the floors. Classical Greek furniture was sparing but finely crafted and influenced by Egyptian furniture design through Mediterranean trade.

Furnishings of the period were usually made from local wood like cypress, cedar, oak and willow from ancient Greece’s plentiful forests, although some pieces were carved from marble, such as a 300–200 B.C. throne with lion legs and a curved back now at the Getty Villa. Comfort and clean lines characterized designs during the Classical era, the symmetry and thoughtful proportions reflecting the architecture of Greek temples.

Some pieces of ancient Greek furniture were simple, rectangular platforms like the klinē, a multipurpose ancestor of today’s couches or daybeds that held cushions stuffed with wool, dry grass or down. These structures were used for both sleeping and dining, which wealthy Greeks did while reclining. At night, oil lamps illuminated rooms that frequently surrounded a garden courtyard.

Most of what scholars have learned about Greek furniture design owes to its representations in art like vases and stelae. The portable diphros stool, with its backless design and four turned legs, was one of the more common types of seating in daily Greek life — it appears as such for the gods on the Parthenon frieze. Stools without backs have been found in early Roman tombs, while benches were also common Greek seating furniture created for use in theaters. In houses of the Hellenistic period, benches seemingly functioned as tables, too.

Some designs evolved through adaptations by the Romans, including the klismos chair. After prominent archaeological excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, the klismos chair — with its four saber legs and the elegant curves that define its back — was a source of inspiration for aesthetics in eras ranging from 18th-century neoclassicism to 20th-century Art Deco.

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Style: Classical Greek

19th Century Classical Bronze Clock / Sculpture, by Aug. Moreau

By Auguste 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...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Classical Bronze Clock / Sculpture, by Aug. Moreau

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock

By Maison Marnyhac 1

Located in London, GB

This Grecian style mantel clock was crafted at the end of the 19th century and retailed by the acclaimed Maison Marnyhac, which was based on the Rue de la Paix in Paris. Founded ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze, Enamel and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock

H 20 in W 19.13 in D 8 in

Gilded and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock by Jaeger Le Coultre

By Jaeger-LeCoultre

Located in Norwich, GB

JAEGER LE COULTRE Jaeger Le Coultre gilt table clock with Lapis Lazuli dial, Roman numerals signed ‘Jaeger Le Coultre’ and original gilded hands. Rectangular, stepped brass case s...

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1970s French Vintage Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

Gilded and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock by Jaeger Le Coultre

H 6.25 in W 5.25 in D 2.5 in

Beautiful Sculpture Auguste MOREAU "Vici" 19th Century

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Madrid, ES

Auguste MOREAU "Vici" 19th Century Brown and gold patinated bronze Titled on the base, signed Aug Moreau and stamped "Fabrication française, Made in France, Paris". H. 32 cm origina...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Beautiful Sculpture Auguste MOREAU "Vici" 19th Century

H 13.39 in Dm 5.91 in

Sculpture in Calamine, After Models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th Century

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Madrid, ES

Sculpture in calamine. Signed “Aug. Moreau ”. Following models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th century. It is reminiscent of works such as the bronze entitled "The Fountain" by Mat...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Other

Sculpture in Calamine, After Models by Auguste Moreau, France, 19th Century

H 20.48 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in

19th Century Bronze Sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau

Located in Bunnik, NL

Bronze with patina, signed Hip Moreau and on the base 'Societe des Bronzes de Paris", circa 1895. One of the most beautiful sculptures by Hippolyte Moreau f...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Sculpture by Hippolyte Moreau

H 18.9 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in

A 19th Century French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock by Raingo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze clock depicting mother and child, by Raingo Frères, Paris. The dial marked: Raingo Fres, A Paris. Circa ...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

A 19th Century French Gilt & Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock by Raingo

H 19.5 in W 21 in D 9 in

Table clock, late 19th century with mounted bronze sculpture, by Auguste Moreau

Located in Monza, IT

Table clock, late 19th century with mounted bronze sculpture, by Auguste Moreau Refined clock in black marble and bronze friezes, with bronze sculpture, by Auguste Moreau, girl with ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Table clock, late 19th century with mounted bronze sculpture, by Auguste Moreau

H 20.08 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in

Protection Bronze Sculpture by Francois Moreau, 19th Century

By Hippolyte François Moreau

Located in Lisbon, PT

A bronze statue, two girls with the loose tunic in the wind hugging each other - Persephone the Goddess of Protection embraces the smallest girl in an act of protection. Possesses a...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Protection Bronze Sculpture by Francois Moreau, 19th Century

H 24.81 in Dm 8.27 in

Woman with Roses Sculpture by Auguste Moreau, 19th Century

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Lisbon, PT

A Woman with Roses 19th Century spelter statue and column of a young woman in a flowing dress, rose garland on her head and rose on her lapel, a floral motif, signed“Aug Moreau” on t...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Spelter

Woman with Roses Sculpture by Auguste Moreau, 19th Century

H 74.02 in W 16.93 in D 11.42 in

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Cherub & Maiden Mantel Clock

By Samuel Marti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An Important and Palatial French Louis XV Style 19th century Gilt-Bronze Cherub and Maiden Mantel Clock "In Search of Love", the movement by "Samuel Marti et Cie." The large and impr...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XV Style 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Cherub & Maiden Mantel Clock

H 29.13 in W 23 in D 11.5 in

19th Century Small Bronze Statuette of a Putti by Auguste Moreau

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

Cute little bronze statue by the famous French sculptor Auguste Moreau. The figurine represents a small cherub sitting on a shell. The figurine is very detailed and beautifully refined. The bronze has a beautiful old patina and stands on a simple pedestal...

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1870s French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Griotte Marble, Bronze

19th Century Small Bronze Statuette of a Putti by Auguste Moreau

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H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in

Charles Pickard French Neoclassical Revival Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in New York, NY

French neoclassical Revival ormolu gilt bronze figurative mantel clock with engine-turned dial with bronze Roman numerals. The top is depicting two elegantly dressed women. Makers mark on back of engine 'Charles Pickard...

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19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Charles Pickard French Neoclassical Revival Ormolu Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

H 16.5 in W 13 in D 5.25 in

Previously Available Items

Antique French Clock with Classical Bronze Sculpture of Young Boy, Circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique clock offers Classical bronze sculpture of young bow with grapes, leaf and vine in countryside setting seated on marble case having foliate ormolu mounts and raised on cas...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Greek Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Antique French Clock with Classical Bronze Sculpture of Young Boy, Circa 1890

H 20.25 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in

Classical Greek table clocks and desk clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

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