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English Art Deco Peach Mirror, Chrome, Copper
Vitrolite Mechanical Table Clock
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunning English Art Deco table clock features a thick glass face covering a silvered peach
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Striped Mechanical Ceramic Wall Clock by Mauthe, Germany
By Mauthe
Located in Frisco, TX
Mechanical wall clock from late 1950s or very early 1960s Germany. Manufactured by Mauthe. Comes
Category
Vintage 1950s German Wall Clocks
Materials
Iron
English Art Deco Asymmetrical Chrome and Brass, Mechanical Tilt Shelf Clock
By Goldsmiths
Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This high-end English Art Deco asymmetrical chrome and brass 8-day mechanical shelf clock has a 15
Category
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Rare Swiss Export Extreme Geometric Chrome 8-Day Mechanical Shelf Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
The movement of this stunning and rare little 8-day mechanical shelf clock was made in Switzerland
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome
French Ultra Art Deco Styled Chrome and Black Mechanical Alarm Clock by Blangy
By Blangy
Located in Port Hope, ON
This is one fine looking ultra Art Deco styled French alarm clock from its radical flat chrome
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Metal, Chrome
American Art Deco Revival Chrome
Blue Enamel Mechanical Mantel Clock by Welton
By Welton
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very stylish American Art Deco Revival mechanical mantel clock features a body in high gloss
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Mantel Clocks
German Art Deco Chrome Asymmetrical 8-Day Mechanical Desk Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stylish German Art Deco asymmetrical, 8-day, mechanical desk clock features a circular face
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
American Art Deco Red Kal-Klock Mechanical Combination Alarm Clock/Calendar
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American Art Deco Kal-Klock bright red enamelled, mechanical alarm clock with integral manual
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Teak, Rosewood and Black Metal Veglia Mechanical Alarm Clock
By Veglia
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully executed Italian Mid-Century Modern Veglia mechanical alarm clock takes the form
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Metal
French Art Deco Chrome and Copper Mechanical Tilt Alarm Clock by DEP
By DEP
Located in Port Hope, ON
This lovely little French Art Deco mechanical alarm clock is constructed from a Chrome plated ring
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Copper
Art Deco French Aluminium and Brass Mechanical Tilt Alarm Clock by DEP
By DEP
Located in Port Hope, ON
This lovely little French Art Deco mechanical tilt alarm clock is in highly polished aluminium with
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
German Art Deco Chrome and Bakelite O&K Presentation Mechanical Table Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This German Art Deco tilting chrome and bakelite mechanical table clock was a presentation piece
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome, Metal
French Art Deco Chrome Mechanical Alarm Clock with Geometric Base by Dep
By DEP
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful French Art Deco chrome alarm/desk clock features a very strongly designed and
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco Figurative Marbled Galalith
Chrome Racing Yacht Shelf Clock.
Located in Port Hope, ON
The body of this distinctive Art Deco mechanical shelf clock is made in a sea blue/green marbled
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Small Wooden Elliot London Mantel Clock
Located in London, Nottinghill
This beautiful 8th day mechanical English mantel clock is in good working condition and it is
Category
Vintage 1930s British Mantel Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Griotte Marble Clock Garniture
By Japy Frères
Located in Dublin, IE
detail.
All of our clocks are sold mechanically overhauled and in working order. If this striking
Category
Early 20th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Ormolu
20th Century French, Japy Freres, Balloon Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dublin, IE
mechanically restore each clock which is sold in working order. We take great pride in our stock and also in
Category
Antique 1890s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
French Art Deco 8-Day Lever Movement Shelf Clock in Blonde Walnut with Chrome and Ebonised Accents
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautifully designed French mechanical 8-day shelf clock features a Lever movement housed in a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Carriage Striking Repeating Clock 10768 Enamel White Roman Numeral Dial
Located in London, GB
Features:
Type: Vintage French carriage clock
Movement: Mechanical with striking & repeating function
Category
Antique 19th Century Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Dutch Midcentury, Avant Garde, Brass and Polychrome Enamel Pendulum Mantle Clock
By Orfac, Hermle and Kieninger
Located in Port Hope, ON
, mechanical mantel clock is typical of the work of the Dutch clock-makers, Orfac of Rogan, Holland. During the
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
English Art Deco, Chrome, Wood and Polychromed Veneer Ziggurat Mantle Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
This extremely architectural English Art Deco mechanical mantle clock features a geometric inlaid
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Chrome
19th Century F. Barbedienne Louis XV Bronze Ormolu Large Mantel Clock, France
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
mechanically and aesthetically, of this clock make it an incredible acquisition for collectors. The importance
Category
Antique 1860s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Elegant Music Box with Singing Bird by Reuge, Mechanical Mouvement
Located in London, GB
a mechanical mouvement with a bird coming out of the top with music. The format is H: 11 cm, L: 12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
19th Century Irish Mahogany Longcase Clock by Patrick Donegan, Dublin
By Patrick Donegan
Located in Dublin, IE
and city of work - Dublin.
