Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
to
24
269
61
283
595
210
90
269
200
12
4
20
26
16
40
85
85
45
14
110
92
18
4
3
3
1
211
144
74
53
48
204
63
213
78
45
37
36
Height
to
Width
to
269
269
269
34
20
15
14
12
Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Mid-Century Atlanta Sunburst Starburst Brass Wall Clock
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning original 1960s Atlanta sunburst starburst wall clock. Featuring beautiful brass sunburst surrounding illustrating perfectly the mood of the decade. It is battery operated by...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Vintage Industrial Art Deco Metal Smiths Electric Wall Clock, circa 1950
Located in London, GB
Stunning example of the iconic factory wall clock by Smiths English Clock Systems. c.1950
Left in totally original condition, retaining the black factory paint which has developed a...
Category
English Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Rare original round 1960s brass table clock by Schatz Germany
By Schatz
Located in München, DE
Beautiful, rare, round, original 1960s battery-operated brass table clock by Schatz.
The original clockwork is still installed. Runs quietly and accurately.
Great minimalist 1960s de...
Category
German Space Age Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Industrial Copper Gents of Leicester Factory Railway Wall Clock c.1930
Located in London, GB
Beautiful example of the iconic wall clock made in England by renowned electrical manufactures Gents of Leicester. c.1930
The metal casing has been stripped of paint to show the e...
Category
English Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Copper
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, a plastic dial, an aluminium hands and a convex clear glass ...
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
1950s mechanical Atlanta wall clock with a 10 day movement and a gong strike
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern mechanical wall clock from Atlanta. Made in Germany.
With one 10-day clockwork and a gong strike every half hour and ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Industrial Brown 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, an aluminium dial,hands and a convex clear glass cover. The p...
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage German Ceramic Rare Junghans Wall Clock in Melon Peach Shade
Located in Bochum, NRW
Very rare JUNGHANS kitchen clock, from the 1960s, mechanical. In melon peach shade.
Pastel antique pink/white stoneware case, fully glazed, with white dial under glaze, with hour and...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Atlanta Electric Wall clock Germany 1950s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Vintage Atlanta Electric Wall Clock . Brass with Pink
enamel . Battery operated clockwork by Kienzle .
Good working Clock . Normal wear and tear .
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Huge Bakelite Industrial Train Station Round Wall Clock from the 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
A big loft or industrial wall clock from the 1940s. straight and beautiful design, with a domed clocks face, the housing is made of dark brown / black Bakelite. Measures: 19 inch dia...
Category
Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Mid-Century Modern Iron and Brass Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wood Sunburst Wall Clock by Atlanta Electric
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning wall clock made of metal, brass, wood & glass.
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Iconic Star Burst Wall Clock, By Smiths Clock Makers, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original 1930's Art Deco wall clock by English clock makers Smiths. Originally had an electrical movement which we've converted to battery - uses doubl...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
George Nelson Walnut Spike Clock by Howard Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An Nelson walnut and painted white metal body spike clock with color coded minute and hour hands. An early electric model in great working condition , retains the original label and ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Rare Mid Century Modern George Nelson Orange Ball Clock Model 4755
Located in Plainview, NY
An original George Nelson ( 1908- 1986) Mid Century Modern Ball Clock model 4755. This iconic clock features a distinctive and modern design with a mid-century aesthetic. The centr...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Empire Art Products Atomic Era Mid Century Modern Wall Clock Set - 3 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Empire Art Products (USA, 1963) Atomic Era Mid Century Modern Wall Clock Set with Blue Accents - 3 Pc Set. Circa Mid 20th Century...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by CONDOR, 1950s
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Giant Art Deco Bank Clock, 1940s New York
Located in Los Angeles, CA
You will always know what time it is with this gigantic clock standing over 5.5 feet in height. Taken down from an Art-Deco bank building in New York, circa 1940s. Extremely well pre...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage George Nelson & Associates Metal Spoke Wall Clock for Howard Miller
Located in Raleigh, NC
Mid-Century Modern wall clock designed by George Nelson & Associates for Howard Miller Clock Company. Produced in 1955, this piece was named the 'Spoke' clock model no. 2227. Operate...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Gilded Vintage Mid-Century Sunburst Starburst Wall Clock, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning original 1960s sunburst starburst wall clock. Featuring beautiful wood and composition sunburst surrounding illustrating perfectly the mood of the decade. It is in very good...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Composition, Metal
$440 Sale Price
50% Off
Howard Miller Iconic Clock by George Nelson
Located in Riverdale, NY
Iconic and classic Howard Miller ball clock from the 1950's by George Nelson. Wonderful Atomic style with a central clock motif with 50's styl...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Huge Industrial Illuminated Double Sided Gents of Leicester Railway Clock. c1930
Located in London, GB
An incredible and large illuminated double faced wall clock made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930
Double sided wall mounted in fantastic condition in old dark blue paint. Ge...
