French Wall Clocks

An extraordinary and highly decorative French Louis XV style cartel wall clock with matching bracket, bearing the signature “LENOIR / A PARIS,” richly executed in hand-painted wood w...

French clockmakers were renowned for their craftsmanship during the 19th century. An antique framed hanging Cartel wall clock made of gilded bronze. The hours are shown as Roman nu...

A stunning French 18th century Louis XVI period ormolu and silvered bronze clock, signed Pfeñinger, Zurich. The clock is centered by a striking f...

The clock case decorated overall with very fine ‘Vernis Martin’ lacquer paint with floral sprays and garlands. The waisted case with pierced foliate bronze mounts and surmounted by a foliate finial with a bird. On scroll feet, the bracked conformingly mounted and decorated with a scene with dogs. A fine three week going movement, striking half and full hours on a silvered bronze bell. Festeau Le Jeune became master in 1769. Clock case and bracket are stamped by the ebenist ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752), as well as the stamp of the Parisian gilt ‘JME’. In French interior design, Vernis Martin is a type of lustrous lacquer substitute widely used in the 18th century to decorate a wide variety of items from furniture and coaches to such personal articles as fans and snuffboxes. The technique was named after the French brothers Guillaume and Etienne-Simon Martin, who perfected the process, but covers work by other craftsmen as well. Highly praised by Voltaire, it was developed to imitate East Asian lacquerware...

A Late 18th Century Ormolu Cartel Clock Signed Baltazar à Paris A fine eighteenth century wall clock, housed in a gilt bronze case of splendid architectural proportions, the circula...

A rare and important Louis XVI clock by Cronier, Paris, France circa 1790. Crafted in fire-gilt bronze with a round convex white enamel face with black Roman numerals for the hours A...

A very fine gilt-bronze wall clock and matching barometer with Sèvres Plaques. The dial of the clock signed ‘JULIEN LEROY A PARIS’, the barometer dial signed ‘PASSEMANT AU LOUVRE’. The eight day strike Wall Clock and its matching Barometer, both have a terminal in the form of a pineapple drop with acanthus leaf scroll detail. Above this is a Sèvres panel of a cherub in a garden, rising to a white enamelled dial with Arabic and Roman numerals flanked by cascading relief moulded fruit from a further Sèvres panel of a cherub in flight below a ribbon tied pediment. This companion clock and barometer are fine nineteenth century examples of a pair originally supplied to Madame du Barry in 1769 by the marchand mercier Simon-Philippe Poirier. They were then described as ‘Un Baromètre & Thermomètre, de Passement, montés très richement en bronze dorés d’or moulu et ornés de trois plaques de porcelaine de france à Enfants en miniature cy 10561I.’ It is interesting to note that the original design was made to allow either of three porcelain plaques, depicting putti with astrolabes. Eighteenth century models are now in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. French, Circa 1880. Literature: De Bellaigue, G. The James A. de Rothschild Collection...

Charpentier Bronze - Achille Brocot Table or Wall Incomplete Clock Tremendous and rare incomplete table clock by Charpentier and the clock works...

This charming gilt bronze wall clock, dating to approximately 1900, is an exquisite example of decorative craftsmanship from the late 19th to early 20th century. Designed as both a f...

Clocks - Wall clock - 19th century. French, 19th century; painted wooden case with mother-of-pearl inlay and marquetry of various woods. Dial with Roman numerals. Working. Dimensions...

This turn-of-the-century French industrial clock by Électrique Brillé features a strikingly bold aesthetic with its green metal casing and contrasting white and black enameled face. ...

A stunning and most impressive large size antique French cartel clock. Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the 19th century, very fi...

A bronze wall clock with a flowing silhouette typical of the Louis XV Rococo style. Its asymmetrical decoration combines scrolling volutes, foliage, and bouquets of flowers, dominate...

