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19th Century French Empire Bronze Mantel Clock with Father Time
Located in Dallas, TX
. Chronos (Father Time) is portrayed in a boat holding an hourglass and scythe. The boat is being steered by
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Hourglass

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Bronze

1900s French Slipper Chairs, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
form a pleasing hourglass-like construction. A bright and clean upholstery slopes down across the back
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Hourglass

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Fabric, Wood

Provincial Footed Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container has an unusual hourglass shape, with a square base and a tapered upper half
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Rustic Antique Hourglass

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Georgian Style English Hand Carved Library Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
suit the next owners needs. Very sturdy hardwood frame with 8 way hand tied hourglass springs as they
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1870s English Georgian Antique Hourglass

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Fabric, Mahogany

Thousand Pyramids Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Pinwheels; Hourglass or Thousand Pyramids. Regardless of what one calls it, it is a delightful quilt with
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19th Century American Antique Hourglass

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Cotton

Chronos Gaïa - Samac Clock Signed Petit, 19th century
Located in Beaune, FR
. Greek God, he is the personification of time with the hourglass he holds in his hand. Pink veined marble
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hourglass

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Marble

Edwardian Plant Stand of Mahogany with Brass Insert and Handle
Located in Austin, TX
insert. Featuring an hourglass shape, the top and bottom tiers have inlaid stringing around each
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Early 20th Century English Antique Hourglass

RARE French Egyptian Revival Ivory Inlaid Chaise or Recamier
Located in Essex, MA
hourglass and lozenge frieze above twin stylized horn lotus blooms, sloping to meet a woven cane seat with a
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19th Century French Antique Hourglass

Eclectic Narrow Wall Table, Circa the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
is placed on turned legs, which are connected with stretchers in the form of an hourglass. The line
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19th Century German Antique Hourglass

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Wood, Mahogany

20th Century Italian Table Clock in Bronze with Signed Painted Decorations
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
. It is decorated with side columns and little angels of which the central with hourglass. Clock of
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Hourglass

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Metal, Brass, Bronze

Red and White Diamonds Crib Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
quite complex. In addition to the diamonds, there are Hourglasses (aka Bow Tie) and Evening Star
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19th Century Antique Hourglass

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Cotton

19th Century Floral Competition Vases, Set of 3
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
These vases are souvenirs from floral competitions of the 1850s. With an attractive hourglass shape
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Hourglass

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Ceramic

19th Century French Upholstered Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
the generous seat, creating an hourglass silhouette. The contoured crest of the backrest adds a subtle
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19th Century French Country Antique Hourglass

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Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Original Pattern Center Medallion Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
them in a Pinwheel pattern; two inner frames place them in an Hourglass design. In the center, they are
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19th Century American Antique Hourglass

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Cotton

"Vulcan and Chronos, " Rare Gilded Iron Panels with Nude Males
Located in Philadelphia, PA
hourglass and scythe, symbols of the passage of time and death. Together, this pair of panels makes a very
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19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Hourglass

Antique American Empire Quervelle School Flame Mahogany Sewing Stand, circa 1890
By Anthony Quervelle
Located in Big Flats, NY
hourglass plinth and seated on base having scroll form feet, circa 1890 ***DELIVERY NOTICE – Due to COVID
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19th Century American American Empire Antique Hourglass

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Mahogany

French 18th Century Oak Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
interior storage cavity that contains one fixed shelf. The entire enfilade is lifted on carved hourglass
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18th Century French Antique Hourglass

Evening Stars Crib Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
the stars also makes an Hourglass pattern surrounding a center diamond in a square. The rich brown
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19th Century American Antique Hourglass

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Cotton

Gold and Enamel Skeleton Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
crossed pick and shovel, a heart, and an hourglass, emblems of death and burial. There are no markings or
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1720s British Jacobean Antique Hourglass

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15k Gold

Indian Gilt Bronze Statue of Shiva Nataraja
Located in Astoria, NY
with snakes; his back right hand holds an hourglass-shaped drum / damaru, his front right hand in the
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19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Hourglass

