How can I tell if carved wood is antique?

Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.

Antique Carved Wood Clock

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19th Century Carved Grandfather Clock

Chiming Clock

Austrian Clocks

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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century French Mantle Clock

$2,400

Swedish 1840s Painted and Giltwood Mora Clock with Delicate Carved Accents

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Swedish painted wooden Mora clock from the mid-19th century with gilded accents. We fell in love

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Swedish 1840s Painted and Giltwood Mora Clock with Delicate Carved Accents

$3,450

Swedish Mora Clock, Circa 1780

Located in Madrid, ES

Swedish Mora clock with nice carving details. It keeps the original paint with little touch ups and

Category

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Swedish Mora Clock, Circa 1780

$5,682

Mora Clock in Fryksdal Case

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Early Mora clock in hand-carved case from the Fryksdal region, Sweden, circa 1820. This beautiful

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Mora Clock in Fryksdal Case

$7,500

Mora Clock with Floral Crest

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Blue painted Mora clock with calendar movement, Sweden circa 1850. The face has beautiful brass

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mora Clock with Floral Crest

$7,800

Beautifully Painted Clock from Hälsingland

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish tall case clock in original decorative paint. The original works with signed dial are from

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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Beautifully Painted Clock from Hälsingland

$8,400

Mora Clock in Black Paint

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish tall-case clock, circa 1860, with gadrooned finial and crosshatched base. The original

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Mora Clock in Black Paint

$7,600

Mora Clock with Signed Dial

By J. Grundin

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Early Mora clock, circa 1800, signed "J. Grundin" on the dial, along with bold arabic numerals

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Mora Clock with Signed Dial

$7,400

Swedish Mora Clock, Dated 1840

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Interesting Swedish Mora clock dated 1840. The case features sophisticated carving around the face

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Swedish Mora Clock, Dated 1840

$7,200

Mora Clock in Original Blue Paint

Located in Sheffield, MA

Mora clock, Sweden, circa 1820, with beautifully carved case in original blue paint. Dial is signed

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Mora Clock in Original Blue Paint

$8,600

Stockholm Clock by Johan Nyberg

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish tall case clock by Johan Nyberg, master clock maker active in Stockholm from 1787 to 1801

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Stockholm Clock by Johan Nyberg

$8,200

Mora Clock in Original Salmon Paint

By Krång Anders Andersson

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Signed Mora clock, Sweden circa 1820, in original salmon paint and with its original clock works

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mora Clock in Original Salmon Paint

$9,400

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Fryksdal

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Mora clock, circa 1820, in a case from Fryksdalen in Värmland, northwest of Stockholm, bordering on

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Fryksdal

$6,600

Mora Clock with Original Painted Surface

By Krång Anders Andersson

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Beautifully painted Mora clock with a crown and finial by Sven Morin, Sweden, circa 1820. Original

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mora Clock with Original Painted Surface

$11,800

Swedish Tall Case Clock by Olof Trÿgg

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Neoclassical tall case clock, circa 1760, with dial signed by Swedish clock maker Olof Trÿgg

Category

Mid-18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Swedish Tall Case Clock by Olof Trÿgg

$2,900

19th Century Perpetual Motion Clock Signed Touchard

Located in Marseille, FR

Steel scientific perpetual motion machine of an exceptional quality and in working order. Complex mechanism aiming at giving a wheel its full autonomy, remarkable steel work, assembl...

Category

1860s French Napoleon III Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Bronze, Steel

19th Century Perpetual Motion Clock Signed Touchard

$29,596

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Fryksdale in Original Decorative Paint

Located in Sheffield, MA

Beautifully carved and painted tall case clock from Fryksdalen, Värmland, Sweden. Just below the

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Fryksdale in Original Decorative Paint

$8,200

A Large Black Forest Mantel Clock with Red Stags and Game Birds

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

Two full-figured, carved red deer stags stand atop this impressive linden wood, Black Forest mantel

Category

19th Century European Black Forest Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

A Large Black Forest Mantel Clock with Red Stags and Game Birds

$8,200

Pair of 19th Century Carved and Painted Wood Giant Clock Hands

Located in Essex, MA

A pair of 19th century carved and painted wood giant exterior clock face hands, in mustard yellow

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of 19th Century Carved and Painted Wood Giant Clock Hands

$485 / set

Large Black Forest Hand-Carved Mantel Clock with Saint Bernard Dogs

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

Tall mantel clock in excellent condition, we have not wound or attempted to operate this clock