A rare find Antique French or maybe German wall clock. All wood frame with hand made brass gears. The dial is painted and shows the old paint cracks. I beli...

Circa 1890 Large pair 19th C French copper riveted clock tower hands in original paint. Hand made custom wall / or stand plate with a tightening bolt to secure the hands in the des...

Very eye catching clock

Early 20th century, good size Art Nouveau wall clock. This antique weather station hand carved and stunning Art Nouveau clock has a beautiful...

Sculpture - Napoleon III wall clock - 19th century. French, 19th century; made of painted wood lacquered in black with mother-of-pearl inlay. Glass dial. Dimensions: 60x50 cm.

A charming antique French comptoise clock dial, beautifully naïve repoussé work surround with painted decoration, porcelain enamel dial with brass hands. Or...

Bring color and character to a kitchen, hallway, or study with this elegant antique wall clock, crafted in France circa 1880. Shaped in a graceful oval silhouette, the clock features...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural Cartel Wall Barometer by A. Crin, A Paris. The wall mounting cartel barometer crowned with a figure of a seated mai...

Large Cartel Clock signed Joffroy of Besançon (clockmaker active around 1760) and Balthazar Lieutaud (ébéniste, 1720–1780) with an enameled dial featuring Roman numerals for the hour...

Robert Picault Ceramic Clock, France - 1950s.

Bronze cartel wall clock, France, second half of 19th Century Additional Information: Materials: Bronze, enamel, gilding Vintage from the 19th century Place of Origin: France ...

This is a Henry Lepaute wood wall clock. It depicts the clock wood case shaped as a coat of arm shield. The wood case is adorned in each one of the upper corners with one heraldic symbol made of marquetry. The round clock face is white color with black color Roman numerals. Both hands are also black color. A gold tone metal frames the inside central circle and the outside border of the dial. At the lower part of the central face is written the name of the clock maker-as above- and his address in Paris. The time and chime...

Experience the elegance of the 19th century with this stunning French Boullework and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock. The intricate craftsmanship is evident in the exquisite details of the...

Circa 1890 Large Pair 19thC French copper riveted clock tower hands in original paint. Hand made custom wall / or stand plate with a tightening bolt to secure the hands in the desi...

Orologio antico Luigi XV da console in lacca effetto tartaruga e bronzo dorato - Private Collection Domenico rugiano

A beautiful, large antique octagonal wall clock, richly decorated in the Napoleon III style The circular alabaster dial is adorned with blu...

This Louis XV st. Cartel or wall clock in ormolu with its flowing rococo design and aquatic motif is in excellent condition having been refurbished and with its original key. Clock ...

An elegant and most charming French 19th century Louis XVI st. Giltwood clock and barometer, signed Vincenti and Ronquetti, Paris. Each wonderfully decorative wall mounted instrument...

Circa 1890 Large Pair 19thC French Copper Riveted Clock Tower Hands in original paint. Hand made custom wall / or stand plate with a tightening bolt to secure the hands in the desi...

Solid wood hand-carved with rich rococo elements. Roman dial. Glazed. Clockwork should be checked for accuracy.

Louis XV style Cartel clock in gilt bronze with painted porcelain dial. The case has been re-gilded, and features typical rocaille ornament such as laurel leaves and berries, flowers...

French Louis XVI-style (19th Century) gilt carved wall clock with a swag design pediment centering a lion and a wreath form bottom. (Not working)

Wonderful large scale 20th Century French clock face in zinc on its original iron frame. Originally from a municipal building facade, the clock face is very characterful and retains...

French Victorian gilt wood wall clock with a distressed gold and reddish frame

Large and heavy 19th Century French wooden clock face. With a mechanism on the box, which could be mechanised. NB. currently for decorative use only.

A Patinated and Gilt-Bronze Hanging Clock, with an enamelled dial and Arabic Numerals. The dial signed 'E. Artult / Moulins S.Allier'. The clock with a twin-train movement and a ...