The clock is sold mechanically restored and guaranteed for one year
Category
Antique 1870s Irish Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Stunning German Art Deco Chrome with Etched
Beveled Glass Junghans Desk Clock
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in Port Hope, ON
This stunning Art Deco beveled glass and chrome mechanical desk clock was made by the German
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
French Art Deco Copper
Peach Scalloped Edge Mirror Alarm Clock/Torchiere Combo
By DEP, Lustrerie R. Gauthier
Located in Port Hope, ON
mechanical alarm clock (attributed to DEP) on a polished copper support that is held in place by two small
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Art Deco Sterling Silver and Gold Asprey Jaeger Lecoultre 8 Day Travel Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and very rare sterling silver and gold-plated mechanical travel clock. This folding
Category
Vintage 1930s British Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Mechanical Swiss Clock with Miniature Painting, circa 1930s
Located in Redding, CA
A very sweet fully functional bedside clock, the cherub is busy working at his station, each time
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Paintings
Materials
Ormolu, Silver Plate
German Art Deco Chrome Mechanical Alarm Clock/Lamp with Aluminum Banded Shade.
Located in Port Hope, ON
This uniquely designed German Art Deco bedside mechanical alarm clock/lamp is marked "foreign" on
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Alarm Clock Slava Vintage Mechanical Slava
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Vintage from the 1970s
Materials
glass, metal.
Category
Vintage 1970s Russian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Woodford England Gold Plated Mechanical Carriage Clock
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
(handle up) 17.5 cm / 6 3/4 in
Movement Fully working eight day mechanical movement
Face White enamel
Category
20th Century Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Rare German Mechanical Table Mantle Clock Black Red
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a wonderful and rare, mechanical clock, from Germany, circa the 1930s. In
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Rare mechanical electric transional clock by Helvetia
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A somewhat rare and unique Electric Mechanical clock by the high quality firm of Helvetia of
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Cool Surrealistic Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cool Surrealistic solid aluminum mechanical clock with 8 day reserve power,in the style of Salvador
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Clocks
Whimsical Mechanical Owl Clock
Located in Petaluma, CA
mechanical clocks such as these, but admittedly, they never come cheaply. The owl subject was just too much
Category
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Omega Mid Century Electro-Mechanical
Rocketline
Desk Clock
By Omega
Located in London, GB
An iconic midcentury Electro-Mechanical desk clock, Rocket Line No. 5556.
This is a very stylish
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Glass and Brass Italian Desk Clock by Iatos
By Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
, very small signs of time on the glass. The mechanical clock it's in working order.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1950s Westclox Art Deco Travel Clock Nonworking
By Westclox
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an art deco personal travel mechanical clock by Westclox. Tested non
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Anniversary Dome clock - Franz Hermle - Brass, Glass - 1950s
By Hermle and Kieninger
Located in Den Haag, NL
anniversary clock by Franz Hermle, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of clocks and mechanical clock
Category
Vintage 1950s German Hollywood Regency Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare Self Winding Clock Co Naval Observatory Time Western Union Wall Clock 26"
By Self Winding Clock Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
in 1886 marketing their own electro-mechanical clocks based on the 1884 electro-mechanical clock
Category
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
Simple Mechanical School / Industrial Clocks
Located in Culver City, CA
Chrome surround, simple face
Category
Vintage 1930s French Clocks
Materials
Metal
1930s Germany Wall Clock
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany Kienzle wall clock from 1930.
