Louis Xvi Ormolu Marble Clock

Bronze Clock With Marble Base

French Marble Clock And Candelabra

Cherub Clock

French Mantel Ormolu Clock With Candelabra

19th Century French Table Clock

19th Century French Marble Mantel Clock

French Louis Xvi Desk White

Enamel Clock Face

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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze White Marble Cherub Cupid Clock

$6,972 Sale Price

43% Off

A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke. The case signed

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Ormolu

A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke

$24,593

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set

By Samuel Marti, Raingo Frères

Located in Forney, TX

A luxurious French Louis XVI style gilt bronze ormolu and alabaster (onyx-marble) three piece

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Alabaster, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French Louis XVI Style Mantle Clock Garniture Set

$3,500 / set

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble and ormolu mounted

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble, Ormolu

A French 19th century Louis XVI st. clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier

$29,500

French 19th century Ormolu, Marble and Porcelain clock, by F. Pelissier

By F. Pelissier

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, white Carrara marble and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th century Ormolu, Marble and Porcelain clock, by F. Pelissier

$12,900

Louis XVI Style Porcelain Mounted Figural Clock, Allegorical of the Arts

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain mounted figural clock, Allegorical of the

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Porcelain Mounted Figural Clock, Allegorical of the Arts

$18,444

Lyre Form Clock Garniture, Louis XVI Manner, 19th Century

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Lyre Form Clock Garniture in Louis XVI Manner. A stunning antique French lyre boudoir clock set

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Lyre Form Clock Garniture, Louis XVI Manner, 19th Century

$16,995 / set

Louis XVI style Mantle Clock, 19th Century 16.5"(42cm)

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very pleasing 19th century French gilded ormolu and white marble mantel clock, having a cherub

Category

Antique 1860s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI style Mantle Clock, 19th Century 16.5"(42cm)

$6,558

French Louis XVI Style Allegorical Clock of “Paul and Virginie"

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A rare Louis XVI style mantel clock after a late 18th century original inspired by the novel ‘Paul

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French Louis XVI Style Allegorical Clock of “Paul and Virginie"

$7,500

A French 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, by Mathieu Planchon

By Mathieu Planchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most delightful and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

A French 19th century Carrara marble and Ormolu clock, by Mathieu Planchon

$15,700

Fine 19th Century French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock with Marble Case

Located in Worcester, GB

Fine 19th Century French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock with Marble Case A finely cast French

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fine 19th Century French Ormolu and Bronze Mantel Clock with Marble Case

$2,951

Antique French Ormolu Clock and Candlesticks Set with Rouge Marble, Circa 1880 s

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique French exquisite quality Ormolu clock and candlesticks of Vatican rouge marble, circa 1875

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Clock and Candlesticks Set with Rouge Marble, Circa 1880 s

$7,300 / set

Louis XVI Clock Depicting L’Etude Learning et La Philosophie Philosophy

By François Rémond

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A Louis XVI mantle clock depicting “L’Etude et La Philosophie” (Learning and Philosophy). The clock

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Clock Depicting L’Etude Learning et La Philosophie Philosophy

$35,000

Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Clock with Putti in the Clouds

Located in New York, NY

A fine Louis XVI-style large gilt-bronze and greige Rococo marble figural mantel clock is

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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Clock with Putti in the Clouds

$26,000

Napoleonic Gilt Bronze and Marble Obelisk Clock

Located in New York, NY

A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and marble obelisk clock with Napoleonic Military theme. Three

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Napoleonic Gilt Bronze and Marble Obelisk Clock

$8,500 / item

19th Century Louis XVI style, Mantel Clock 17"(43cm)

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th Century French gilded ormolu mantel clock. Having a cherub playing a base

Category

Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI style, Mantel Clock 17"(43cm)

$6,558

French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century

Located in Cypress, CA

Remarkable 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted white marble clock with love birds

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Enamel

French White Marble Clock Retailed by Tiffany, 19th Century

$5,800

French 19th century Belle Époque period Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

, Ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble clock, signed Falconet. This stunning miniature timepiece is raised by a

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th century Belle Époque period Louis XVI st. patinated Bronze, clock

$9,700

Continental Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock, signed Imperial

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A handsome and most decorative Continental Turn of the Century Louis XVI st. Ormolu, Vert Antique

Category

20th Century Unknown Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Continental Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock, signed Imperial

$15,800

18th Century Louis XVI Marble Gilt Bronze Dancing Girl Pendule after Falconet

Located in Berlin, DE

18th century French Louis XVI marble gilt bronze dancing girl pendule after Falconet, signed

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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Louis XVI Marble Gilt Bronze Dancing Girl Pendule after Falconet

$2,450

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Clock

By Henry Dasson

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

patinated bronze, ormolu, and Rouge Griotte marble clock attributed to Henry Dasson. The clock is raised by

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Clock

$38,900

Early 19th Century French Marble Clock signed "lefebure fres 5 rue Beranger"

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine 19th century Rouge Griotte marble and gilt bronze clock in the Louis XVI style

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Early 19th Century French Marble Clock signed "lefebure fres 5 rue Beranger"

$14,535

White Marble Mounted Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set

Located in London, GB

putto holding the clock and seated upon various ormolu decorations above an ormolu mounted white marble

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

White Marble Mounted Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Piece Clock Set

$16,395 / set

L Etude Ormolu and Bronze Fusee Mantel Clock

Located in Amersham, GB

Regent popularised it at Carlton House. They made models in bronze ormolu and marble for many clock

Category

Antique 1810s Regency Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Ormolu

L Etude Ormolu and Bronze Fusee Mantel Clock

$5,806

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

By Maison Deniere

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A large and impressive 19th century gilded ormolu and bronze Louis XVI style clock garniture

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

$27,325 / set

French Ormolu Mantel Clock pendulum France, Mid-Late 19th Century

Located in Lantau, HK

, depth 13.5 cm. A late 19th century French gilt-bronze (ormolu) and marble mantel clock in Louis XVI

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Ormolu Mantel Clock pendulum France, Mid-Late 19th Century

$3,900 Sale Price

50% Off

Unusual 19th Century French rotary Clock Garniture

Located in Tarzana, CA

A rare and very fine 19th century French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted white marble 3-piece Rotary

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Unusual 19th Century French rotary Clock Garniture

$29,500 / set

Pair Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century

By Claude Michel Clodion

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A good quality pair of French gilded ormolu and rouge marble candelabra, depicting two putti each

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century

$5,191 / set

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Satyr Figurals Mantel Clock

Located in Germantown, MD

to as French Empire or Louis XVI style clocks. The clock's case is made of gilt bronze (ormolu) and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Roman Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Ormolu

Rococo Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Satyr Figurals Mantel Clock

$1,903

French Classical Mantel Clock, circa 1880

Located in Brighton, Sussex

An enchanting classical Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, having a standing

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Classical Mantel Clock, circa 1880

$3,825

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive 19th century classical French Louis XVI style mantel clock, having gilded ormolu

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Classical Mantel Clock

$5,246 Sale Price

20% Off

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

the Louis XVI period (1754-1793). This clock will look beautiful placed on a mantelpiece, or in some

Category

Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock

$8,880

Highly Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Clockset by Beurdeley

By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley

Located in New York, NY

Highly Important Louis XVI style gilt bronze clockset by Beurdeley A fine Louis XVI-style large

Category

Antique 19th Century French More Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Highly Important Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Clockset by Beurdeley

$126,000 / set

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier Cie.

By Charpentier et Cie

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Marble Clock By Charpentier Cie.

$36,500

"Geniuses of the Arts" Gilded Bronze and Marble Clock Set by G. Fabre, c. 1900

By Samuel Marti, G. Fabre

Located in PARIS, FR

d’Or 1900 A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and statuary Carrare marble clock set, consisting of a clock

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Geniuses of the Arts" Gilded Bronze and Marble Clock Set by G. Fabre, c. 1900

$10,085 / set

19th C. Patinated Dore Bronze Hercules Clock on a Marble base, E. F. Caldwell

By Edward F. Caldwell Co.

