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Period: 20th Century
Elmer O. Stennes Weymouth MA Eglomise Girandole Banjo Clock
By Elmer O. Stennes
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful example of a hand made girandole banjo clock by well known Weymouth, Massachusetts clockmaker Elmer O. Stennes (1911-1975), with a signed circular face with brass ball s...
Category
American Federal 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Black Postal Telegraph Clock c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Art Deco "Postal Telegraph Synchronous Electric Time" clock with a painted silver metal body, glass front with chrome rim, black lettering with a red second hand.
The cloc...
Category
Art Deco 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iconic Vintage George Nelson / Howard Miller Multi-color Spike / Starburst Electric Wall Clock,, Amazing colors,, wonderful patina,, retains original Howard Miller label,, Tested and...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1930's /40's Art Deco Red Neon Advertizing Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
.Classic 1930's /40's Art Deco Red Neon Advertizing Clock. Great style and design.. All original ,unmolested condition, Clock tested and in working order. keep's perfect time.. Retai...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Wall Clock " Atlanta ", Germany, around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Wall clock " Atlanta " germany, around 1960s
Original condition of the case
Battery operated, not mechanical.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nicolai Canetti Kinetic Post Modern Sculpture Wall Clock
By Canetti
Located in Miami, FL
Nicolai Canetti
Art Time wall clock
Canetti USA / Japan,
1984 enameled aluminum, plastic film
12 w × 1.75 d in (30 × 4 cm)
Stamped manufacturer's mark to face 'Canetti Japan Art...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Grey Industrial Office Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial blue grey hammerpaint office wall clock was produced by Pragotron during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. Clock face with white plastic numer...
Category
Czech Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Kitchen Wall Clock Attrd Max Bill & Ernst Moeckl German Minimalist White Ceramic
By Max Bill, Dieter Rams
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The clock movement with a fresh battery has been running, however it may need to be serviced, it is quite loud. The manual timer is in working order. For reference an example was auc...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
Reproduction Wurlitzer 4002 Color Star Speaker, circa 1980
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Working Preproduction Wurlitzer 4002 Color Star Speaker from the 1980s.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Wall Clock in the Form of a Wristwatch in Leather and Brass, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Midcentury wall clock in the form of a wristwatch in leather and brass, Germany
Made in Germany by Meister Anker.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century French Degon Rouen Brass Nautical Maritime Ship Bulkhead Clock 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid Century French Degon Rouen ship's clock. Wall mounted brass case with painted face, Roman numerals, copper hands, fronted with thick glass. Works numbered 6 56 005042. Made in F...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Superb, Unique "Father Time" Art Deco Clock, Wood Inlay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely fine, made in America, Germany or France, this "Father Time" electric wall clock is a masterpiece of wood and brass inlay. Using a series of hard...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Marianne Westman - Rörstrand - Clock
Located in MAASTRICHT, LI
Product Description:
Marianne Westman was a designer for the Rörstrand factory from 1950 to 1971. Marianne designed celebrated tableware like the Mon Amie- and Picknick series. Altho...
Category
Swedish Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Large and Hand Carved Gothic Revival with Carillon Sound Wall Clock, ca 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning clock for the collectors of rare and truly stylish Gothic antiques.
Gothic wall clocks are a rare find and this more than three feet tall specimen probably is the best an...
Category
French Gothic Revival 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass, Enamel
Grey Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a grey metal frame, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The pie...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Office Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. It features a white aluminium dial and a curved plastic glass cover. The piece has been con...
Category
Czech Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Large Industrial Cast Iron Gents of Leicester Factory Wall Clock, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Incredible large cast iron factory clock manufactured by renowned electrical company Gents of Leicester. circa 1930
Almost certainly used in an industrial setting, this clock has ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Large Double-Sided Railway Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
By Pragotron
Located in Żory, PL
Large double sided railway clock made by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The clock has been converted into a new quartz mechanism, powered by an AA battery. It no lo...
Category
Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Beautiful original 1970s Krups wall clock in typical Space Age design
By Krups
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s original KRUPS wall clock in typical Space Age design. Made in Germany.
Case is made entirely of plastic. Front is in bright shiny orange, back in black.
No damage. N...
