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Wall Clock
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Black & gilt French wall clock
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Metal
$4,400
French original Art Deco ATO wooden clock with battery
By ATO
Located in Oakland, CA
. I also like the beautiful wood treatment on this piece, where most of the other ATO clocks I've had
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century French Mantle Clock
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th C. French carved gilt wood mantle clock, depicting a fancifully dressed, cross-legged
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century French Clock Face
Located in Encinitas, CA
Industrial 19th Century clock face from from Paris, France. Pretre Original enamel face and letters
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
(N67) Louis XVI style gilt-wood sunburst clock
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XVI style gilt-wood sunburst clock.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Empire Portico Clock
Located in Bournemouth, GB
French Empire style brass inlaid portico clock, circa 1880. Recently restored.
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
18th c. Country French Carved Fruitwood Tall Case Clock - REDUCED
Located in Miami, FL
Country French carved fruitwood tall case clock having a molded cornice above the clock with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Brass
Boulle Inlaid Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
A French Louis XV style boulle inlaid clock with gilt ormolu mounts. A partial glossy paper dial
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass
Champagne Barrel Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very unusual champagne barrel clock, French movement clock is in working condition
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Metal
$2,950
Painted Clock Face
Located in Stamford, CT
Funky clock face hand painted with metal hands
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood
$1,200
French 19th Century, Louis XVI Ormolu Bronze Clock featuring Urania
Located in Charleston, SC
Magnificent clock in chased and ormolu bronze representing Urania ,daughter of Zeus ,an allegory of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Art Deco Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
An unusual Art Deco period clock executed in sycamore inlaid with mahogany and having a repousse
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Metal
$5,200
Fine French Louis XV Corne Verte Ormolu-Mounted Mantel Clock
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
is signed Duhamel JME, Maitre en 1750.
The clock is in working order.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
ART DECO CLOCK
Located in Bronx, NY
This oversized Art Deco mantle clock is dramatically designed with panels veneered in rich wood
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Metal
$1,500
Cotna Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An antique wall clock made by 1930s French manufacturer Cotna Electrique featuring a distressed
Category
20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
$3,200
Maison Desny Clock
By La Maison Desny
Located in New York, NY
Monumental clock by Maison Desny
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
19thc Exquisite Monumental French Boulle Clock wPedestal
Located in Pasadena, CA
19thc Exquisite Monumental French Boulle Turtle shell Clock w/Pedestal by Toussaint Lenoire
Category
Antique 1850s French French Provincial Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Napoleon III Clock with Inlayed Wood and Bronze Mounts
Located in Hudson, NY
An inlaid wood with bronze mounts clock from France.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
A French 19th Century Zinc Clock Face
Located in London, GB
A french 19th centuryZinc clock face
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Zinc
Art Deco Wall Clock
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Art Deco period wall clock having a burl wood face mounted with chrome plated numerials. France
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Wood
$3,950
Fine 19th Century French Gilt Cartel Clock
By Gibert
Tours
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine 19th century French "cartel," gilt wall clock, in the Louis XVI taste, with swag and urn
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Round Wall Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 20th century French round wall clock.
Category
Early 20th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Elephant mystery swinger clock
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A bronzed elephant on oval wood base with upraised trunk holding the swinging clock mechanism
Category
20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Painted
Gilt Bracket Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
Painted and gilt bracket clock and shelf with original decoration, circa 1830
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hermes Ships Wheel Clock
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, and in perfect condition, this ship's wheel clock is a must for any nautical enthusiast.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Domed Skeleton Clock
Located in Bronx, NY
This rare French skeleton shelf clock, circa 1880s, features a detailed outside escape movement
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Metal
Large French Clock with Zinc frame c.1850s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an incredible French clock. It is made of Zinc, wood, and Iron. The hands are beautifully
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Zinc, Iron
19th Century Morbier Grandfather Clock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful antique Morbier grandfather clock with painting to look like inlaid wood. Sold AS IS
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood
19th century Waltrin parisian clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century Waltrin parisian mantel clock in running order
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood
Hermes Jaeger Lecoultre Nautical Clock
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
This Rare Hemes/Jaeger lecoultre clock is one that we have never seen before. It is made of brass
Category
Vintage 1950s French Clocks
Materials
Brass
18th Century Vernis Martin Clock
Located in New York, NY
This Cartel Clock was made by Jean Lull for a Parisian interior. Decorated with gilt bronze
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Tall 19th century chinoiserie clock
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Tall 19th century chinoiserie clock
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Walnut Tall Case Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 18th century French Louis XVI period walnut tall case clock in the violin shape, porcelain
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Wood
Black Chinoiserie Chiming Pagoda Clock, French Movement, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