Located in New York, NY

An Marvelous Signed Caldwell 19th Century Patinated and Dore Bronze Hercules Clock on a Marble

Category

Antique 1890s American Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th C. Patinated Dore Bronze Hercules Clock on a Marble base, E. F. Caldwell

$16,800

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Piece Garniture Set

By Raingo Frères

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

marble and ormolu three piece garniture set signed Raingo Frères, Paris. The clock and original matching

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Style Three-Piece Garniture Set

$24,500 / set

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Garniture Set, By Jacques Gudin

By Jacques-Gérôme Gudin

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A wonderful French 19th century Louis XVI st. Rouge Griotte marble, Ormolu, and patinated Bronze

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Garniture Set, By Jacques Gudin

$26,800 / set

Very Impressive French 19th Century Neoclassical Lyre-Form Clock

By Etienne LeNoir

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

quality white and yellow marble 19th century French Lyre-Form clock mounted all over with gilt bronze

Category

Antique 1850s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Crystal, Marble, Enamel, Ormolu

Very Impressive French 19th Century Neoclassical Lyre-Form Clock

$7,119 Sale Price

52% Off

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Garniture Set Retailed by Tiffany Co

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period ormolu

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Crystal, Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Garniture Set Retailed by Tiffany Co

$44,500 / set

Large 19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A large and impressive very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style mantel (fireplace

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large 19th Century Bronze Mantel Clock

$12,979

Bronze and Porphyry Clock by Julien Le Roy, 19th Century

By Julien Le Roy

Located in Cypress, CA

A magnificent 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu and patinated bronze mounted Porphyry clock with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Porphyry, Bronze, Ormolu

Bronze and Porphyry Clock by Julien Le Roy, 19th Century

$28,000

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Three Piece Garniture Set, Signed Denière

By Jean-François Denière

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A sensational and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. three piece garniture set, signed

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Three Piece Garniture Set, Signed Denière

$35,500 / set

French Bronze Dore Mantle Table Clock by Leveque Guéret, 19th Century

By Guéret Frères

Located in Lisbon, PT

Louis XVI gilded bronze watch. Enamelled dial with hollow hands White marble pedestal richly

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

French Bronze Dore Mantle Table Clock by Leveque Guéret, 19th Century

$5,839 Sale Price

20% Off

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock Set

By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Eugene-Antoine Aizelin

Located in London, GB

Louis XVI style ormolu and rouge griotte marble clock set French, 1867 Clock: height 67cm, width

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Garniture

Materials

Griotte Marble, Ormolu

Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Rouge Griotte Marble Clock Set

$61,482 / set

19th Century Patinated Bronze Putto Seated on a Gilt Mantel Clock

Located in New York, NY

A Majestic patinated bronze putto seated on a gilt mantel clock. Modelled with a seated putto

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Patinated Bronze Putto Seated on a Gilt Mantel Clock

$26,000

Early 19th Century French Directoire Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock by Deverberie

By Deverberrie

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

clock is surmounted by an ormolu basket of flowers with festoons of foliage and flowers trailing down

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century French Directoire Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock by Deverberie

$10,000

Philosophical Clock of the 18th Century by Piezze Rive À Colmaer

Located in Warsaw, PL

"Mantel clock 18th century Louis XVI study And Philosophy Ormolu Mantel Clock by Piezze Rive A

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Philosophical Clock of the 18th Century by Piezze Rive À Colmaer

$11,865 Sale Price

35% Off

French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock 19th Century

Located in Staffordshire, GB

French 19th century Ormolu And White Marble Cherub Clock. A superb small ormolu and white marble 8

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French Gilt Bronze Cherub Mantle Clock 19th Century