Category
German Space Age Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Mid 20th Century Zodiac Wall Clock in Black Metal & Brass made in Germany, 60s
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a vintage wall clock that has a magical aura, made in East Germany, as attested by the GDR sign printed on the mechanism, proposes and combines the theme of the hor...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century German Iron Wall Clock
Located in Malibu, CA
Vintage European hand-wrought iron wall clock with blonde gold accents. German clockworks. Newly painted by Fleur de Lex in soft white with gilt Roman numerals.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron, Sheet Metal
Large station wall clock with lights
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large station clock with three integrated lights. The clock has been fully restored with respect for its original appearance. Efforts were made to ...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
Located in Weesp, NL
Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio.
Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release:
“It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.”
Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach.
Can you tell me more about his clocks?
George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades.
While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature.
The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on.
The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time.
As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
1980s Black Postmodern Wall Clock by Chass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a vibrant 1980s touch of class, this 'Chass' Postmodern Wall Clock features a black case and face, pastel numbers, geometric accents, and an asymmetrical hand arrangement. Remin...
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Gigantic Rare Heavy Sunburst Mirror Wall Clock from the 1970s
Located in München, DE
Gigantic very rare heavy Sunburst mirror wall clock from the 1970s. Beautiful elaborate high quality design. The clock has a body made of black lacquered wood, at the front there are...
Category
European Space Age Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Large Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1950s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This large wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. It features a brown bakelite frame, an aluminium dial and hands and a clear glass cover. Th...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern orange and beige rectangular wall clock, 1960s
Rectangular wall clock in cream yellow and orange lacquered wood. The structure is slightly domed and rounde...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
George Nelson Birch & Brass Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson Birch & Brass wall clock for Howard Miller.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Large Industrial Cast Iron Gents of Leicester Factory Wall Clock, c.1930
Located in London, GB
Large cast iron factory clock manufactured by renowned electrical company Gents of Leicester. c.1930
Almost certainly used in an industrial setting, this clock retains it's remnan...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Wall Clock Leather Brass, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wall clock made of leather and brass manufactured in midcentury, circa 1960.
The clock hangs with golden toned cords on a brass knob.
A removable key is used for winding the move...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Fritz Hansen & George Nelson Stool Seat Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1950s George Nelson ball clock for George Nelson and Associates and Howard Miller. This clock was designed with Irving Harper in 1949, and was the first among several iconic clock...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency brass walnut Table Clock by Kienzle, Germany
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Table clock
Origin:
Germany
Producer:
Kienzle, Germany
Age:
1960s
This original vintage table clock was produced in the 1960s by the prem...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Yellow Bakelite Wall Clock from Metamec, 1970s
By Metamec
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Metamec wall clock made in United Kingdom during the 1970s. It features a yellow bakelite body and a curved clear cover with brass ring. The piece has been converted into a battery-p...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Unique Denmark Made Classical Roman Wall Clock with Sculptures and Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
Tasteful and unique wooden wall clock with sculptural front.
The magnificent front of this midcentury era wall clock is entirely hand carved out of solid wood. It is difficult to se...
Category
Danish Classical Roman 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Huge Grey Industrial Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a grey metal frame, an iron dial, an aluminium hands and a clear glass cover. The pie...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Extra Large Wall Clock with Roman Numerals by Gents of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
Extra Large Antique Station Clock by Gents of Leicester
An exceptional steel railway station clock by English clock maker Gents of Leicester circa 1940.
Stunning industrial desig...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Gents Station Clock from London St. Pancras Station
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Gents Station Clock from London St. Pancras Station
A One-off example of an early 20th Century four-sided Gents of Leicester station clock. A true monster of a...
Category
British Late Victorian Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Large Double-Sided Railway Clock from Pragotron, 1980s
By Pragotron
Located in Żory, PL
Large double sided railway clock made by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The clock has been converted into a new quartz mechanism, powered by an AA battery. It no l...
Category
Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Grey German Industrial Electric Station Wall Clock from AEG, 1960s
By AEG
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by AEG in Germany during the 1960s. It features a grey hammerpaint iron frame, a metal dial and a clear glass cover. Original electric movement ( 220 V )...
Category
German Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Zodiac Wall Clock by Diehl Electric, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of Iron & brass.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
We have tested it and it works.
Electric, battery operated clock.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Industrial Bakelite Factory Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by Pragotron in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. It features a brown bakelite frame and back, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a convex cle...
Category
Czech Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Mid Century Bitossi George Nelson Ceramic Pizza Slice Wall Clock
Located in Lutz, FL
Bitossi and George Nelson Meridian Collection Model 7542 wall clock produced by Howard Miller. Italian ceramic clock designed by Aldo Londi and h...
Category
Italian 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Brass 7-day winding nautical wall clock, signed S. Marti 1931.
