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Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

EMPIRE STYLE

From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in ​​Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.

Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.

Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.

Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.

Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Empire
Table Box with Clock fired and Enamel fine hand-engraved arabesques Salimbeni
Table Box with Clock fired and Enamel fine hand-engraved arabesques Salimbeni

Table Box with Clock fired and Enamel fine hand-engraved arabesques Salimbeni

By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Hexagonal table box with clock on the lid, in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with hand-painted fired enamel in the style of lapis lazuli stone and fine hand-engraved arabesques...

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1970s Italian Vintage Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Gilt French Empire Table Clock, Early 1800s
Gilt French Empire Table Clock, Early 1800s

Gilt French Empire Table Clock, Early 1800s

Located in New York, NY

A French Empire table clock, first half of the 19th century. Measures: Width 30, depth 11, height 38 cm. Key included. Later added hatch at back. F...

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

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Brass

French Directoire Bronze Skeleton Clock
French Directoire Bronze Skeleton Clock

French Directoire Bronze Skeleton Clock

Located in Rome, IT

Extremely fine quality Directoire/Empire gilt bronze mounted gilt brass skeleton clock with enameled chapter ring and openwork movement. Roman numerals for the hours and outer half...

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1790s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Ormolu

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

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 Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK
EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK

EARLY 19th CENTURY VIENNESE EMPIRE CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

Beautiful clock in walnut root, enriched with maple fillets and with an ebonized wooden base. The decoration of the clock features gilded bronze friezes, inspired by classical elemen...

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

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Bronze

French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

French Early 19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

By Claude Galle

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

Claude Galle, (1759–1815, master in 1786) is one of the most renowned bronziers active during the Napoleonic period, such as Pierre-Philippe Thomire, André-Antoine Ravrio and Louis-S...

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Early 1800s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Raingo Frères Louis XVI Style Table Clock in Alabaster & Gilded Bronze, 1800
Raingo Frères Louis XVI Style Table Clock in Alabaster & Gilded Bronze, 1800

Raingo Frères Louis XVI Style Table Clock in Alabaster & Gilded Bronze, 1800

By Raingo Frères

Located in Milano, MI

French Louis XVI style table clock in alabaster and gilded bronze, made by Raingo Frères Paris in 1800 Measures: Ø cm 24 Ø cm 14 h cm 46.

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1880s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Alabaster, Bronze

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 Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

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

19th Century French Empire Clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th Century finely chased and cast dore bronze mantle clock. Porcelain dial in excellent condition. Signed "Millet." Original pendulum. Don't have original key, but can have one made.

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Antique 19th-Century French Marble & Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Neoclass
Antique 19th-Century French Marble & Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Neoclass

Antique 19th-Century French Marble & Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Neoclass

Located in Berlin, DE

Elevate your interior with this exceptional antique French figural mantel clock, beautifully crafted in the 19th century in a refined Neoclassical / Empire style. Featuring a strikin...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble

Exquisite French Empire Ormolu and Cut-Crystal Clock, c. 1815
Exquisite French Empire Ormolu and Cut-Crystal Clock, c. 1815

Exquisite French Empire Ormolu and Cut-Crystal Clock, c. 1815

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An exquisite French Empire ormolu and cut-crystal clock, c. 1815, attributed to Baccarat. Made from the finest quality mercury gilding ormolu, this c...

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

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Crystal, Ormolu

Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell
Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell

Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell

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Empire Style Table Clock and Inkwell

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Empire style table clock and inkwell Origin France Circa 1900 The watch has a Paris machine and it works Golden bronze and Onix materials Very good general condition the marble ...

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Early 1900s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century
Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century

Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century

Located in Madrid, ES

Empire mantel clock in mercury-gilt bronze, France, early 19th century Magnificent French Empire-era clock, made in mercury-gilt bronze with a fine allegorical scene: an angel playin...

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

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Bronze

Early 19th Century French Empire Pendule Portefaix circa 1810 Paris
Early 19th Century French Empire Pendule Portefaix circa 1810 Paris

Early 19th Century French Empire Pendule Portefaix circa 1810 Paris

Located in Münster, DE

Paris, Empire, c. 1810, bronze body, fire-gilt and patinated, designed by Jean-André Reiche in 1808, 8-day movement, enamel dial with Roman numerals, figure of the wearer on an oval ...

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

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Bronze, Enamel

Empire Era Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock Representing a Figure in Neo-Egyptian Style
Empire Era Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock Representing a Figure in Neo-Egyptian Style

Empire Era Fire-Gilt Bronze Clock Representing a Figure in Neo-Egyptian Style

Located in 263-0031, JP

A French patinated and fire-gilt clock depicting a standing figure in the neo-Egyptian style, Empire Era, 1800-15. The silk-thread mechanism is in good working condition with key and...

