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Louis XV Tortoiseshell Boulle clock, circa 1720
By Antoine St Martin
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
‘silent’ pull quarter repeating table clocks are scarce, French examples are even rarer.
The
Category
Antique 1720s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An extremely impressive and fine quality French Louis XV style boulle red tortoise shell and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Louis XIV Brass and Tortoiseshell Boulle Marquetry Striking Bracket Clock
Located in London, Middlesex
technique, named after a cabinetmaker for King Louis XIV of France. Boulle work consists of two contrasting
Category
Antique 1720s French Louis XIV Wall Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Stamped Texler Clock Longcase in Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century
Located in Manduel, FR
Important clock/longcase in Boulle marquetry.
(height 235 cm).
Napoleon III period. Perfect
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
Impressive Clock Longcase in Boulle Marquetry 19th Napoléon II
Located in Manduel, FR
Important clock or longcase in Boulle marquetry
Measures: height 235 cm
Napoleon III period
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Brass
Very Attractive Small Charming Tortoiseshell clock, Signed "Leroy a Paris"
By LeRoy
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very attractive small striking charming tortoiseshell four-pillar clock signed Leroy a Paris
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Longcase Clock in Boulle Marquetry by Vincenti 19th Century Napoleon III Period
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Manduel, FR
Clock longcase (height 235 cm) in Boulle marquetry.
Period Napoléon III.
Perfect condition
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Great Cartel to Ask from Eighteenth Time
By Adrien Delorme
Located in charmes, FR
Large cartel to pose from the 18th century, in brown tortoiseshell and brass, in very good condition, movement in Paris.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Cabinet Secretary with Clock in Boulle Marquetry, 19th Century, Napoleon III
Located in Manduel, FR
Cabinet secretary with clock
Napoleon III period, perfect condition.
Rich ornamentation of
Category
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Buffets
Materials
Brass
FRENCH TORTOISE AND BRONZE ORMOLU CLOCK
By Domoulinneue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SMALL SIZED FRENCH CLOCK. BRASS INLAY ON RED TORTOISE WITH BRONZE ORMOLU DETAILS ON EDGE. BOULLE
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Tortoise Shell-and-Brass Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French tortoiseshell-and-brass clock. Gilding and inlay throughout, and topped with stylized cherub.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Tortoise Shell .Boulle Cartel Clock signed Thuret
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tortoise shell appliqué with boule and bronze ormolu brass decoration. Clock strikes every hour and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th C Boule Style Bronze Ormolu
Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Good Working key wind Table Clock with striking Hammer
& Pandulum.
The inside Mecanism is Stamped
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Green Tortoise Shell Gilt Clock with Paired Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century, French, green tortoise shell clock with gilt bronze paired with matching green
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Wood
French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Pembroke, MA
Louis XV style tortoiseshell boulle clock. Gilt-bronze mounts and ornate brass inlay. Clock is in
Category
20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large Antique French Empire Tortoise Boulle
Ormolu Mantle Clock Circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Empire mantel clock offers decorated cylindrical face over tortoise Boulle base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Vintage French Louis XIV Style Franz Hermle Boulle
Tortoise Mantel Clock
By Franz Hermle
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized vintage French Louis XIV style German Franz Hermle Boulle
faux tortoise inlay
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Rare Art Deco Chinoiserie Tortoise Shell Clock Retailed by Brook
Son, Edinburg
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This very stylish clock would have been made in the Art Deco period around 1930. It is made of wood
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Original Antique French Boulle Mantle Clock Needing Restoration
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Wonderful and artistic, this fine antique clock would have at one time stolen the show. Now it is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Antique Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Paris, FR
An early 1900 French bell striking clock crafted in 18th century style (popular clockmaker design
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Superb Mid 19thC French Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Altrincham, GB
Mid 19thC French Boulle Bracket Clock with Ormalu Mounts, Intricate Etched Brass Inlaid
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV boulle mantle clock
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XV style boulle gilt bronze mounted mantle clock.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Boulle Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Louis XV style boulle cased bracket clock, the elaborate ormolu case mounted with cherubs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Clocks
Materials
Brass
Antique Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Louis XVI Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Barometer Clock
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
$5,600
French Tortoiseshell Mantel Clock by John Bagshaw and Son, Liverpool
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Edwardian tortoiseshell arch top mantel clock inlaid with silver line stringing, standing on
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Louis XV French Boulle Bracket Clock with Cherub Top and Wall Bracket
Located in Milford, NH
A Louis XV style French boulle bracket clock with matching mounted top and wall-mounted bracket, an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Boulle Napoleon III Mantel Table Clock from 1855
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Chorzów, PL
19th century French Boulle table clock having wonderful with classical brass inlay to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Boulle Marquetry, Louis XIV Style Ormolu Mounted Clock, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th century, a Louis XIV style bracket clock, the rectangular crest
Surmounted by a seated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Exquisite Boulle Bracket Clock with Original Verge Escapement by Admyrauld Paris
By Louis Henri Admyrauld
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A rare and beautiful 18th century Boulle marquetry bracket clock in lovely original condition. It
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV More Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Huge, Rare Napoleon III Boulle Table Clock France, 19th Century
By Henri Picard, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare, monumental size Napoleon III cartel table clock in Boule Marquetry.