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Bronze

18th Century Gilt Bronze Boulle Marquetry Ormolu-Mounted Bracket Clock
Located in PARIS, FR
bronze displaying two putti with an hourglass, a flaming torch and accompanied by a rooster. This
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Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Hourglass

Materials

Bronze

Large Spanish 18th Century Chestnut Console Table with Geometric Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
patterns, or hourglasses repeated at the top of the straight legs. The ensemble shows the wonderful
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Hourglass

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Chestnut, Wood

Pair Minton Majolica Putti Figures Allegorical of Time Passage, 1862, H-19ins
By Minton, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Banner Elk, NC
an hourglass (Beginning of Time) and the other a mop (End of Time), designed for Minton by sculptor
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Hourglass

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Majolica

French Powdercoated Petite Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
base feels light and open with an hourglass silhouette traced by just three rods. With a top diameter
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hourglass

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Iron

French Powdercoated Bistro Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
texture of old patina (from before it was powdercoated). The hourglass silhouette of the tripod iron
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19th Century French Other Antique Hourglass

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Metal

Texas Puzzle Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
on this quilt end in small triangles. This unique variation makes for hourglass patterns with each of
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19th Century American Antique Hourglass

Materials

Cotton

Table Clock "Cadran Tournant", Bronze, Marble, After Augustin Pajou
By Augustin Pajou
Located in Madrid, ES
the other side of the dial are two winged children, one with an arrow and the other with an hourglass
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hourglass

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Marble, Bronze, Other

French 19th Century Gold Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
and flanked by two large, acanthus leaf scrolls. Above the dial is a winged hourglass which is
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19th Century French Antique Hourglass

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Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Tibetan Damaru Drum on Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
hourglass shape, this wooden drum is modeled after the form of a chang teu, a human skull damaru
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Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Hourglass

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Steel

19th Century French Walnut Monastery Dining Table
Located in Burton, TX
plank table top is supported by a long trestle style base with hand carved hourglass shaped legs ending
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19th Century French Antique Hourglass

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Walnut

Antique Bashir Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
guardbands, which display a marvelous assortment of hourglass figures and highly geometrized ornaments.
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19th Century Afghan Antique Hourglass

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Wool

Gay Freres Long Gold Filigree Necklace
By Gay Freres
Located in Litchfield, CT
gold, it features detailed oval links connecting alternating flat links, one in an hourglass shape, the
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Hourglass

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18k Gold

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
Located in London, GB
futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death. Common symbols included an hourglass, books, candles
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Hourglass

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Marble

Nude "Newly Liberated" Galvano Copper Bookend set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
punishing corsets that produced an hourglass figure were gone by 1912. Admiration for women’s bodies became
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Hourglass

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Copper

Antique American Folk Art Rug
Located in New York, NY
and hourglass forms embellish the lattice, while striated reciprocal cruciform shapes appear to
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Early 20th Century American Antique Hourglass

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Wool

Order of Odd Fellows Large Rummer, c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
thickened base. Engraved armorial for the Oddfellows. An hourglass, cross keys, beehive and paschal lamb in
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Hourglass

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Glass

44 Tumbling Stars in an Hour Glass Formation, on an Antique American Parade Flag
Located in York County, PA
44 tumbling stars in an hourglass formation, on an antique American parade flag of the 1890-1896
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1890s American Antique Hourglass

Wyoming Statehood Flag with 44 Dancing or Tumbling Stars
Located in York County, PA
44 dancing or tumbling stars in an hourglass formation, Wyoming statehood, 1890-1896: 44 star
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1890s American Antique Hourglass

19th Century Wooden Swedish Grandfather Clock with Carved Crown
Located in Atlanta, GA
sits on an hourglass shaped bottom. The bottom sits on four feet and is adorned with a simple line of
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19th Century Swedish Antique Hourglass

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Wood

19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque of Saint Jerome
By KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
holding an open Bible, a skull with an hourglass, a crucifix and a set prayer beads. The plaque features
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Late 19th Century German Antique Hourglass

