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 Longcase Clocks

Regulator Clock

19th Century Carved Grandfather Clock

Casement Clocks

Jean Henri Riesener

French Louis Xv Grandfather Clock

Morbier Clock

Comtoise Clock

18th Century French Tall Case Clock

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18th Century French Dutch Colonial Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Wood

Standing Clock Netherlands 18th Century

$12,341

French Pine Morbier Longcase Clock

Located in Baltimore, MD

A superb Morbier longcase clock from Severac-le-Chateau in the Franche Comte region of France. The

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Brass

French Pine Morbier Longcase Clock

$3,800

Fine 19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Long Case Clock

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

a gilt bronze pendulum in the form of a sunburst centering a classical mask. The clock with ebonized

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Wood, Porcelain

Fine 19th Century Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Inlaid Bombe Long Case Clock

$9,450

19th Century Hand-Painted Faux Bois Grandfather Clock with Bronze Repousse

Located in Fayetteville, AR

France. Its seven day Morbier clock movement features a hand-painted enameled face with the name of the

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1850s Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Hand-Painted Faux Bois Grandfather Clock with Bronze Repousse

$3,200

19th Century French Country Comtoise with Automated Pendulum

Located in Winter Park, FL

A good comtoise or grandfather clock watch polychrome painted pine case and automated pendulum

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

19th Century French Country Comtoise with Automated Pendulum

$5,500

Léon Jallot, Oak Grandfather Clock, France, 1910

By Léon Jallot

Located in New York, NY

An magnificent clock with a floral motif dating from the early 20th century, and created by master

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Oak

Léon Jallot, Oak Grandfather Clock, France, 1910

$19,500

Antique French longcase clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

French Louis Xv clock, signed "Duval." Works were made before French Revolution. Fleur de lis

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique French longcase clock

$7,600

Pierre Bernard, Louis XV Longcase Clock / Régulateur, 1750s

By Pierre Bernard

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

Important, very richly designed, courtly Louis XV longcase clock (French: régulateur) of the royal

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1750s French Louis XV Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Palisander, Walnut

Pierre Bernard, Louis XV Longcase Clock / Régulateur, 1750s

$142,407

Tall 19th Century French Oak Clock Case

Located in Tulsa, OK

This tall, French oak clock case was made in the 19th century. A quartz movement and 20th century

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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Oak

Tall 19th Century French Oak Clock Case

$1,600

French 19th Century Tall Case Clock

Located in Fairhope, AL

A lovely Provincial tall case clock, with hand-painted details, from 19th century, France.

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19th Century Antique French Longcase Clocks

French 19th Century Tall Case Clock

$2,200

French Antique Cloisonné Grandfather Clock Chinese Original Champlevé

Located in Potters Bar, Herts

- Gorgeous antique grandfather clock of Chinese origin and in the French style. - Hopefully the

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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique French Longcase Clocks

French Antique Cloisonné Grandfather Clock Chinese Original Champlevé

$10,269

Louis XV Clock

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century Louis XV style tall case clock. Keys, weights, pendulum included. Walnut. Period 1800

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19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Longcase Clocks

Louis XV Clock

$1,800

French Louis XV Hand-Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock from Provence

Located in Fairhope, AL

Beautiful long case clock was hand-carved in Avignon, France, circa 1880. The original movement is

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

French Louis XV Hand-Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock from Provence

$1,200

Eugene Farcot Chinoiserie Clock

By EUGÈNE FARCOT OF PARIS Also known as HENRY EUGÈNE ADRIEN FARCOT (1830-1896)

Located in Lymington, GB

A very decorative, 19thc, French chinoiserie granddaughter clock, by the prolific clockmaker Eugene

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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Eugene Farcot Chinoiserie Clock

$1,506

French Light Painted Louis XVI Style Tall Case Clock from the Late 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Louis XVI style late 19th century painted wood tall case clock with original gilded and

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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Brass, Enamel

French Light Painted Louis XVI Style Tall Case Clock from the Late 19th Century

$4,235

French provincial longcase clock

Located in Sarasota, FL

A French provincial faux bois longcase clock, repousse pendulum and face, chimes on the hour and

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

French provincial longcase clock

$4,800

19th Century Empire Clock by A. Paris

Located in Stamford, CT

Late 19th C. French Portico Ormolu Clock with sunburst pendulum and gilt columns on marble base

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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Marble

19th Century Empire Clock by A. Paris

$12,000

Antique French painted longcase clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French provincial painted longcase clock. 30-day movement.

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Antique French painted longcase clock

$5,400

Longcase Clock

Located in Fairhope, AL

Grandfather or long-case clock from France in a wonderfully aged walnut from the mid 1800s. The

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Longcase Clock

$1,900

Painted Morbier Longcase Clock, France circa 1875

Located in Houston, TX

Painted Morbier Longcase Clock, France c.1875. These clocks are known variously as Morbier or

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Brass

Painted Morbier Longcase Clock, France circa 1875

$4,338

18th Century Louis XVI French Normandy Longcase Clock

Located in Corona Del Mar, CA

Magnificent handcarved French Normandy longcase clock with highly carved foliate scroll decoration

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18th Century and Earlier French Antique French Longcase Clocks

18th Century Louis XVI French Normandy Longcase Clock

$9,800

Rare Louis XIV Style Bronze Ormolu Floor Cartel with Chime

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Rare Louis XIV style bronze ormolu floor Cartel with chime. Good working condition French Cartel

