19th Century French Petite Sonnerie Ormolu Carriage Clock by Grohé with Calendar
Located in London, GB
A Petit Sonnerie carriage clock by Grohe of Paris The gilt bronze case comprehensively engraved, and having a retractable carrying handle; the lever movement driving the petit son...
Ormolu, Brass, Bronze
A superb 19th century eight day grande sonnerie carriage clock, circa 1870.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The striking has three different positions, which are set by a lever in the bottom plate: strike, silence and quarters. The grande sonnerie system strikes the hours and the quarter h...
Brass
Vintage Chinese Canton Automaton Acrobat Musical Pagoda Waterfall Bracket Clock
Located in Danville, CA
This clock strikes every 15 minutes, Petite Sonnerie striking. The mechanism is 8 day movement, driven by double fusee chain.
Brass
$17,600Sale Price|20% Off
Automaton Waterfall & Figure Mother of Pearl Inlaid Musical Canton Bracket Clock
Located in Danville, CA
This clock strikes every 15 minutes, Petite Sonnerie striking. The mechanism is 8 day movement, driven by double fusee chain.
Brass
Unavailable
H 6.74 in W 3.63 in D 3.23 in
Drocourt, a French grande sonnerie travel clock, Russian retailer, circa 1880
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Muser & Cie Moscou, blued steel Breguet hands and alarm subsidiary below, 8-day spring-driven movement with the mark for Drocourt and ratchet tooth platform lever escapement, rack gr...
Brass
Vienna Regulator, Grand Sonnerie Wall Clock in Walnut
By Vienna Bronze
Located in Perth, GB
This way, if you are within hearing distance of the clock, day or night, you can tell exactly what time it is at each quarter hour A "petite sonnerie" movement generally strikes once...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 9.85 in W 4.73 in D 2.76 in
Swiss Ormolu 'Pendule d'officier' by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810
By Meuron & Compagnie
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Swiss ormolu 'pendule d'officier' with grande sonnerie, by Meuron & Compagnie, circa 1810. 9.7 cm enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Meuron & Comp, fine pierced gilt hands ...
Bronze, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 5.2 in W 2.72 in D 2.45 in
Small French Gilt Quarter Striking Alarm Carriage Clock, Margaine, circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, NL
., fine blued steel spade hands, fitted in a matted gilt surround with alarm subsidiary below, eight-day spring driven movement with fine club tooth lever platform escapement, marked...
Audemars Piguet Platinum Grande Sonnerie Carillon Men's Minute Repeater Watch
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Dallas, TX
An amazing masterpiece of horological technology featuring the grande sonnerie, striking a pleasing chime on the hours and quarter hours, and the petite sonnerie, emitting the chime ...
Platinum
Breguet Neveu Compagnie à Paris. Grande Sonnerie Striking Carriage Clock
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Savannah, GA
Movement: spring driven repeating movement with grande sonnerie and petite striking on two bells with chronometer escapement and remontoire.
Metal, Enamel
Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater Wristwatch
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This beautiful Audemars Piguet Petite Sonnerie Minute Repeater is as strrrrrrrrrr o'clock is pulled, the watch lets of a series of delightful bells ringing out the exact time shown o...
18k Gold
Sold
H 20.08 in W 12.6 in D 8.67 in
Baroque Mantel Clock with Chimes by Georg Erh. Finely, Germany, circa 1740
Located in Vienna, AT
Ebonised wooden case, partly gilt, with fire-gilt brass mounts, moldings, grips and feet, front arched brass panel with silvered metal fittings, silvered metal chapter ring with engi...
Brass
$38,950Sale Price / set|48% Off
H 34 in W 22 in D 13.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Empire Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style Empire figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of t...
Bronze
Set of 4 Italian Rococo Painted Carved Columns
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
Wood
$61,461
H 24.81 in W 10.44 in D 10.44 in
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in London, GB
French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at ...
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
$59,700 / set
H 32 in W 16 in D 12 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Rouge Griotte Marble and Ormolu Clock Set
By Raingo Frères
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Large Antique French 19th Century Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble clock set of exquisite craftsmanship. This spectacular clock set is comprising a pair of very large ni...
Griotte Marble, Bronze
$20,998Sale Price|25% Off
H 13.39 in W 20.87 in D 14.97 in
Important silver flatware in its original case, Tétard Frères
Located in Paris, FR
Important silver and mother-of-pearl flatware in its original case by Tétard Frères for Michelon Frères, Montpellier. France, first half of the 20th century. A complete dinner servi...
Silver
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
Bronze
$67,850Sale Price|20% Off
H 106.5 in W 27.75 in D 15.75 in
French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu & Kingwood Grandfather Tall Case Clock
By Charles Cressent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Regence style figural ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry long-case regulator, after a Model by Charles Cressent (Fren...
Bronze
$347,200
H 29 in W 60 in D 32 in
Alexandre Chevrie, Museum French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Royal Executive Desk
By Alexandre Chevrié, Paris 1
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Alexandre Chevrie, a museum quality French ormolu mounted mahogany Royal Executive "Empire" Desk, circa 1875. Double sided desk with six solid bronze lions paw feet, framed ormolu...
Ormolu
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Set of Six George II Needlework Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and unusual set of six George II mahogany needlepoint covered chairs circa 1760 having upholstered seats and backs, the tapered front legs with applied very fine leaf carving,...
Mahogany
19th Century French Boulle Mantel Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Boulle inlaid mantel clock. Having a gilded ormolu figure of father time to the top, beautiful brass inlaid decoration to the sides and front. T...
Brass
Late Georgian Mahogany Musical Table Clock
Located in London, GB
A Late Georgian Musical Table Clock By Thomas Roskell The well patinated carved mahogany case having a fluted and foliate carved pagoda top surmounted by an urn finial, the front...
Mahogany
$18,000
H 25.5 in W 20.5 in D 8 in
French Figural Cherub Gilt Bronze & Marble Candelabra Clock Set, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
French figural cherub gilt bronze and marble three piece clock set flanked by gilt bronze marble sphere six light candelabras, central clock flanked by figural griffons, lower foliag...
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$22,800
H 15.5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
French Chinoiserie/Japanism Dore Bronze and Hand Painted Porcelain Clock
By Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite rare 19th century French chinoiserie/Japanism dore bronze mounted and hand painted porcelain aesthetic movement clock, attributed to E. Lièvre, most probably...
Ormolu
$12,000Sale Price|47% Off
H 56 in W 23 in D 9 in
Large Scale Period Louis XIV Boulle Cartel Clock with Matching Plinth/Bracket
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Grand scale boulle Cartel clock and matching plinth, the ebonized wood case is embellished all-over with gilded bronze mounts (re-gilt). The medallion below the clock dial shows a ce...
Brass, Bronze
A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.