et Cie, the well regarded French maker. The clock chimes the hours and half hours on a bell
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clocks
Materials
Wood
Hermes Ship
s Wheel Clock And Barometer
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of Hermes clock and barometer
Category
Vintage 1950s French Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Demilune Clock or Trinket Box
Located in London, GB
A fabulous and unusual Art Deco demilune mantel or desk clock, the heavy nickeled bronze mechanical
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Painted Tall Case Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early 19th century painted tall case clock in the Swedish taste, with brass and porcelain face
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Directoire Clock, circa 1795
Located in Atlanta, GA
This period Directoire wall clock is made of wood and painted black with gilt accents. There are
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th C. Painted Clock from Normandy, Circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
Comtoise clocks, also know as Morbier clocks, were made in France dating as early as 1680 and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Deco Jaeger LeCoultre 8 day clock
Located in Oakland, CA
Case and feet have been turned from a solid piece of burr Amboyna and look absolutely stunning, in super condition throughout with no damages or repairs. Silver plated stepped bronz...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Metal
Large Louis XV Giltwood and Polychromed Wall Clock
Located in Louisville, KY
Important Louis XV Giltwood and Polychromed Wall Clock, Circa 1760; the lyre shaped case with an
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood
Antique French Empire Blanc Fils Palais Royale Portico Columnar Pendulum Clock
By Blanc Fils, Palais Royale 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Empire style antique ormolu mounted portico table clock. The mid 19th Century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
Guilmet , Mystery Clock with Conical Pendulum, Paris, 1880
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Mystery clock by Andre Romain Guilmet, circa 1880, three legs compass on world clock.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Industrial Clocks
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Empire Carved Oak Tall Case Clock, c. 1800
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This tall case clock has a white wash finish added to the Oak that gives the wood a crisp and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Metal
18th Century Cinnabar Lacquer and Gilt Chinoiserie Clock
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
Late 18th century chinoiserie clock hand lacquered cinnabar with gilt details. Movement is signed
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Wood, Glass
Dunhill Limited Edition Desktop Art Deco Clock with case
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a magnificent Dunhill Clock, made in France and was a limited edition made sometime prior
Category
Late 20th Century French Clocks
Materials
Metal
19th Century Zinc Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Zinc and Wooden Clock
Category
Antique 19th Century French Wall Clocks
Materials
Zinc
$2,200
French 18th Century Giltwood Louis XV Decorative Wall Clock with Floral Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French Louis XV giltwood wall clock from the 18th century features a nicely carved crest
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Very Fine Louis XVI Period Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very fine French Louis XVI period walnut tall case clock with carved decoration and period clock
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks
Materials
Wood
A very impressive Louis XIV boulle Bracket Clock
By Ecole Boulle
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Renommée , Apollon, putti , cariatides ,horses , urns and mascarons .
Marquetry Boulle à la Bérain with birds , dancing boys , monkeys and scrolling leaf.
The clockmaker is Baltha...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIV Clocks
Materials
Brass
PAUL FOLLOT 1925 ART DECO rare parrots carved silver leaf clock
By Paul Follot
Located in Paris, ile de france
extremely rare and exceptionnal 2 parrots wood carved clock,very caracteristical of 1925s art deco
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Silver Leaf
19th c. Regence style bronze mounted kingwood tall case clock (M850)
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Regence style kingwood tall case clock with well cast bronze mounts, a porcelain dial with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Régence Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Parcel Ebonized
Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Wall Clock
Located in San Francisco, CA
The glazed case of molded serpentine form, opening to a conforming panel adorned with stylized mother-of-pearl inlaid vines and parcel ebonized fields bordered by wire string inlay, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Louis XVI Style Floor Clock By Dasson, signed
Dated 1872
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Vancouver, BC
interesting to note that a barometer version of the clock, also in the Louvre, was made by the cabinet maker
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Steel, Iron
Art Deco French Desk Clock by Jaz
By Jaz
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Desk Clock, Eight Day mechanism with alarm, in Chrome and Palissandre Wood, by Jaz, France
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Matched Hermes Ships Wheel Clock/Barometer
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Hermes ship's wheel form clock/barometer. Very hard to find as a matched pair
Category
Vintage 1940s French Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
19th c. Louis XV style mantle clock by Francois Lesage, Paris 1850-1870
By Francois Lesage
Located in Miami, FL
19th c. Louis XV style mantle clock by F. LESAGE, PARIS (François Lesage worked between 1850 and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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French Wood Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French wood clocks available for sale. Each of these unique French wood clocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. French wood clocks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. French wood clocks made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Napoleon III — are very popular at 1stDibs. French wood clocks have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by ATO, Coduri of Lyon, France and Léon Hatot are consistently popular.
How Much are French Wood Clocks?
French wood clocks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,016, while the lowest priced sells for $142 and the highest can go for as much as $165,000.
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 Wood Clocks
- 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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