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

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Bronze

19th c, French Empire Table Clock
19th c, French Empire Table Clock

19th c, French Empire Table Clock

Located in Allerum, SE

19th century French, Charles X bronze, brass and sienna marble table clock from the Empire period. Signed Ravrio Bronzier, ca 1820 France.

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

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Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze

Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle
Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

Meditation French Empire Mantel Clock by Claude Galle

By Claude Galle

Located in New Orleans, LA

Empire Mantel Clock Claude Galle Circa 1810 This Empire period mantel clock by Galle exemplifies the sophisticated allegorical artistry of early 19th-century French horology. Repres...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock
French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock

French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and high quality French early 19th century Empire st. white Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, signed Veibel a Lyon. This stunning clock is raised on Ormolu topie shaped feet supporting a rectangular marble base. The base is decorated with finely chased Ormolu plaques on three sides, in the manner of Clodion, and with delicate beaded frames. Standing on the base are four Ormolu Doric columns leading up to the Carrara marble entablature decorated with Ormolu pegasi and finely chased beaded trim bands. From the entablature hangs the enameled clock face and mechanism, adorned with a delicate Ormolu frame and richly chased hanging drapery featuring a foliate movements, mythical creatures, and a lovely female mask atop the wonderful sunburst pendulum. All original gilt throughout. Veibel a Lyon, also known as "Weibel", was an 18th century master clock maker based in Lyon, France. Established in 1783, Veibel began his career by crafting exceptional table clocks and pocket watches. Later he specializes in astronomical regulators...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century
Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century

Empire Mantel Clock in Mercury-Gilt Bronze, France, early 19th century

Located in Madrid, ES

Mercury-gilt bronze mantel clock, Empire style, France, early 19th century Magnificent mercury-gilt bronze mantel clock, made in France around 1810-1820, at the height of the Empire ...

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

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Mantel Clock by Ledure with Apollo or Eros
Early 19th Century Empire Mantel Clock by Ledure with Apollo or Eros

Early 19th Century Empire Mantel Clock by Ledure with Apollo or Eros

By Pierre-Victor Ledure, Claude Hemon

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

The clock is signed on the enamel dial by the famous Parisian bronzier ”Ledure Bronzier à Paris” and the clockmaker ”Hedon Hr" (horloger). Patinated and fully sculpted bronze figure ...

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

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Bronze

Empire Mantel Clock by H.Robert-Horloger De La Reine, Paris, circa 1820
Empire Mantel Clock by H.Robert-Horloger De La Reine, Paris, circa 1820

Empire Mantel Clock by H.Robert-Horloger De La Reine, Paris, circa 1820

Located in Madrid, ES

An Empire Mantel Clock by H.Robert-Horloger De La Reine, Paris, date circa 1820-1830 A superb Empire gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock of eight day duration signed on the white enamel dial H.Robert-Horloger a la Reine . The dial with Roman numerals and gilded steel Breguet style hands for the hours and minutes. The movement with anchor escapement, silk thread suspension, striking on a single bell, with outside count wheel. The extremely fine case featuring the standing figure of Urania, Muse of Astronomy holding a pen in her left hand which points to a star-studded globe adorned with the signs of the zodiac around its circumference, the globe set on the back of four putti upon a plinth, containing the dial with a serpent-wrapped Paris, date circa 1820-30 Height 73 cm, width 50cm, depth 22 cm. In addition to the above prestigious locations, clocks of this model can be found at Warsaw Castle and in the Bayerischen Nationalmuseum, Munich. The Parisian clockmaker Bailly (d. after 1818) was one of the finest of his day and as such earned the title of Horloger de LL. MM. II. Et RR (Clockmaker to Their Imperial and Royal Majesties). Working from rue de Richelieu he was with Lepaute one of the main suppliers to the Garde-Meuble. Bailly, who retired in 1818 had the responsibility of maintaining the clocks at Compiègne and the Trianons and is known to have used cases by the leading Parisian bronziers including Pierre-Philippe Thomire and Claude Galle as well as Ferdinand Schwerdfeger who supplied him with a case for a regulator surmounted by a star-studded and zodiac banded globe...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810
Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810

Viennese Empire Portal Clock With Caryatids And Gilded Fittings, Around 1810

By Viennese Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Complete Vienna clock on six stocky ball feet made of alabaster, architecturally structured wooden case with fruitwood veneers in the shape of a portal, steps in front flanked by two...

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1810s Austrian Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Alabaster, Brass

French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase
French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase

French Empire Pendulum In Gilt Bronze Early 1800s With Putti and Bookcase

Located in Milano, MI

French Empire gilt bronze pendulum dating from the early 1800s, charming table clock with allegory of the Arts, arched case, flanked by two putti, one seated with a book and the oth...

