How do I date a bracket clock?

If the bracket lock has a date indicator there are normally two different methods of dating the clock. With some, every two revolutions of the hour hand, at or near 12, will make contact with the dating ring behind the dial. If the bracket clock has a date pointer, the same method will work. However, you will be able to open the front of the clock and manually move the pointer. Shop a collection of bracket clocks on 1stDibs.

What is an antique bracket clock?

An antique bracket clock refers to a portable spring-driven pendulum table clock created in the 17th and 18th centuries. These clocks were equipped with convenient carrying handles and were housed usually in rectangular cases. Shop a collection of antique and vintage bracket clocks from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.

Bracket Clocks

Georgian Mahogany Clocks

18th Century Wood Clocks

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Clocks

Louis XVI Ormolu Clock by Breguet. Circa 1780

Black Chinoiserie Clock, Retailed By Mappin Webb, London, circa 1920

By Mappin Webb

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

A highly decorative small black chinoiserie bracket clock, circa 1920, the case profusely decorated

Category

Early 20th Century British Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Black Chinoiserie Clock, Retailed By Mappin Webb, London, circa 1920

$1,225

Gothic Cathedral Bracket Cuckoo Clock

By Johann Baptiste Beha

Located in Vancouver, BC

This is a VERY rare, antique (museum quality) Gothic cathedral bracket cuckoo clock, with a

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Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Clocks

Materials

Steel, Brass

Gothic Cathedral Bracket Cuckoo Clock

$11,000

Louis XV style brass-mounted clock and bracket

Located in San Francisco, CA

Louis XV style brass-mounted bouillework clock and bracket.

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Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Brass

Louis XV style brass-mounted clock and bracket

$8,000

An attractive late 19th century bracket/mantle clock

Located in Sundridge, GB

In mahogany with tulip wood, shell inlay and boxwood stringing, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals. In very good working condition.

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Antique 19th Century British Sheraton Clocks

An attractive late 19th century bracket/mantle clock

$750

Ebonized Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock

Located in Folkestone, Kent

A mid-18th century cushion-top ebonized table clock, the case with pen-work panels enclosing an

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Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Ebonized Mantle, Bracket or Table Clock

$11,999

Regency 8-Day Bracket or Mantel Clock

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

An elegant English Regency (circa 1815) 8-day mahogany and brass inlay mantel clock with chamfer

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Antique 1810s English Regency Mantel Clocks

Regency 8-Day Bracket or Mantel Clock

$2,900

Fine George III Japanned and Mounted Bracket or Mantel Clock

Located in Woodbury, CT

A fine George III Japanned and Brass-mounted Mantel Clock, c. 1770, dial engraved for William

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Fine George III Japanned and Mounted Bracket or Mantel Clock

$9,500

Edwardian Mahogany and Inlay Mantel Clock

Located in Buckinghamshire, GB

, standing on brass bracket feet. The clock has a convex glass and an enamel dial. The 8 day gong striking

Category

Early 20th Century Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany and Inlay Mantel Clock

$1,272

Villacroce Clock 18th Century with Rosewood Veneer and Ebonized Wood

Located in Napoli, IT

, time strike and alarm, architectural bracket clock, made by “Villacroce”, (clockmaker in “Roma”), circa

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Villacroce Clock 18th Century with Rosewood Veneer and Ebonized Wood

$51,505

Large Enamel Metal French 19c Clock Face

Located in Culver City, CA

A large enamel and metal clock face in original condition. Clock has large bracket on back to mount

Category

Antique 19th Century Clocks

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Large Enamel Metal French 19c Clock Face

$3,500

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19thC French Baroque Style Boulle Work Repeater Clock

$6,450

FRENCH LOUIS XV POLYCHROMED SCARLET RED-GROUND CARTEL CLOCK

Located in San Francisco, CA

A BOLDLY OVER-SCALED FRENCH LOUIS XV POLYCHROMED SCARLET RED-GROUND VERNIS MARTIN CARTEL CLOCK AND

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks

FRENCH LOUIS XV POLYCHROMED SCARLET RED-GROUND CARTEL CLOCK

$32,500

18th c. Louis XV Vernie Martin wall clock signed F. Goyer.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional French 18th century Louis XV Vernie Martin bracketed wall clock with outstanding bronze

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks

18th c. Louis XV Vernie Martin wall clock signed F. Goyer.

White King Soap Neon Clock Advertising Sign

Located in North Hollywood, CA

either stand on a counter or shelf, or be hung on the wall by the brackets on the backside. The clock and

Category

Vintage 1930s American Wall Clocks

Materials

Steel

White King Soap Neon Clock Advertising Sign

$2,800

Antique Boulle Pedestal Clock by Dubuc Paris

Located in Antrim, GB

base and ormolu bracket feet. This clock was made by Jacques Nicolas Pierre François Dubuc, a bronzier

Category

Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Boulle Pedestal Clock by Dubuc Paris

$22,840 / set

Large Wall Clock Gent of Leicester Mid-Century Loft Style Industrial

Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury

: Clock face diameter: 24" inches Length: 50” inches (From bracket to end of clock face) Wide: 20

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Antique 19th Century More Clocks

Large Wall Clock Gent of Leicester Mid-Century Loft Style Industrial

$4,902

Victorian Grandfather Long Case Clock by Jolliffe of Portsea, England 1870, H061

Located in Vancouver, BC

movement With an inlaid case Standing on bracket feet This clock is being sold as is with no guarantees of

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Antique 1870s English Wall Clocks

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Grandfather Long Case Clock by Jolliffe of Portsea, England 1870, H061

$1,650

Early 19th Century Regency London Clock. Circa 1820.

