How do I tell if a clock is an antique French clock?

Check the clock for a manufacturer’s mark or label. Once you have this, you should be able to look up the clock’s brand to see if it is French in origin. A clock is considered antique once it is 100 years old. A professional can also help verify the origin of your clock. Shop an array of expertly vetted antique clocks on 1stDibs.

Antique French Boulle Clock

Red Tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell Boulle

Andre Charles Boulle Furniture

French Tortoise Shell Clocks

Brass Mantle Clocks

Tortoise Shell Ormolu Mounted Shell

19th Century French Boulle

Tortoiseshell Clock

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique French Boulle Clock

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Brass, Bronze

Boulle Bracket Clock

$38,900

Good French Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Darwen, GB

A good French Boulle mantel clock. The case in Boulle and red tortoise shell with ormolu mounts and

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1880s Antique French Boulle Clock

Good French Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,185

Boulle Clock with Horses

Located in Noord-Brabant, NL

Boulle Clock with Horses from Turtle Wood and Brass Inlay

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19th Century French Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

Boulle Clock with Horses

$27,239

Exceptional French 19th century boulle and tortoise clock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional French 19th century boulle and tortoise clock with bronze figural mounts. FOR

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19th Century French Antique French Boulle Clock

Exceptional French 19th century boulle and tortoise clock

19thC French Baroque Style Boulle Work Repeater Clock

Located in London, GB

French Baroque Style Boulle work Bracket repeater clock. The body and the rear in red tortoise

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19th Century French Antique French Boulle Clock

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Ormolu

19thC French Baroque Style Boulle Work Repeater Clock

$6,450

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoise shell and brass inlaid mantel clock

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$3,072

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By Vincenti et Cie

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A good quality French boulle brass and red tortoise shell inlaid mantel clock with ebonised sides

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$1,884

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By L.P. Japy Cie

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoiseshell and engraved brass inlaid mantel

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,389

Important 1800s French Huge Boulle Bracket Clock and Bracket, Provenance

By Jean-Baptiste-André Furet

Located in Aberdare, GB

A very rare palace quality huge French antique 41” Boulle and gilt bronze bracket clock and bracket

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Bronze

Important 1800s French Huge Boulle Bracket Clock and Bracket, Provenance

$12,018

French Louis Philippe Boulle Mantel Clock by Louis Japy Fils

By Louis Japy

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely good quality and impressive French Louis Philippe boulle red tortoise shell and

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French Louis Philippe Boulle Mantel Clock by Louis Japy Fils

$4,097

French, Red Boulle Mantel Clock with Visible Pendulum, circa 1875

Located in Dublin, IE

Red boulle mantel clock with visible pendulum, circa 1875. This beautifully inlaid boulle clock

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19th Century French Antique French Boulle Clock

French, Red Boulle Mantel Clock with Visible Pendulum, circa 1875

$3,138

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Vincenti

By Vincenti et Cie

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A decorative French Louis XV style boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass serpentine shaped

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Vincenti

$2,451

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid bell

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,389

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By Samuel Marti

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A good quality French Louis XV style Boulle brass and red tortoise shell inlaid mantel clock with

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,594

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid mantel clock in the

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,581

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By Etienne Maxant

Located in Macclesfield, GB

?A very good quality French Louis XV style serpentine shaped boulle red tortoise shell and engraved

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,349

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality French Louis XIV style boulle natural colored tortoise shell and engraved brass

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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$3,059

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By Oppenheim

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very decorative French serpentine shaped boulle red tortoiseshell and engraved brass mantel clock

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$4,438

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

By Carlhian Beaumetz

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An excellent quality French Louis XIV style boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid

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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,389

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock with Bronze Gilt Mounts

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely good quality Louis XIV style French boulle natural colored tortoise shell and brass

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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock with Bronze Gilt Mounts

$3,414

A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740

Located in Amsterdam, NL

bell, waisted case throughout adorned with Boulle-inlay of brass, mother-of-pearl and 3-color laquer

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18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Oak

A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740

$26,647

Rare French Louis XV Boulle Bracket Clock with Verge Escapement

By Mousset

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely fine quality and rare Louis XV boulle engraved brass and natural coloured tortoise

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

Rare French Louis XV Boulle Bracket Clock with Verge Escapement

$10,789

19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock Richly Ornamented

Located in Liverpool, GB

A beautiful, half-meter high mantel clock, made in the second half of the 19th century in Boulle

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Late 19th Century French Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock Richly Ornamented

$3,059

Antique Boulle Pedestal Clock by Dubuc Paris

Located in Antrim, GB

A fabulous early 19th century Louis XV design Boulle clock on pedestal signed Jacques Dubuc, The

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1790s French Louis XVI Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Boulle Pedestal Clock by Dubuc Paris

$22,875 / set

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

By Guilemt Japy Freres

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An extremely good quality French boulle engraved brass and red tortoiseshell inlaid mantel clock in

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Japy Freres

$2,526

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

By Samuel Marti

Located in Macclesfield, GB

An excellent quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoiseshell and brass inlaid mantel clock

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

$2,731

19th Century French Boulle and Brass Inlay Clock by Barrard Vignon. c. 1870

By Barrand et Vignon, Paris

Located in Dublin, IE

This beautiful clock by Barrard et Vignon, Paris, is dark green, almost brown in color. The case is

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1870s French Antique French Boulle Clock

19th Century French Boulle and Brass Inlay Clock by Barrard Vignon. c. 1870

$3,671

17thC Boulle wall clock with Vulliamy and Gray movement

Located in Vancouver, BC

An important late 17th century French Boulle mantle clock case with accompanying plinth circa 1680

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18th Century and Earlier Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Ormolu, Brass

17thC Boulle wall clock with Vulliamy and Gray movement

$50,000

Late 17th Century Boulle Travelling Clock, Ourry à Paris

By Louis Ourry

Located in Braine-le-Chateau, BE

Very fine and small portable clock in turtleshell and brass veneer with ormolu decorations applied

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1690s French Louis XIV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Ormolu

Late 17th Century Boulle Travelling Clock, Ourry à Paris

$34,345

Boulle Style 19th Century French Mantel Clock Pedestal Napoleon III

Located in Brussels, BE

Boulle style 19th century French mantel clock pedestal. Napoleon III period.

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1860s French Napoleon III Antique French Boulle Clock

Boulle Style 19th Century French Mantel Clock Pedestal Napoleon III

$663

French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock

By Reid and Sons

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A good quality French Boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid mantel clock in the Louis

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Late 19th Century English Louis XV Antique French Boulle Clock

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock

$2,226

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Antique French Boulle Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique French boulle clock for your home. An antique French boulle clock — often made from metal, brass and bone — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique French boulle clock — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique French boulle clock is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV, Louis XVI and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique French boulle clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Japy Frères, Samuel Marti and Vincenti et Cie are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique French Boulle Clock?

The average selling price for an antique French boulle clock at 1stDibs is $6,533, while they’re typically $637 on the low end and $185,000 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 French Boulle Clock

How do I tell if a clock is an antique French clock?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Check the clock for a manufacturer’s mark or label. Once you have this, you should be able to look up the clock’s brand to see if it is French in origin. A clock is considered antique once it is 100 years old. A professional can also help verify the origin of your clock. Shop an array of expertly vetted antique clocks on 1stDibs.