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Porcelain, Giltwood

44 Star American Flag, Bright Blue Canton, Wyoming Statehood, ca 1890-1896
Located in York County, PA
44 tumbling stars in an hourglass pattern, on an antique American flag with a striking, bright blue
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1890s American Antique Hourglass

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Cotton

Dancing Bronze Shiva Nataraja
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
like an hourglass the damaru. His upper left hand signifies Agni fire or destruction. The opposing
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hourglass

Clock with Vases in Lapis Lazuli and Silver, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
of the clock face is an allegorical composition featuring two characters separated by an hourglass
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1850s Austrian Antique Hourglass

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver

38 Star Flag With Varying Orientations Stars
Located in York County, PA
hourglass formation. Hourglass patterns appear in other flags, but in all other cases that I can recall the
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Late 19th Century Antique Hourglass

Gustavian Cartel Wall Clock, Gilded Wood, Sweden, circa 1800
Located in Greven, DE
attached crown of the clock is also particularly interesting. A winged hourglass symbolizes the transience
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Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Hourglass

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Wood

Antique Bleached Oak Louis XVI Style Demoiselle Clock Case, circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
galbee sides. The bonnet rests on top of an hourglass shaped trunk that is festooned with two shaped
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Hourglass

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Glass, Oak

Indian Colonial Silver Pint Tankard - Antique Circa 1860
By Charles, Nephew Co. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Jervis During Illness.' The hourglass shaped panels to either side of the tankard are flanked with
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1860s Indian Antique Hourglass

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Silver

Longines Yellow Gold Enamel Art Deco Oversized Pocket Manual Watch, 1919
By Longines
Located in Long Beach, CA
hourglass logo. The winged hourglass is a symbol of precision and timekeeping, and it has become one of the
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1910s Swiss Art Deco Antique Hourglass

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14k Gold

19th century carved pine memento mori
Located in London, GB
. Common symbols include skulls, hourglasses, and wilting flowers Condition • Structurally solid and
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1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Hourglass

Materials

Pine

32 Stars, Commemorating Minnesota Statehood American Flag
Located in York County, PA
, with an hourglass or "Global Rows" configuration: 32 star American flags are rare. This is largely
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Late 19th Century American Antique Hourglass

Pair of Feltham Lawn Tennis Rackets, The Alexandra in Original Box and Poster
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Victorian mixed doubles match, the match is being played on a court with the early hourglass shape.
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1880s English Antique Hourglass

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Wood

Louis XV Style Rosewood Marquetry Lady s Writing Desk, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
inkwell with two cups decorated with lions' heads and an hourglass. The tier is decorated with an openwork
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Hourglass

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Bronze

Maple Leaf Vase
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
decoration rather than the glazes. The vase’s beauty is one of restrained elegance. Its hourglass figure is
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Hourglass

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Silver

Baroque Era "Memento Mori" Skeleton and Hair Slide Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
the other hand holds a symbolic hourglass. Surrounding the design is a finely etched gold bezel, which
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1680s Baroque Antique Hourglass

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15k Gold

Large Royal Vienna Picture Plate Four Seasons With Father Of Time circa 1890
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
feet a putto holding up an hourglass and observing, opposite him, on the left side of the picture
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1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Hourglass

Materials

Porcelain

32 STARS, COMMEMORATING MINNESOTA STATEHOOD
Located in York County, PA
indigo blue colored wool bunting and the hourglass star configuration are both suggestive of such a date
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19th Century American Antique Hourglass

Native American Parfleche Envelope, Plateau, 19th Century
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
Native American Parfleche Envelope with two stacked hourglass Formations from the late 19th century
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Hourglass

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Antique Hourglass For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of antique hourglass you’re looking for. An item from our selection of antique hourglass — often made from wood, glass and metal — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of antique hourglass, those designed in Georgian, Victorian and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made object in our assortment of antique hourglass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bilston Battersea, Samuel Thaxter and William Eley are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Hourglass?

The average selling price for a piece of antique hourglass at 1stDibs is $1,334, while they’re typically $120 on the low end and $6,800 for the highest priced.