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Late 19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Rare Louis XIV Style Bronze Ormolu Floor Cartel with Chime

$22,000

19th Century Louis XVI Style Regulateur After Jean-Henri Riesener

By Jean-Henri Riesener

Located in OŻARÓW MAZOWIECKI, 14

apprentice in the workshop, Jean-François Leleu. Clock was made in France in the second half of 19th

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Regulateur After Jean-Henri Riesener

$47,231

Longcase Clock in Japonisme Style, Painted Wood, France, circa 1920

Located in Dilsen-Stokkem, BE

Attractive and decorative longcase clock in painted wood to imitate lacquer. In an oriental

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1910s French Japonisme Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

Longcase Clock in Japonisme Style, Painted Wood, France, circa 1920

$4,153

19th Century French Provincial Clock

Located in Houston, TX

19th century French Provincial tall case clock with highly decorative pressed brass pendulum with

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19th Century French Antique French Longcase Clocks

19th Century French Provincial Clock

$3,850

Antique Grandfather Clock, Long Case Clock, Walnut, France, 1880, B826

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique grandfather clock, long case clock, walnut, France, 1880, antique furniture, B826 France

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1880s French Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Walnut

Antique Grandfather Clock, Long Case Clock, Walnut, France, 1880, B826

$1,500

18th Century French Tall Case Clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

18th century hand-carved and hand-painted walnut long case clock. The 18th century concave face is

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1760s French Louis XIV Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Iron

18th Century French Tall Case Clock

$6,500

19th Century French Tall Long Case Cherrywood Clock

Located in Cookeville, TN

Cherrywood long case clock featuring hand-cut metal hands and Roman numerals. Dainty flowers add to

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Longcase Clocks

Materials

Metal, Bronze

19th Century French Tall Long Case Cherrywood Clock

$3,695

Early 20th Century French Brass Case Carriage Clock

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

Decorative print illustrating the orange-crested gardener bird and the crested gardener Bird. This authentic print originates from 'Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds' by Tom Iredale....

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1910s French Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Brass Case Carriage Clock

$931

Rare Mid-18th Century French Long Case Clock

Located in Charleston, SC

-cut metal. The movement and its bell, according to the clock master, is also entirely mid-18th

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Brass

Rare Mid-18th Century French Long Case Clock

$12,800

17th Century French Oak Tall CaseClock with Brass Rooster and Faience Clock Face

Located in Carmel, CA

The oak case is heavily carved with edelweiss flowers, branches and berries. The enamel clock face

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Late 17th Century French Other Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Faience, Oak

17th Century French Oak Tall CaseClock with Brass Rooster and Faience Clock Face

$4,500

Antique Art-Deco Grandfather Clock

Located in Lisboa, Lisboa

Tall case clock, Deco. The circular dial with classic Roman numerals is set into the top of the

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Metal

Antique Art-Deco Grandfather Clock

$474

Collection of 11 Silver and Gold 19th Century Watches in a Glas and Wood Display

By Longines

Located in Diest, Vlaams Brabant

the price is for the entire collection 11 pocket watches in silver and gold, 19th century reliëf on the back off most watches an old glas and wood with red velvet display box in...

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique French Longcase Clocks

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Silver

Collection of 11 Silver and Gold 19th Century Watches in a Glas and Wood Display

$2,017

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Antique French Longcase Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique French longcase clocks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, all antique French longcase clocks available were constructed with great care. Antique French longcase clocks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century.

How Much are Antique French Longcase Clocks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,520, while they’re typically $1,500 on the low end and $106,426 highest priced.

Finding the Right Grandfather-clocks-longcase-clocks for You

Antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks are staples of old-world design sensibilities, and, along with their storied history, these statuesque timepieces can bring a feeling of warmth to living rooms, dining rooms and other areas of your home.

Longcase clocks, which originated in England and were manufactured in the United States beginning in the 1700s, refer to tall clocks with a face and clock works positioned high in the housing while a large swinging pendulum movement is tucked inside the case, which is supported by a carved base called a plinth.

While guests making their way through your foyer (another ideal location for such a furnishing) might typically refer to your longcase clock as a “grandfather clock,” there are actually three varieties of these stylish floor clocks, which include granddaughter clocks (the shortest, generally not one solid piece of wood and around three to five feet tall), grandmother clocks (the slimmer middle ground, between five feet and six feet tall) and grandfather clocks, which are typically between six and seven feet tall.

Sculptural and statement-making, antique grandfather clocks created by the likes of the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the Howard Miller Clock Company, Hermle or other clockmakers are an alluring choice in filling up space in a room, while the shorter longcase clocks are just as useful if you need an element that is comparatively muted or you’re working with limited space.

Each generation of artisan clockmakers, working in various furniture styles over time, contributed its own flourishes to the design of longcase clocks. Antique grandfather clocks in the Georgian style share commonalities with neoclassical design. They were often made in dark woods such as mahogany and feature intricate carving. Mahogany is also common for Victorian-era grandfather clocks, although examples of this style can be found in oak and walnut too. Designers of contemporary grandfather clocks are using a range of materials.

It’s easy to get confused when determining the origins or value of an antique grandfather clock or other vintage longcase clock. While an antique appraiser will be able to tell quickly, searching for a manufacturer’s name engraved on the face and dial of the clock may be an easy way to learn about the history of your clock.

Find a distinctive variety of antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks on 1stDibs, and browse our collection of unusually beautiful clocks, wall clocks, desk clocks and other vintage clocks too.

Questions About Antique French Longcase Clocks

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.