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Early 19th Century Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Early 19th Century Danish Empire Console Clock in Mahogany
Early 19th Century Danish Empire Console Clock in Mahogany

Early 19th Century Danish Empire Console Clock in Mahogany

Located in Kastrup, DK

A beautiful and decorative late Empire console clock crafted in Cuban mahogany. The case is architecturally shaped with gracefully curved lines and executed with fine craftsmanship. ...

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

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Metal, Brass

Italian Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Clock
Italian Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Clock

Italian Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Clock

Located in New York, NY

Italian neoclassical parcel-gilt clock. Roman military Empire period mantel clock of obelisk form topped by an extraordinary eagle with outs...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Metal

19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet

19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet

By Breguet a Paris

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

An extremely rare mantel clock with a figured mahogany-veneered case by A-L Breguet Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who was of Swiss origin, is undoubtedly the most celebrated clockmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in France. He is responsible for the invention of the self-winding watch, the tourbillon and the sympathetic watch ( a watch that is placed in a cradle of a special clock. It is then linked by means of a pin fixed behind the clock dial. Built into the motion work which, when released by the clock, automatically sets the hands to the clock's time as well as correcting the watch's regulator necessitated by any degree of inaccuracy registered at the moment of synchronisation) and many other horological improvements and developments. Around the year 1807 Breguet brought in his son, Antoine-Louis (born 1776), as a business partner, and from this point, the firm became known as Breguet et Fils. Breguet had previously sent his son to London to study with the great English chronometer maker John Arnold...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Brass

French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820
French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820

French Empire-era Ormolu bronze mantle watch of Demeter, circa 1820

Located in Berlin, DE

Empire Bronze Pendant "Demeter" A beautiful & rare decorative clock ,don't miss it! Beautiful bronze fireplace pendant from the Empire period, debuted in the 19th century, above th...

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1820s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Gold, Bronze

Clock in Gilt Bronze, Empire Period
Clock in Gilt Bronze, Empire Period

Clock in Gilt Bronze, Empire Period

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Clock in chiselled and gilt bronze composed by a rectangular base on which stand the dial-plate and a statuette of Bacchus. Round dial-plate with Roman numbers off-center on the righ...

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19th Century European Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Magnificent French Empire style in white marble
Magnificent French Empire style in white marble

Magnificent French Empire style in white marble

Located in Berlin, DE

A magnificent 19th-century French Empire sundial in white marble, decorated with bronze floral mounts. The piece is crowned with a splendid bronze eagle, adorned with bronze details,...

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1820s Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble

Large French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock of Exceptional Quali
Large French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock of Exceptional Quali

Large French Empire Period Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock of Exceptional Quali

Located in Benington, Herts

A large and impressive French Empire period gilt bronze mantel clock of exceptional quality and colour. French (possibly retailed in Italy) - Circa 1820. The finely chased and original gilt bronze case depicting Orpheus playing his lyre with an eight-day bell striking movement, outside countwheel, backplate initialled and numbered 'A C D 1516’. The dial with Roman numerals and inscribed Riccardo Pacinoti of Lavourne. It is a French movement (silk suspension) striking the hour and half hour. The case in the form of an oblong pillar cast with anthemium and cornucopia beneath a draped urn and a laurel wreath, flanked by the figure of Orpheus playing his lyre, the stepped plinth cast with wonderfully detailed underworld scenes, on leaf scroll feet. In excellent condition the clock case has been cleaned with the movement completely overhauled and serviced to the highest standard by a specialist restorer. In general 19th century French bronze clocks...

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1820s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Gilt Brass Table Mantle Clock
19th Century Gilt Brass Table Mantle Clock

19th Century Gilt Brass Table Mantle Clock

Located in New York, NY

Early 19th century gilt brass mantle clock with the glass hood. Decor of foliage, arrows, and bow. Crowned by an angel with lyre. The glas dome has protected it beautifully and it is...

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

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Bronze

French mantel clock made of white marble
French mantel clock made of white marble

French mantel clock made of white marble

Located in Berlin, DE

French mantel clock made of white marble Enamel dial with blue Roman numerals and gilt hands. French eight-day movement with anchor escapement, striking the hours and half-hours on...

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1850s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Carrara Marble

French Portico Clock Signed Cellier à Paris, 19th Century
French Portico Clock Signed Cellier à Paris, 19th Century

French Portico Clock Signed Cellier à Paris, 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Small portico clock made of gray marble with gilded applications. The cylindrical movement is enclosed between two columns, above which a figural top piece in the form of a seated Ch...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Enamel

Table Clock Empire France
Table Clock Empire France

Table Clock Empire France

Located in New York, NY

A table clock made in France during the Empire 1790-1820. Made from blackened wood and burnt-gilt bronze. Godronned urn-formation, lion mascarons, pine cone all Empire attributes

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1790s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Table Clock « the Gardener Angel » French Work, Circa 1805
Gilt Bronze Table Clock « the Gardener Angel » French Work, Circa 1805

Gilt Bronze Table Clock « the Gardener Angel » French Work, Circa 1805

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

"L''Amour jardinier" is a gilt bronze table clocks with a garden angel and garden decors. The garden angel is on a scale and catches a butterfly. The m...

