Painted Clocks

A Fine 19th Century French Sevres-Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture. Comprising a central mantel clock and a pair of five-light candelabra, each richly decorated with h...

Exhibiting the fine design and craftsmanship of French clockmakers Raingo Frères (Raingo Brothers), this impressively large clock, measuring over 1 meter tall ( 3 feet +), is an example of the “Second Rococo” period beginning circa 1830, when the highly ornate "Cartel" style of the early 18th century came back into fashion. The clock is crowned at top center by the figure of a putto or cherub, holding in one hand a dove and the other a garland of flowers. This allegorical figure can represent innocence or purity, and was a popular subject for sculptors of the 19th century. The term "Cartel clock" comes from the French "Pendule à Cartel" meaning roughly "clock in a frame for the wall" - the word "Cartel" meaning in this context "decorative frame". These clocks were almost always made from gilt bronze (also known as "ormolu") and highly decorated. The clock is complete and includes a winding key, and will be checked by our specialist clockmaker to ensure it is functioning properly before shipping. Established in the early 1800s, Raingo Frères was one of the leading makers of precision clocks...

Outstanding craftsmanship and beautifully crafted in mahogany and features numerous details that make this a desirable timepiece. From the hand carved decorated top pediment with its...

Large 26" x 26" Art Deco 2-color Hexagon Neon Clock by NEON DISPLAYS INC. ,, Super clean example, Original clock face..Unusual original hands..Not...

Hand painted terracotta and bronze clock design by Stanislaw Czapek for Friedrich Goldscheider. Austria, 1903. Vienna Secession. Goldscheider mark, signed Capeque. The Latin inscription on the front is from the famous poem "The Song of the Bell" by Friedrich Schiller...

Large hexagonal table box with clock on the lid, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire enamel like lapis lazuli stone, with engravings and decorations hand-e...

Rare Chinese style clock in the shape of a covered pot, in porcelain painted in imitation of Chinese cloisonné enamel and decorated with a two-patina bronze mount. The dome-shaped co...

Small 6 inch Dial Bakelite Wall Clock by Gents of Leicester - D A small bakelite wall clock by renowned British clock maker Gents of Leicester. Made in England circa 1960. Gent of...

A lovely antique iron clock dial dating from 1850 featuring the legendary smuggler and brigand Will Watch. Beautifully painted in the vibrant colours of the theater, he was portrayed...

A charming antique French wall clock by the famous maker Japy Freres. Beautifully modelled with leafy scrolls and flowers and painted with gold lacquer with the flowers picked out in...

An outstanding quality antique gilded bronze & Sevres porcelain French 3 piece, 8 day clock garniture with candelabra, by Brocot & Delettrez, Paris, circa 1870. The clock with an 'egg' shaped urn made of cobalt blue Sevres porcelain with a hand-painted panel with a neo-classical beauty and a cupid, the rear is painted with gilt birds & floral decoration. The urn with gilt bronze handles to the sides held in the mouths of lion's masks, the clock below also with sumptuously decorated with gilded cobalt porcelain panels, the clock dial with black Roman numerals & is finely painted with two horses and a chariot with a putti falling out of the chariot. The clock has two winding arbors one for the 8 day time wind the other for a chime, the clock chimes the hours on a soft delicate sounding bell, the clock is in full working order and was recently professionally cleaned. The clock is complemented with a pair of gilt bronze & cobalt blue Sevres porcelain four branch vasiform candelabras, decorated with oval panels to the front with putti & Neoclassical maidens, the back panels finely painted with birds, each candelabra is in two sections and raised on gilt bronze bases with corbel brackets & acanthus leaf feet. The bronze casting is very likely by the Barbedienne Foundry in Paris, as the quality is outstanding, the clock is stamped "BD" for Achille Brocot (1817-1878) and Jean-Baptiste Delettrez (1816-1887), they were two of the most important French clock makers of the mid to late 19th century, please see some biography below. The clock is mechanically & cosmetically in excellent condition, and was recently overhauled by a clock-smith, the porcelain & ormolu are also in excellent condition, one of the very best investment quality gilt-bronze & Sevres porcelain clock garnitures by the top French makers of the period, circa 1870. This garniture will be professionally crated for shipping. Delettrez and Achille Brocot, son of the respected clockmaker Louis-Gabriel Brocot, established the clockmaking company "Brocot et Delettrez" in Paris on 20 October 1851, with premises at 62 Rue Charlot Paris. Jean-Baptiste Delettrez worked alongside Achille Brocot for several years and their clock movements are considered to be the most effective made during the late 19th century. Their specialty was a range of clocks based on the innovations of Brocot père and his other son Antoine, but generally of Achille's greatly advanced original design, some having a unique single-arm double-wheel escapement, some having a temperature-compensated pendulum, some having two dials, one of which showed the time and the other which showed a calendar and often other information such as phases of the moon, times of sunrise & sunset in Paris, etc. The firm was awarded a 1st class prize at the Paris World Exposition of 1857 for a commercial clock...

