Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

LOUIS XVI STYLE

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.

Style: Louis XVI

French Champleve enamel clock set, 19th Century.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality late 19th Century French gilded ormolu and champleve enamel clock set. The matching three brach candelabra with scrolling foliate rococo style decoration and bold...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

French Champleve enamel clock set, 19th Century.

$9,320

Louis XVI Style and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Raingo Frères

By Raingo Frères

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock, by Raingo Frères, Paris. The porcelain panels signed by Léonard Abel Schilt. The movement stamped 'Raingo F...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Raingo Frères

$19,189

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French 19th century Louis XVI style mantel clock signed by J Marti. Made from marble and gilt bronze with porcelain dial.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock Signed by J Marti

$4,200

French Ormolu Calendar Mantel Clock, 19th Century

By Aubert Klaftenberger

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality French, 19th century gilded ormolu mantel clock with a calendar dial. Having pink Sevres porcelain panels. Foliate and ribbon decoration, the clock being an eight...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French Ormolu Calendar Mantel Clock, 19th Century

$20,559

Large French, Louis XVI Period Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock

By Gavelle l ainé à Paris

Located in Montreal, QC

A Louis XVI ormolu and marble portico clock, the enameled dial with Roman numerals, and subsidiary calendar and minute chapter rings, signed Gavelle L'Aine (1753-1802) The barrel-shaped case surmounted by a gilt bronze figure of a Guerrier, in martial attitude, flanked by chained black marble pillars...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble

Large French, Louis XVI Period Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock

$14,300 Sale Price

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French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. Biscuit de Sèvres garniture clock set. The set has a pair of urns of prosperity with two cherubs on eac...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Biscuit De Sèvres Garniture Clock Set

$23,500 / set

Antique Gilt Bronze Drum Head Clock with Lions Masks - Fully Restored

By Samuel Marti

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

A superb Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mantel clock, of architectural and classically inspired form, exquisitely cast and finely chased throughout. The movement is mounted in a bronze ...

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19th Century Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze Drum Head Clock with Lions Masks - Fully Restored

$3,008

19th Century Louis XVI Style Champleve Enamel Clock Set

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality, 19th century French gilded ormolu and champleve enamel clock garniture. The clock has a cherub on either side, an urn with swags to the top, 'C' scroll and folia...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century Louis XVI Style Champleve Enamel Clock Set

$7,538 / set

Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain clock garniture French, 19th century Measures: Clock height 46cm, width 29cm, depth 24c...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Clock Garniture

$61,679 / set

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock, Signed Lepaute Paris

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An extremely high quality French mid 19th century Louis XVI st. signed 'Lepaute, Paris' ormolu clock. The clock with a superb chasing throughout has all of its original gilt. Raised ...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French Early 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ormolu Clock, Signed Lepaute Paris

$18,900

Louis XVI Architectural Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

Located in London, GB

Louis XVI architectural gilt bronze and malachite clock French, late 18th century Measures: Height 53cm, width 35.5cm, depth 11cm Crafted from ormolu and a later malachite venee...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu

Louis XVI Architectural Gilt Bronze and Malachite Clock

$16,447

Louis XVI Period Neoclassical Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

Louis XVI period neoclassical ormolu and malachite mantel clock French, Late 18th Century Measures: Height 53cm, width 36cm, depth 14cm Encaps...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu

Louis XVI Period Neoclassical Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock

$20,559

French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock + Candelabra, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality mid 19th Century French gilded ormolu Louis XVI style mantel clock with a matched pair of classical five brach candelabra, with putti supporting cornucopia. The c...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock + Candelabra, 19th Century

$16,447

Classical French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, 19th Century

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and marble mantel clock, depicting a mother and child after harvesting above an eight day duration chiming clock...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Classical French Louis XVI Style Mantel Clock, 19th Century

$7,538

Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A spectacular French 19th Century Rouge marble and gilded ormolu clock garniture, having a beautiful seated Madian holding an oil lamp above masked bracket supports with ring handles...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

Large 19th Century Louis XVI style gilded ormolu clock set.