By Ross Peckham

Located in Dublin, IE

Regency clock by Ross and Peckham, London, circa 1820. This hand-built bracket or table clock is

Category

Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century Regency London Clock. Circa 1820.

$5,450

Regency Period Long-Case Clock by James Powell of Worcester

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

, on moulded base with bracket feet. All of our clocks have been cleaned, assembled, lubricated and

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

Regency Period Long-Case Clock by James Powell of Worcester

$17,454

An Exceptional Palace Wall Regulator of One Month Duration

By John Arnold

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

architect, Charles Cameron. This clock now stands without its bracket in the Music Room at Pavlovsk but

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Clocks

Materials

Brass, Ormolu, Steel, Zinc

An Exceptional Palace Wall Regulator of One Month Duration

$443,172

Weatherstation Desk Compendium by Hermès, Paris

By Hermès

Located in London, GB

heavy bronze case, silver plated with bracket feet, the clock dial signed ‘Hermes, Paris.’

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Weatherstation Desk Compendium by Hermès, Paris

Westminster Bracket Clock

By Winterhalder and Hofmeier

Located in Chicago, IL

An extraordinary hand carved walnut Westminster, chiming bracket clock, signed on back of movement

Category

Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Materials

Brass

Westminster Bracket Clock

$7,500

19th Century Red Chinoiserie English Bracket Clock

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An attractive red chinoiserie bracket clock, circa 1860. The Georgian style case profusely

Category

Antique 1860s British Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

19th Century Red Chinoiserie English Bracket Clock

$3,230

Bracket Clock Engraved with the Madonna and Child, German Late 18th Century

By Frantz Wachter

Located in Vancouver, BC

An ebonized bracket clock with inverted bell-top, brass fittings and handle, mounted on elaborate

Category

Antique Late 18th Century German Mantel Clocks

Materials

Metal

Bracket Clock Engraved with the Madonna and Child, German Late 18th Century

$4,000

Blue Chinoiserie Bracket Clock by Mappin Webb, circa 1970

By Mappin Webb

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An attractive blue Chinoiserie Georgian style bracket clock, the white dial inscribed Mappin & Webb

Category

Late 20th Century British Georgian Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

Blue Chinoiserie Bracket Clock by Mappin Webb, circa 1970

$1,260

German Mahogany Ting Tang Bracket Clock by W&H

By Winterhalder and Hofmeier

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality late Victorian mahogany lancet top bracket or table clock with boxwood

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Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

German Mahogany Ting Tang Bracket Clock by W&H

$1,977

George III Style Black Chinoiserie Fusee Bracket Clock English, 19th Century

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

An attractive black chinoiserie decorated bracket or mantel clock, the wooden case profusely

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Antique 1880s British Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks

Materials

Wood

George III Style Black Chinoiserie Fusee Bracket Clock English, 19th Century

$3,695

German Mahogany Lancet Top Ting Tang Bracket Clock by W&H

By Winterhalder and Hofmeier

Located in Macclesfield, GB

A very good quality late Victorian mahogany lancet top bracket or table clock with boxwood

Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany

German Mahogany Lancet Top Ting Tang Bracket Clock by W&H

$2,113

19th Century Empire Style Clock on Bracket

Located in New York, NY

mounts. All rests on a concave mahogany bracket. Clock is 20" H and bracket is 14" H.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Wall Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Empire Style Clock on Bracket

$600

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Bracket Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of bracket clocks is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all bracket clocks available were constructed with great care. Bracket clocks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Georgian, Regency and Victorian bracket clocks are consistently popular styles. Bracket clocks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Winterhalder Hofmeier, Junghans Uhren GmbH and Lenzkirch Clock Factory are consistently popular.

How Much are Bracket Clocks?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $6,573, while they’re typically $59 on the low end and $550,000 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 Bracket Clocks

How do I date a bracket clock?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
If the bracket lock has a date indicator there are normally two different methods of dating the clock. With some, every two revolutions of the hour hand, at or near 12, will make contact with the dating ring behind the dial. If the bracket clock has a date pointer, the same method will work. However, you will be able to open the front of the clock and manually move the pointer. Shop a collection of bracket clocks on 1stDibs.
What is an antique bracket clock?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
An antique bracket clock refers to a portable spring-driven pendulum table clock created in the 17th and 18th centuries. These clocks were equipped with convenient carrying handles and were housed usually in rectangular cases. Shop a collection of antique and vintage bracket clocks from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.