An exquisite 19th century French gilt bronze and hand painted jeweled Sevres Porcelain clock set. Fine gilt bronze and hand painted jeweled...

Lovely early 1800s antique Swedish mora clock with stunning hand painted detail on the body and hood in tromnpe l'oeil fashion. Measures: 215cm. This original 1800s mora clock has...

19th C. Swedish Carved Pine Wood Clock Grandmother Grandfather Long Case Antique . Freestanding hand carved pine wood clock with all the original mechanics and hardware , weights rack...

A very impressive, fine quality 19th Century Meissen porcelain clock garniture, having putti surround the clock and pair of candelabra representing the four seasons, the enamel clock...

Antique Swedish mora clock from early 1800s Gustavian in possible original folk art paint of great quality showing a folk scene and a good face with lots of detail and nicely shaped ...

Late 19th century french gilt bronze/ormolu cloisonné champlevé enameled mantle clock garniture set by Japy Frères By: Japy Frères Material: bronze, enamel, glass, metal, ormolu, paint, cork Technique: cast, champlevé, cloissoné, cold-painted, enameled, gilt, hand-painted, metalwork, molded Dimensions: 6 in x 19.5 in x 15 in Date: late 19th century, circa 1890 Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism, Louis XVI, Empire Place of origin: France The Japy family is a french industrial dynasty originally from Beaucourt in the Territoire de Belfort. They owned the second largest french company in terms of capital during the Second Empire. Its influential members left their mark on the french industrial landscape through numerous innovations, particularly in clockmaking, typewriters and pumps, as well as in labor organization and workers' social life in the 19th century. This magnificent late 19th century french mantle clock garniture, work of the eminent Japy family, radiates the opulent decorative style of the Rococo Revival. A four glass...

A French Wall Clock by Paul Garnier being sold for decorative purposes. Marked, Paul Garnier/Paris" on the face with both Roman numerals and numbers with elaborate hands and a brass ...

American Federal banjo design wall clock with gold stenciling and painted glass ship scene panel. (Not working)

A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Porcelain Mounted Cartel Clock and Aneroid Barometer En Suite, After the Models by Martinout and Passemant. The clock having a circula...

Georgian red-lacquered longcase / tall-case clock with gilt Chinoiserie decoration, marked William Wilson / Darlington with sunburst decoration, brass dial with repousse spandrels and silvered chapter ring with black Roman numerals; includes built in level bubble on bottom of clock face, case decorated with raised gilt Chinese / Far Eastern designs on a deep red ground; with movement, pendulum and two weights, key to case only...

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An Exceptional and Handsome French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mantle Time Piece of outstanding quality. Made in France by the renowned J. B. Delettrez. Mid Nineteenth Century. Th...