Category
English Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Diminutive Art Deco "blue" Neon Spinner Clock.
By Neon Clock Sales Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Diminutive Art Deco "blue" Neon Spinner Clock. . You don't see this size very often.. Wonderful clock,, All original,, working and keeping perfect time.....
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Roger Capron Wall Mounted Ceramic Clock, circa 1960
By Roger Capron
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Roger Capron wall mounted ceramic clock, circa 1960.
By Roger Capron, signed. (France).
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful pa...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco English 8 Day Walnut Wall Clock, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this large sized Art Deco Walnut wall clock, English, circa 1930, fully serviced and keeping good time. The dial is made up of book paged figured walnut cen...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Art deco shaped wall clock by Zenith
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Art deco shaped wall clock by zenith circa 1930.
Well known art deco swiss made wall clock retailed by heal’s in the 1930’s. Convex shaped round clock face with moulded edge. Decora...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Black Sunburst Wall Clock by George Nelson for Howard Miller
Located in San Jose, CA
Classic Mid Century Modern sunburst wall clock designed by George Nelson for Howard Miller Clock Company, circa 1950's. This iconic piece is all original made with black lacquered wo...
Category
American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Frederic Weinberg Wall Clock/ Large Size
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frederic Weinberg Wall Clock with Black Body and Arms and Coral Balls. Working Condition. This is the larger harder to find version of this classic Clock...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by Meister Anker in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass, metal and glass.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in Germany.
Electric, batt...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chrome Art Deco "Chrono Lite-12" Commercial Neon Wall Clock by Seth Thomas, Cir
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Seth Thomas Art Deco 16” Diameter "Chrono Lite-16" wall clock featuring a black dial with Original Green Gas Tube Neon under bubble style glass and a stainless steel streamline case....
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome
$5,700 Sale Price
40% Off
Art Deco Table Desk Clock Kienzle
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass frame nickel plated clock face made of polished steel and fixed on pink colored glass made by Kienzl in the late, 1930s. Fitted with a mechanical movement. On request can be re...
Category
German Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Ceramic
Industrial Brown 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, an aluminium dial,hands and a convex clear glass cover. The p...
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
French Pendulum Clock & Aneroid Barometer, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Clock and aneroid barometer in walnut made circa 1960.
The aneroid barometer (or holosteric barometer) was developed by the Frenchman Lucien Vidie who filed a patent for it in 1844 ...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Siemens Factory Industrial or Station Wall Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel painted with glass front made in Germany in the 1950s. Original condition with patina on the frame.
Formerly a slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement wit...
Category
German Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Siemens Halske Bauhaus Factory or Workshop Wall Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame with gold ring inside and steel clock face with red and black digits, manufactured by Siemens Halske in the 1930s.
According to the previous owner the clock was hanging...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Wooden Midcentury Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden clock face and brass clock hands and index. Fitted with a battery movement. Made in Germany in the 1950s.
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare Extra Small Octagonal Bakelite Wall Clock by Gent of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare Octagonal Bakelite Wall Clock.
A beautiful art deco style wall clock by renowned British clock maker Gents of Leicester.
Made in England circa 1930.
Gent of Leicester makers ...
Category
British Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Mechanical Atlanta Wall Clock with 10 Days Movement and with Gong
Located in München, DE
Original mechanical midcentury Atlanta wall clock. With a 10-day clockwork and gong beat: every half and each full hour. Clockwork fully functional and accurate.