This stunning piece is
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stunning Louis XIV Boulle Gilt Bronze Table Clock, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and tall Louis XIV style cartel table clock entirely covered with Boulle style marquetry in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Ormolu-Mounted Boulle Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Louis XV style clock by Japy Freres 8 day movement in a ormolu-mounted boulle
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French 19th Century "Boulle" Marquetry Bracket Block
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in London, GB
A French second empire bracket clock by Berthoud of Paris
In the manner of Andre-Charles Boulle
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Pendulum 19th Century In Tortoiseshell, Bronze And Blackened Wood, Napoleon III
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pendulum 19th century tortoiseshell, bronze and blackened wood, epoque Napoleon III, great decoration, complete, some missing.
Measures: H 49cm, W 28cm, W 14cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Large 19th Century French Boulle Inlaid Mantel Clock
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French boulle inlaid mantel clock, mounted by a classical ormolu figure
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle-Inlaid Wall Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fine Boulle-inlaid and ebonized wall clock, circa 1870, features delicate scrolling inlays of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Boulle Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Boulle clock. Gilt bronze embellishments on the tortoise shell body.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$4,200
French Green Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock by Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
By Jean-Baptiste Delettrez
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle Clock
Waisted case with green ‘tortoiseshell’ inlaid with fine
Category
Antique 1870s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell Boulle Mantel Clock with Matching Shelf
Located in Madrid, ES
Opulent Louis XV style Boulle mantel clock, with matching shelf. Extravagantly decorated in red
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Clock and its Console in Scale and Gilt Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style clock and its console in tortoise red scale and chiselled and gilt bronze.
Violin
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Small Red Tortoise Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Red Tortoise Mantel Clock with bronze mounts, 19th c.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
$2,800
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Red Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French Louis XV style red tortoise shell serpentine shaped mantel clock with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Late 19th Century French Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Clock Garniture
Located in Darwen, GB
A beautiful late 19th century French tortoiseshell and ormolu clock garniture. The clock having an
Category
Antique 1890s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century French Red Tortoise Shell Mantel Clock
Located in Darwen, GB
A 19th century French red tortoise shell and ormolu mounted mantel clock. The case veneered in red
Category
Antique 1880s Mantel Clocks
Large Provincial Tortoise and Brass Bracket Clock
Located in Pasadena, CA
I like this for the fact it not like all the Boulle clocks around and has a rustic feel.Pleasing
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
A Napoleon III Style Mantle Clock in Very rare green Tortoise Sh
Located in Hudson, NY
A rare Green Tortoise Shell Napoleon III Style Mantle Clock . With Bronze mounts.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French boulle green tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid mantel clock with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A good quality French Boulle red tortoise shell and brass inlaid fronted mantel clock with ebonised
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French boulle natural coloured tortoise shell and brass inlaid mantel clock
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
By Roblin
Fils Freres
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass mantel clock with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality French boulle red tortoise shell and engraved brass inlaid mantel clock with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Boulle Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Macclesfield, GB
An extremely good quality French boulle engraved brass and natural tortoise shell inlaid mantel
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Boulle Bracket Clock
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
J. Gudin French bracket clock with gilt bronze ormolu and tortoiseshell marquetry. This clock has
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$38,900
Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell Clock
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Louis XV Style Tortoiseshell Clock by Dalibon, Caen, France, with 8 day movement
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Tortoise Shell
A French Louis XV boulle inlaid bracket clock, by Fortin, circa 1740
Located in Amsterdam, NL
over, on an ogee shaped wall bracket.
This clock has kept its lovely old patina which gives it a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Clocks
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Tortoise Shell, Oak
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
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French Tortoise Clock For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the French tortoise clock you’re looking for. Frequently made of bone, tortoise shell and metal, every French tortoise clock was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French tortoise clock — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A French tortoise clock is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in louis xv, Louis XVI and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. Japy Frères, Samuel Marti and Vincenti et Cie each produced at least one beautiful French tortoise clock that is worth considering.
How Much is a French Tortoise Clock?
A French tortoise clock can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,089, while the lowest priced sells for $900 and the highest can go for as much as $82,925.
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 French Tortoise Clock
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Check 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How you adjust a French mantel clock depends on its design. In many antique clocks, there is a winding slot that says R for Retard on one side and A for Advance on the other. If you wish to make the clock faster, you turn the key toward the R. To slow down the clock, turn the key in the opposite direction toward the A. Find a large collection of French mantel clocks on 1stDibs.
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