A very good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mantel clock. Having a blue porcelain urn to the top with ormolu swags, scrolling gilded ormolu folia...

A 19th century Swedish Fryksdahl clock with shapely body and carved crown. This antique Fryksdahl clock from Sweden has fabulous trimming throughout, w...

Clock Red fired enamel on guillochè, with columns in Neoclassico Salimbeni. Small gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver table clock with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, with co...

A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...

This artful and unique automaton clock and music box house proudly bears the signature of Geneva, a hallmark of unparalleled horological excellence. For generations, Geneva has seamlessly merged traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, setting the standard for luxury timepieces. Adorned with delicate hand-painted details, this exquisite cottage exudes provincial charm. Intricate floral motifs and ivy vines gracefully ascend its façade, drawing onlookers into this detailed masterpiece. A couple stands in the doorway, meticulously carved to exude the height of style and grace. In the style of the iconic cuckoo clock, a distinguished gentleman, adorned with a pipe and cane, emerges from the balcony doors...

A richly decorative French mantel clock, finely modelled in gilt bronze and mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with a cream ground. The central porcelain panel depicts an ...

Decorative early 1800s antique Swedish Mora clock in Kurbits folk art paint and detail and a slender body dated 1825. Measures: 210cm. This original 1800s Mora clock has a good fac...

A 19th century Swedish long-case clock with dry-scraped finish. This antique clock from Sweden, circa 1820s, is topped with a subtly raised and carved crest, atop a round-shaped head...

PRESENTING A STUNNING mid to late 19C French Japy Freres & Red/Magenta Sevres Porcelain Mantle Clock with Garniture Candlestick Ewers. The clock movement is by the famous Parisienne Clockmaker … ‘Japy Freres’ and the clock dial has the marks for “JAY” (short for Japy Freres) & “Paris” on the dial face. The clock mechanism and clock face/dial have matching serial numbers of “7225”. The movement also has the numbers: “5 – 2”. The clock face/dial also has the initials: “D.H.”. The gilt ormolu clock case is gilt spelter and is signed on the rear base, for having been made by “P.H. Mourey” of Paris, who worked with and for ‘Japy Freres’, towards the end of the 19th Century. The signature of ‘Mourey’ also bears the numbers “85” … probably for 1885, but could also be the serial number. Taking into account Mourey’s historical association with Japy, being late 19th Century, we are leaning heavily towards this being the date of manufacture i.e. 1885. The Clock has RARE red/magenta Sevres hand-painted porcelain paintings/additions, to include:- (i) a 2 handled and lidded urn on the crown with pointed flame finial, (ii) a pair of bulbous urns either side of the main body and clock face, (iii) the clock face and dial itself and (iv) a flat rectangular medallion on the front base. The crown urn and the base medallion both have similar themes, but different painted scenes, depicting French rural countryside scenes with cottages, rivers and bridges. The porcelain urns on the sides, likewise have hand-painted images of a young boy, in rustic period attire on the right and a young girl on the left. None of these paintings appear to be signed. The clock case has GLORIOUS detail to it, with scrolls, ribbons, vines, grapes and Corinthian columns. The clock sits on a custom made gilt wood and burgundy velvet plinth, that is original to the piece and was a common accent with ‘Japy Freres Clocks’, when originally retailed in their Paris shop. The rear of the clock is plain and the perspex/clear resin plate insert, is a new addition, but a nice addition, in that it allows one, to view the movement and pendulum works. The clock is an 8 day movement with a strike on the hour and half hour. The clock face has 2 winding holes … one for the pendulum movement and the other for the striking chime/ring. Unlike British clocks this clock does not have a long musical chime … it is a simple ‘single strike’ on the half hour. The red/magenta Sevres porcelain clock face/dial is in SUPERB condition. Roman numerals with gilt accents and a hand-painted circular wreath/bouquet of spring flowers on the center section. To complete the set, we have a matching pair of gilt ormolu spelter and hand-painted red/magenta Sevres porcelain Ewers … which can hold a single candle each. The porcelain urns on the central section, have hand-painted images of a young lady in rustic period attire … fishing on the riverbank on the right and a young man playing the flute in the countryside on the left. The front base medallions on each ewer have hand-painted wreaths/bouquets of spring flowers. The clock facing side of the porcelain urn on each Ewer, has a brass ormolu applique head, of the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre, namely, Dionysus. The plinths are signed on the rear top left corner, and we think they read: “R.P. Unfaut”. They also bear the numbers “61” and “69”, Again, possibly for 1861 and 1869, but here we think it is more likely they are serial numbers, as it is highly unlikely that a matching pair were made 8 years apart! Whilst we cannot find any information on ‘R.P. Unfaut’, we can only guess that he/she/they worked with, or for, ‘Japy Freres’, as these ewers are unmistakably, a ‘superb’ match for the clock! The style, subject matter, gold banding and edging, around the paintings, are virtually ‘identical’ to the same decorations on the clock’s porcelain paintings. The Ewer on the left (with the boy playing the flute) appears to have a faded signature on the gold border of the painting towards the base and we think it is the signature of ‘Alexandre Evariste Fragonard’ …. one of the best known artists attached to Sevres in the mid 19th Century … meaning, that these Ewers were probably made circa 1845-50. The quality and detail to these 2 paintings is classic Fragonard! We are of the opinion, therefore that these garnitures, were made circa 35/40 years before the clock, as Mourey was prevalent with Japy around 1880 – 1900. The clock paintings are of a very similar, rustic ‘Fragonard Style’ subject matter and although unsigned, could possibly have been painted by a Sevres artist, to replicate the Fragonard paintings...