$1,352

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet

By Étienne Maurice Falconet

Located in London, GB

mythology. On Falconet's clock, these were completed in white marble; here, they are opulently finished in

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet

$61,482

French Gilt Clock Set Garniture Cherub Candelabras Louis XV

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Absolutely stunning antique French clock set and garniture in marble and gilt In the Louis XV

Category

Antique 1890s Louis XV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

French Gilt Clock Set Garniture Cherub Candelabras Louis XV

$3,620

Fannières Frères Desk Clock "Time Allegory" circa 1860

By Fannière Frères

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

green marble base with cavet molding, ormolu feet. Signed "Fannière Fres" Circa 1860 Fannière Frères

Category

Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Fannières Frères Desk Clock "Time Allegory" circa 1860

$2,847 Sale Price

25% Off

Empire Gilt Bronze Table Clock by Claude Gallé, France, 19th Century

By Claude Galle

Located in Lisbon, PT

Louis XVI and Empire periods, and this piece showcases the grandeur and symbolism typical of Napoleonic

Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Empire Gilt Bronze Table Clock by Claude Gallé, France, 19th Century

$6,568 Sale Price

20% Off

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Italian White Marble Top

Located in Miami, FL

A very fine quality Louis XVI Style ormolu-mounted commode or chest of drawers with an Italian

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Commode with Italian White Marble Top

$9,500

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine

Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Breccia Marble, Ormolu

French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet

$24,850 Sale Price

44% Off

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Clock and Bust

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

marble, ormolu and patinated bronze clock and bust by Emile Colin & Cie and A. Carrier. The clock is

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Belle Époque Period Clock and Bust

$26,500

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet by Henry Dasson with Venus Aeneas

By Henry Dasson

Located in London, GB

An Exceptional Vernis Martin Cabinet-on-Stand In the Louis XVI Style By Henry Dasson Surmounted

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet by Henry Dasson with Venus Aeneas

$121,599

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Louis Xvi Ormolu Marble Clock For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal louis xvi ormolu marble clock for your home. Frequently made of metal, marble and stone, every louis xvi ormolu marble clock was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a louis xvi ormolu marble clock — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A louis xvi ormolu marble clock made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. A well-made louis xvi ormolu marble clock has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Raingo Frères, Samuel Marti and Japy Frères are consistently popular.

How Much is a Louis Xvi Ormolu Marble Clock?

A louis xvi ormolu marble clock can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $9,882, while the lowest priced sells for $1,351 and the highest can go for as much as $118,090.

A Close Look at Louis Xvi Furniture

Reflecting the final era of royal opulence before the upheaval of the French Revolution, antique Louis XVI furniture features more angular shapes than the Rococo curves of the Louis XV style, harkening back to the imposing grandeur of Louis XIV.

Dating between 1750 and 1800, an era that overlapped with the last king of France whose reign was cut short by the guillotine, Louis XVI furniture, known as the goût grec, is emblematic of the neoclassical revision that French furniture underwent during the second half of the 18th century.

Authentic Louis XVI furniture characteristics include clean lines and carved details such as scrolls and acanthus flourishes that were inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. This was informed by a burgeoning interest in antiquity in the 18th century, owing to new archaeological excavations at sites including Pompeii and Herculaneum. It largely eclipsed the more East Asian–influenced ornamentation of Louis XV for something more geometric and symmetrical.

The Louis XVI style was defined by what was being created for the palatial rooms at Versailles and Fontainebleau, particularly for the queen, with cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener being a favorite of Marie-Antoinette’s for his luxurious pieces accented with gilded bronze and marquetry. Furniture maker Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené was also a major designer of the period, with his pieces for the royal residences adorned with giltwood and neoclassical touches like tapered columns for chair legs and laurel leaf carvings. Cabinetmaker Adam Weisweiler occasionally incorporated into his furniture porcelain panels produced by Sèvres, a popular manufacturer of European ceramics that served the crown with serveware, vases and other decorative objects.

Find a collection of antique Louis XVI seating, tables, cabinets and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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.