Very nice and elabo...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Kitchen Wall Clock Attrd Max Bill & Ernst Moeckl German Minimalist White Ceramic
By Dieter Rams, Max Bill
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Russel Wright General Electric & Harkerware Ceramic Coral Hanging Wall Clock
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Russel Wright Harkerware Ceramic and General Electric Hanging Wall Clock. Featuring a rounded square and concave Coral Ceramic Front with glazed Off White Ceramic surround and back....
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Industrial Black Bakelite Station Wall Clock from TN, 1940s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This wall clock was produced by TN Telefonbau und Normalzeit in Germany during the 1940s. It features a black bakelitel frame, a metal dial and a clear glass cover. The piece has bee...
Category
German Industrial Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Brass Zodiac Wall, Table or Mantel Clock, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful heavy Mid-Century Modern brass desk clock with a brass clocks face. Executed in the 1960s by an german manufacturer. we think Movement was...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brutalist Wall / Table Clock by Franco Bastianelli for Studio Cellini, Italy, 60
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Enamelled brutalist copper clock by Franco Bastianelli for Studio Cellini, Laurana Rame D'Arte in Pesaro, Italy 1960s.
Handcrafted on a copper base, enameled on fire with striking colors.
The clock is working and in very good vintage condition.
The back has a double hook to hang it on the wall or become a table clock...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Copper, Enamel
United Brass Spindles Sunburst Atomic Clock, 1960s
By United Clock Corp
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage starburst wall clock features radii of brass rods, radiating outwards from the round central face and ending with alternating walnut tips and brass rings. It's equipped ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Industrial Gents of Leicester Double Sided Railway Factory Clock. c.1940
Located in London, GB
Exceptional example of an industrial 24" double sided clock manufactured by Gents of Leicester. c.1940
Salavged from a railway station in the north of England during a refit in th...
Category
English Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Huge Industrial Illuminated Double Sided Gents of Leicester Railway Clock. c1930
Located in London, GB
An incredible pair of large illuminated railway clocks made in England by Gents of Leicester. c.1930
Believed to have originally hung in Cardiff Central railway station. Double si...
Category
English Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Seldom Seen Art Deco Neon Hexagon Clock, 'The Electric Clock Co. Cleveland
By Cleveland Clock Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
By far. one of the best examples I have ever owned!!! Unmolested, totally original, 1930s Art Deco 2-color neon clock, manufactured by The Electric Clock Company, Clevland Ohio,Trul...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Steel
Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Wall Clock by DUGENA in Brass, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stunning sunburst wall clock made of brass and metal.
One of the most beautiful models I have seen to date.
An eye catcher par excellence.
Made in ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Reclaimed Industrial Copper Case Clock By Gents Of Leicester
Located in Nottingham, GB
RECLAIMED 12" COPPER FACTORY CLOCK BY GENTS OF LEICESTER.
Made in England circa 1940.
Beautiful looking clock with copper case and silvered face with Roman Numerals, arrow head han...
Category
British Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Copper
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Mid Century Modern Spartus Atomic Wall Clock! Hyper-Rare NOS Unused & Mint!
By Spartus Clocks
Located in Peoria, AZ
Time Warp!
1959 Sputnik Styled
Spartus Wall Clock
New Old Stock!
Mint Vintage Condition!
This is a spectacular find! An unused Sputnik style mid century modern Spartus wall clo...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
33% Off
Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC. ,, Super clean example, Original clock face..Unusual original hands..Not...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Iconic Wall Clock Junghans Uhren, Hard to Find Marmolada Design Max Bill
Located in Bochum, NRW
Important modernist glazed ceramic kitchen clock designed by Max Bill for Junghans, Germany 1956, featuring a 60-minute timer, a mechanical 8-day movement, a yellow-and-white ceramic...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
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 Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Danish Midcentury Wall Clock by Arne Jacobsen Model Roman
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Clock by Arne Jacobsen model Roma with Quartz clockwork.
Arne Jacobsen for Rosendahl. Steel wall clock wi...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,625 Sale Price
35% Off
Henry Dreyfuss Wall Clock
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Highly graphic chrome wall clock with classic 50's details. Sweeping hand movement on this wonderful clock designed by one the greatest industrial designers of this century.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Wall Clocks
Materials
Chrome
$393 Sale Price
25% Off