- The clock is mechanical and they is wounding up with the
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1930s Art-Deco wall clock, Germany
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Praha, CZ
chimes have been completely cleaned and oiled.
- The clock is mechanical and is wound with a key.
- The
Category
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
1920s Art-Deco Kienzle Porcelain Wall Clock, Germany
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany clock from 1920 Kienzle
- the clock is mechanical and is wound with the included key
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Ansonia Tower Clock
By Ansonia Clock Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
, mechanical powerhouses like this were replaced by motorized timepieces; most working tower clocks were either
Category
Antique 19th Century American Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Metal
$188,500
Jaeger LeCoultre 1950 Swiss Retro Modernist Mechanical Desk Clock Near Mint
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Jaeger LeCoultre.
Fabulous geometric desk-table clock, created in
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
Martin Burgess Sculptural Clock Made for Simon Napier-Bell
Located in New Orleans, LA
the world’s “most accurate mechanical clock with a pendulum swinging in free air.”
Circa 1965
Category
20th Century English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass, Lead
1920 René Lalique Clock Six Hirondelles Glass Mechanical Movement Swallows
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Clock "Six Hirondelles Perchees" (swallows) clock made in frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a very attractive English Art Deco clock, made circa 1930. It has a eight day wind up
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Three-Train Tower Clock by Seth Thomas
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
size and beauty. Featuring a combination of electronic and mechanical functions, the clock would have
Category
20th Century American Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Metal
1920 René Lalique Marguerites Clock Clear Glass Blue Patina Mechanical Movement
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Marguerites" clock made in 1920 in molded clear glass, working original mechanical
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
1920 René Lalique Pigeons Clock Grey-Blue Stained Glass Mechanical Movement
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
René Lalique "Pigeons" clock made in 1920 in molded frosted glass with grey-blue patina, working
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
XLarge German Kienzle world time desk clock Heinrich Möller
By Heinrich Möller, Kienzle Clocks
Located in Krefeld, DE
Kienzle mechanical movement world timer clock. XL table clock with beautiful clocks face with world
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Swiss Modernist brass Wall Clock
Located in Danville, CA
Stunning and large scale Modernist Wall clock with mechanical works, pendulum, counterweights, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Clocks
French Pendulum Skeleton Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
mechanically stunning. The clock's single train movement boasts an exceptionally Fine mechanism. The mercury
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
The Royal Exchange Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
metalworking and was responsible for creating all of the mechanical components of their clocks, often using a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$128,500
General Artigas Gunboat Industrial Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
charming mechanical wonder.
French industrial clocks are among the most creative and diverse timepieces
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Industrial Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
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Mechanical Clocks For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of mechanical clocks available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique mechanical clocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. We have 278 antique and vintage mechanical clocks in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Mechanical clocks have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Art Deco, mid-century modern and industrial mechanical clocks are consistently popular styles. Many mechanical clocks are appealing in their simplicity, but Siemens, Smiths English Clocks Ltd. and Jaeger-LeCoultre produced popular mechanical clocks that are worth a look.
How Much are Mechanical Clocks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,825, while they’re typically $60 on the low end and $585,000 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 Mechanical Clocks
- What are mechanical clocks?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A mechanical clock is made with an oscillating mechanism that marks the passing time. An escapement counts its beats. The first mechanical clock was made out of iron, and was first seen in medieval Europe. You’ll find a collection of mechanical clocks from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mechanical clocks were used for a variety of reasons in the Middle Ages. The clocks were used to keep track of hours for daily prayers. They also helped monks to calculate solar and lunar eclipses, and also determined feast days with accuracy. On 1stDibs, find a collection of mechanical clocks from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese monk named I-Hsing invented the first mechanical clock in 723 AD. His astronomical clock was known as the Water Driven Spherical Birds-Eye-View Map of The Heavens. You can find a variety of antique and vintage mechanical clocks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021To make a mechanical alarm clock work, you need to use the wind-up keys or buttons to set the time. Mechanical alarm clocks use an oscillating wheel and springs. Most mechanical alarm clocks come with two bells that ring by means of a gear, powered by the mainspring. The gear moves quickly between the two bells, sounding the alarm. Find vintage alarm clocks on 1stDibs.
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