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical brass wall clock with 7-day spring winding, signed S. Marti Montbeliard Grand Prix Paris 1931, Samuel Marti was a renowned 19th century Par...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Reclaimed Double Sided Square Wall Mounted Clock By Gents Of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
DOUBLE SIDED SQUARE WALL CLOCK BY GENTS OF LEICESTER
A rare form and size clock by British clock makers Gents of Leicester.
Manufactured circa 1940
The clocks steel case has been exposed and left in a RAW brushed finish and protected with a liquid beeswax polish.
The clock retains its original slave movements and is controlled by a modern impulse driver which can be mounted external from the clock to control and changes that are required.
The clock is a wall mounted variant but this can be spun to be ceiling mounted if required.
A stunning small formatted clock with two 12" dials making it usable in both residential or commercial interiors.
By choosing a vintage industrial clock...
Category
British Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Large Marble Clock Face with Bronze Numbers
Located in Huntington, NY
Large marble clock face with bronze numbers.
Category
American Other 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Kite Wall Clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern kite wall clock by George Nelson, Howard Miller, Vitra Label
George Nelson (American, 1908-1986) Group of Table and Wall Clocks for Howard Miller, Vitra Design Museum, Poland/Germany, designed 1949-1954 Vitra Design Museum labels, With battery-operated mechanisms
The Kite clock...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Vintage Antique Industrial Wooden Gents of Leicester Wall Clock, c 1930
Located in London, GB
A wooden cased wall clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930
Originally designed to fit into a wall recess, the cast brass casing and polished plate glass lens now moun...
Category
English Industrial 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Style Burled Elm & Chrome Hanging Wall Clock, Circa 1970
By Raymor, Tommaso Barbi
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tomasso Barbi attributed Circular Burl and Chrome Wall Clock by Raymor. Featuring a round Chrome rimmed Burled Elm front with reflective Chrome surround. With German clock mechanism...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Wall Clock by Syroco - vintage, mid-century modern. CLOSING SALE
By Syroco
Located in Warrenton, OR
Brutalist Wall Clock by Syroco - vintage, mid-century modern. CLOSING SALE
*****NOTICE: OUR 1ST DIBS SHOP CLOSES AT THE END OF MAY*****
This sculptural mid-century modern Syroco wall...
Category
American Brutalist 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Other
Original 1948 Baccarat Crystal Sun Clock
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The designs of Georges Chevalier (1894-1987), who was artistic director of Baccarat from the 1920s to the 1970s, were largely responsible for propelling Baccarat into the modern era. With his purity of line and geometric style cues, his signature is clearly legible, marking the stylistic power of the first artist to work for the Manufacture.
Among Georges Chevalier’s flagship designs, was the Sun...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Brass, Metal
1980s Black Postmodern Wall Clock by Citizen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A truly stunning and rare Memphis Milano inspired wall clock made in Japan by Citizen. Black case, black face with a dot at 12 o'clock and "CITIZEN" at 6 o'clock, and amazing multi-...
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Italian modern square plastic wall clock by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s
By Morphos
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern square plastic wall clock by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s
Square plastic wall clock. The dial features a geometric and graphic design with primary colors, black...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Incredible Carved Wood and Gesso Gilded Winged Angels and Rooster Cartel Clock
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous clock. The clock features a gorgeous carved walnut and gesso frame and is signed inside the movement. The gilded birds and winged angels are absolutely beautiful a...
Category
French Belle Époque Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Porcelain, Gesso, Glass, Walnut
French Art Deco Wall Clock in Walnut with Westminster Chimes
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Art Deco Westminster Wall Clock in Walnut with Westminster Chimes
This attractive Art Deco wall clock with Westminster chimes was manufa...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage German Brass Ship Clock from Philips, 1970s
By Philips
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage ship clock made by Philips in West Germany during the 1970s.It features a brass body frame and clear glass cover. This item has been converted into a battery-powered clockwor...
Category
German Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Smiths Factory Wall Clock, c.1930
Located in London, GB
Beautiful example of a cast iron factory wall clock made in England by Smiths. c.1930
Lesser seen than the iconic cast Gents of Leicester clock - made from a single piece of cast ...
Category
English Industrial Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Vintage Museum Wall Clock by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern museum wall clock designed by Nathan George Horwitt for Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland Michigan. Encased with an eggshel...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1970s Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller wall clock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Arthur Umanoff for Howard Miller 1970s wall clock, model #588. Made of a walnut case, original red back, brushed aluminum clock face, brass Roman nu...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