A Regence Style Gilt-Bronze and Boulle Marquetry Inlaid Grand Cartel de Applique, In the Manner of André-Charles Boulle. The eight-day twin-train movement, striking on a bell. The dial with a porcelain cartouche inscribed ‘Thuret a Paris’. The movement stamped Etienne Maxant and ‘12775: 8.1 EM’. This impressive and large cartel clock has a circular, arabesque chased, brass dial with Roman numerals on enamelled cartouches, with engraved Arabic seconds and polished steel hands. The dial sits within a waisted case, with large acanthus mounted gilt-bronze volutes...

Antique (late 19th century) French Louis XV style three-piece garniture (set) of the highest quality, including large wall clock with matching pair of wall lights (sconces) with Vern...

This large, gilt bronze wall clock is a magnificent and highly unusual piece. At the centre of the design is a circular enamel dial, with Arabic...

Exceptional Louis XVI carved and giltwood finished Cartel clock, surmounted with a double handled urn on carved platform above a later white painted dial...

French three piece marble and gilt bronze mantel clock set with perched eagle, flanking urns, painted floral porcelain dial, original pendulum, swan and filigree motif, resting on d...

Rich in character and decorative detail, this antique Napoleon III wall clock combines traditional French craftsmanship with a charming hand-painted hunting scene. Crafted in France ...

Antique French Louis XV Boulle Marquetry Ormolu Wall Clock Barometer French, Mid-18th Century Height 133cm, width 34cm, depth 16cm Dating from the mid-18th century, this remarkab...

Impressive French mahogany barometer and thermometer from the Louis-Philippe period (Circa 1840), by Jean Gabriel Augustin Chevalliier. The barometer features an indicator arrow adju...

Cartel from the Louis XV period in brown tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass signed in enamel Jean Louis Delisle in Paris and on the movement, strikes the hours and half-hours revise...

A very fine Louis XVI period ormolu striking cartel clock “aux guirlandes”, the movement signed on the white enamel by Gille L’Aine, Paris. Pierre II. Gille l’ainé (1723-1784) was th...

Elegant wall clock by Paul Sormani, in blue lapis lazuli and gilt bronze ormolu. Paul Sormani was a famed French 19th century cabinetmaker, renown for his production of magnificent...

18th century French large Vernis Martin gilt bronze cartel clock and console The impressive and large clock case decorated overall with very fine ‘Vernis Martin’ lacquer paint wit...

Rare Bronze Cartel Clock Wall Sconce, Lerolle Freres, Paris A large and impressive French Cartel Clock having four candlestick arms. Rare and certainl...

Antique French Belle Époque Rococo style bracket clock by Henry Dasson French, 1882 Measures: Total height 136cm Clock height 86cm, width 37cm, depth...

A fine and rare pair of late 18th century to early 19th century French gilt bronze clock and Barometer set by Jean Antoine Lepine. Appointment to the King Jean Lepine moved to Par...

Impressive Louis XV period cartel clock by Nicolas De Launay, first half of the 18th century. The case, with rocaille motifs of leaves and flowers, in mercury-gilt bronze, is decorat...

A most important and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI/XV st. Ormolu cartel clock, signed F. Barbedienne and E. Becker 98'. This impressive cartel clock with its original gi...

A small, highly decorative wall clock or cartel clock. The dial is porcelain and surrounded by faux diamonds set in the door/bezel. The bezel itself is set in green Wedgwood Jasperwa...

Beautiful Louis XVI style wall clock, built 1949 in Sweden. Clock made by Westerstrand Urfabrik Töreboda, Sweden. Wood, stucco and gold-plated body. Enamel dial with Arabic numbers ...

An Important and Extremely Rare Grand Figural Cartel Clock, After a Design by Gilles-Marie Oppenord. Of grand proportions and of exceptional quality this rare cartel clock is after...

Brillié wall, hang clock.