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

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Bronze

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock, Early 19th Century, Austria
Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock, Early 19th Century, Austria

Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Clock, Early 19th Century, Austria

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 Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Empire Bronze Fire-Gilded Pendule
19th Century Empire Bronze Fire-Gilded Pendule

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 Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Antique French Empire bronze and marble watch holder - 19th century
Antique French Empire bronze and marble watch holder - 19th century

Antique French Empire bronze and marble watch holder - 19th century

Located in GRENOBLE, FR

Antique French Empire watch holder, early 19th century circa 1820. The watch holder allows conversion of an open faced pocket watch in to a desk cl...

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

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Empire-style portal clock, France, early 19th century, black
Empire-style portal clock, France, early 19th century, black

Empire-style portal clock, France, early 19th century, black

Located in Berlin, DE

Empire-style portal clock, France, early 19th century. Open portal case made of black stone with gilt bronze appliqués, enamel dial with Roman numerals, movement with hook escapement...

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1820s Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Belgian Black Marble

Braunschweig Castle watchmaker Antoine Nicolas Delolme, 1752-1836
Braunschweig Castle watchmaker Antoine Nicolas Delolme, 1752-1836

Braunschweig Castle watchmaker Antoine Nicolas Delolme, 1752-1836

Located in Berlin, DE

Antoine Nicolas Delolme, 1752–1836, active in Brunswick from 1780 to 1810, became court clockmaker in 1786. The pendulum is signed on both the front and back. The hands are openwor...

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1810s Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bentwood

19th Century French Empire Style Portico Clock
19th Century French Empire Style Portico Clock

19th Century French Empire Style Portico Clock

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

19th century French Empire style portico clock. This e Empire style clock features Carrara marble, bevelled glass, bronze accents and a crystal r...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Clock Pendulum  Empire France
Clock Pendulum  Empire France

Clock Pendulum Empire France

Located in New York, NY

Table pendulum clock made in France during the empire period, 1790-1810. Made from gilt bronze. Depicting a man holding a cornucopia.

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

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Bronze

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Clock from the 19th Century.
Empire Style Gilt Bronze Clock from the 19th Century.

Empire Style Gilt Bronze Clock from the 19th Century.

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Empire style gilt bronze clock from the 19th century. 19th century Empire style gilt bronze clock with porcelain dial, minor restoration to the porcelain to be expected, movement to...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Birth of the King of Rome, Bronze Clock, 19th Century
Birth of the King of Rome, Bronze Clock, 19th Century

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...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Table Clock
19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Table Clock

19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Table Clock

Located in Madrid, ES

19th Century Empire Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Table Clock 19th century French. in gilded bronze, surmounted by birds. Profusely enamelled circular dial with Roman numerals. Relie...

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19th Century French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

EARLY 19th CENTURY FRENCH PORCELAIN CLOCK
EARLY 19th CENTURY FRENCH PORCELAIN CLOCK

EARLY 19th CENTURY FRENCH PORCELAIN CLOCK

Located in Firenze, FI

Elegant biscuit watch with an allegory of pure love. The spring-loaded watch features an enamelled dial with double Arabic and Roman numerals, and a crown set with zircons cut like d...

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

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Porcelain

Table Clock Empire Period France
Table Clock Empire Period France

Table Clock Empire Period France

Located in New York, NY

A mantel clock made during the Empire period 1790-1820 in France. Made from burnished gilt bronze. The Greek God Apollo is playing the lyre with his feet resting on a guilded stool.

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1790s French Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Seated Female Figure in French Fire-Gilt Clock from Empire Era
Seated Female Figure in French Fire-Gilt Clock from Empire Era

Seated Female Figure in French Fire-Gilt Clock from Empire Era

Located in 263-0031, JP

A French fire-gilt clock depicting a seated female figure - Urania, I presume, judging from the iconography. Empire Era, 1800-1815. The gilding sh...

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

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Bronze

Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural Clock
Empire Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Figural 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 Antique Empire Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Bronze

Empire table clocks and desk clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Empire table clocks and desk clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage table clocks and desk clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire table clocks and desk clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table clocks and desk clocks, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Breguet a Paris, Coduri of Lyon, France, and Bradley & Hubbard. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for table clocks and desk clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $445 and tops out at $102,428 while the average work can sell for $7,116.