$41,119

19th Century French Enamel Clock Set

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A wonderful quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded ormolu and Champlevé enamel clock garniture, the clock having a two handled turquoise enamel urn with swags above ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French Enamel Clock Set

$12,335 / set

Gilt Bronze and Malachite Louis XVI Clock

Located in London, GB

Gilt bronze and malachite Louis XVI clock French, late 18th century Measures: Height 69cm, width 36cm, depth 13.5cm This fine Louis XVI mantel clock is wrought from malachite and gilt bronze. The malachite veneer is a later, beneficial refinishing. The clock features a plinth-form malachite base supporting four malachite columns, each with a gilt bronze capital. The columns raise an ornately shaped top, which is inset with a circular white enamel dial and is surmounted by urn-form finials. Beneath the dial is suspended an ornately cast and finished gilt bronze drapery...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Malachite, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze and Malachite Louis XVI Clock

$16,447

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mounted on white Carrara marble clock Garniture set. The three piece set includes a pair of two arm candelabras ormolu mounted with beads and C scrolled arms. The clock is ornamented with ormolu laurel garlands and an urn of prosperity above. The whole is raised on four marble columns...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Garniture Clock Set

$14,500 / set

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock in the Louis XVI Taste

By Raingo Frères

Located in London, GB

A mantle clock in the Louis XVI taste by Raingo Freres, Paris Constructed in gilt bronze, and dressed with Bleu Celeste framed porcelain panels, decorated in polychromes, in the '...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Clock in the Louis XVI Taste

$29,469

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very impressive 19th century French gilded ormolu and Severs porcelain mantel clock. Having putti on either side, holding garlands of flowers. Inset hand-painted Sevres porcelain p...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century French Mantel Clock

$10,279

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Grohé Frères, Circa 1870

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A large and exceptional Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble figural mantel clock, by Grohé Frères, Paris. The dial signed ‘Grohé, A Paris'. ...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Grohé Frères, Circa 1870

$21,245

Fine 19th Century Sevres Style Mantel Clock

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A fine quality late 19th Century French Sevres style mantel clock, having a wonderful gilded ormolu case with an urn to the top with cobalt...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Fine 19th Century Sevres Style Mantel Clock

$10,279

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Mantel Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A spectacular and unique French early 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu mantel clock, signed by Chapsal a Paris. The clock is raised on finely chased swan supports below a rectangula...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Mantel Clock

$16,500

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 clock signed Le Merle Charpentier Bronzier, Paris Rue Charlot. The clock is raised b...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Griotte Marble, Ormolu

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

$29,500

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

Located in London, GB

Comprising a central clock and a pair of flanking twin light candelabra, the clock with a bronze putto holding the clock and seated upon various ormolu decorations above an ormolu mo...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

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

$16,447 / set

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Carrara Marble and Ormolu Garniture Set

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A striking and high quality French 18th century Louis XVI period white Carrara marble and ormolu garniture clock set signed by Jean-Simon Bourdier. The clock is raised by elegant mot...

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18th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Ormolu

French 18th Century Louis XVI Period Carrara Marble and Ormolu Garniture Set

$16,500 / 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 supporting a two branch candelabra.

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1860s French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Louis XVI Style Candelabra, 19th Century

$5,208 / set

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, White Carrara Marble and Crystal Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A most exquisite French mid-19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu, white Carrara marble and crystal clock. The clock is raised on a moulded oval white Carrara marble base supported by ri...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Crystal, Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu, White Carrara Marble and Crystal Clock

$10,900

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Clock

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An exquisite French 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock. The clock is raised by ormolu topie shaped supports below a marble base with ormolu scrolling foliage and ormolu beaded row. Above is the central fluted marble column...

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19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Carrara Marble, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. White Carrara Marble Clock

$16,800

Late 19th Century Cut-Glass French Urn Mantel Clock

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A beautiful French cut-glass and gilded ormolu Louis XVI style urn mantel clock. Measures: 41cm (16") high. Having 'hobnail cut glass pattern, two scrolling handles with winged lion ...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

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Ormolu

Late 19th Century Cut-Glass French Urn Mantel Clock

$7,127

Louis Xvi mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Louis XVI mantel clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage mantel clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ormolu and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XVI mantel clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mantel clocks, popular names associated with this style include François Linke, Maison Deniere, Raingo Frères, and Japy Frères. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for mantel clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $782 and tops out at $527,473 while the average work can sell for $10,220.