Category

1890s German Black Forest Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Large Black Forest Hand-Carved Mantel Clock with Saint Bernard Dogs

$3,700

Swedish Secretary with Clock

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish chatol, circa 1820, with slant front and integral Mora clock. Upper section has shelves on

Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Swedish Secretary with Clock

$12,500

Period Hälsingland Secretary with Clock

Located in Sheffield, MA

Rare secretary from Hälsingland, Sweden, circa 1820, with integral clock. On the right side of the

Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Period Hälsingland Secretary with Clock

$14,500

Rare Swedish Secretary with Clock

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish secretary, circa 1820, with a Mora clock in the upper section. Raised panel doors open on

Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Swedish Secretary with Clock

$14,600

Rare Swedish Secretary with Mora Clock

Located in Sheffield, MA

Period Swedish Baroque secretary, circa 1780, with integral Mora clock. Built-in two sections, the

Category

19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Rare Swedish Secretary with Mora Clock

$13,500

Period Secretary with Clock from Hälsingland

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Period secretary from Hälsingland with integral Mora clock and with original paint, Sweden, circa

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Period Secretary with Clock from Hälsingland

$11,500

Minature Grandfather Clock, Cerca, 1890

Located in London, GB

A 19th century, miniature and wooden carved grandfather clock, with a carved wooden floral centre

Category

19th Century English Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Minature Grandfather Clock, Cerca, 1890

$1,160

Rare German Art Deco Wooden Rolling Eye Scottie Mechanical Clock by Oswald

By J. Oswald Company

Located in Port Hope, ON

clock is made by the Oswald Company of Freiburg. The clock is working well with the time displayed by

Category

1920s German Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Rare German Art Deco Wooden Rolling Eye Scottie Mechanical Clock by Oswald

$950

Black Forest Clock with Two Pheasants

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

A nineteenth-century carved Swiss clock featuring two pheasants and vegetation. Carved in the

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Clock with Two Pheasants

$3,750

Mid-18th Century English Black Polished Ornately Carved Tall Case Clock

Located in Hudson, NY

A very unique and gorgeous English tall case clock that is black polished and richly carved overall

Category

18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass

Mid-18th Century English Black Polished Ornately Carved Tall Case Clock

$3,850

Black Forest Owl Clock, with Moving Eyes

Located in Atlanta, GA

Black forest owl clock, with moving eyes to the left and right. Runs when wound, unsure of

Category

Early 20th Century European Black Forest Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Metal

Black Forest Owl Clock, with Moving Eyes

$795

Antique Mora Swedish Clock

Located in Houston, TX

face of clock has carved beading. Clock in working order with all original parts.

Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Antique Mora Swedish Clock

$3,840

Exceptional Swedish Bridal Clock

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish tall case clock, circa 1840, dry scraped to its original painted surface. The overall

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Swedish Bridal Clock

$8,500

19th Century Swedish Mora Clock

Located in Madrid, ES

Original blue painted Mora clock with big face from Hälsingland, Sweden. Original weights and

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Mora Clock

$4,900

Blue Mora Clock with Urn

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Rare Swedish tall clock from Mora, circa 1820, with elegant Rococo case surmounted by its original

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Brass, Steel

Blue Mora Clock with Urn

$11,500

Mora Clock in Original Paint

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Swedish Mora clock, circa 1800, dry scraped to its original pale green painted surface and

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Wood

Mora Clock in Original Paint

$7,400

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Småland

Located in Great Barrington, MA

above the rounded glass and carved ring over the clock’s face. The beautifully curved body has a window

Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Glass, Wood

Swedish Tall Case Clock from Småland

$5,800

Gustavian Gilt Cartel Clock

Located in Charleston, SC

Carved gilt wood Swedish Cartel clock. A carved urn sits above the painted clock face flanked by

Category

18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Carved Wood Clock

Materials

Giltwood

Gustavian Gilt Cartel Clock

$17,500

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Antique Carved Wood Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique carved wood clock available at 1stDibs. Each antique carved wood clock for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and glass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique carved wood clock — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique carved wood clock, those designed in Rococo, Baroque and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique carved wood clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Black Forest, ATO and David Wood are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Carved Wood Clock?

The average selling price for an antique carved wood clock at 1stDibs is $6,093, while they’re typically $360 on the low end and $135,669 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Clocks for You

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.

Questions About Antique Carved Wood Clock

How can I tell if carved wood is antique?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.