French Louis XV Style Bronze Cartel Clock, late 19th century, the porcelain dial hand-painted with Roman numeral indices, the strike on bell movement struck "CB / 241 / 3614". 23" H...

A splendid Empire walnut veneered tall clock with swan’s neck split pediment crest with bullseye rosettes and three wooden ball & spire finials surmounting an arched front glass door...

A 19th century painted wood Swedish clock. This Swedish clock from the 1820s features a round face, subtle crest and raindrop shaped body. This clock retains it's original metal face...

A unique sculptural wall clock crafted from a thin slice of natural stone, hand-painted with a forest scene featuring a gray bear among pine trees and grasses. The artist ingeniously...

A fine 19th century Chinoiserie hand painted and decorated grandfather clock. The dial signed Triggs and Sons London. Working condition.

Bring charm and artistry to a hallway or living room with this vibrant 19th century French wall clock, crafted in France circa 1870. The...

This exquisite French mantel clock is a testament to 19th-century artistry and craftsmanship. Crafted from white marble and adorned with a gilded bronze sculpture, the clock features...

American brass miniature carriage clock with beveled glass, carrying handle , and signed enamel over copper face with dial. Clock consists of time, strike,...

This clock was made in France during the period when science and Astrology were being explored and brought to the attention of the Populace. The putto that sits at the upper portion ...

A Musical Automaton Clock Depicting Napoleon at Fontainebleau Based on the original work of Horace Vernet "Goodbyes at Fontainebleau," the pai...

An important Garniture de Cheminée in the manner of Henry Dasson Constructed in well cast and chased gilt bronze, with 'Sevres' type 'jewelled...

A magnificent ormolu (finely gilded bronze) and Sèvres style porcelain clock by renown maker Japy Frères. It is of a beautifully chic design, four turned corner columns with a cushio...

18th century Viennese dark green painted and giltwood pendule of unusual size in the form of a classical urn, the gilt-bronze dial with Roman numerals, surmounted by giltwood flowers...

Antique Pendulum Clock, old floor clock, grandfather clock with lacquered and painted wooden case with floral decorations. It has an embossed brass m...

Bornholm clock of the “Frøken” type from around the 1790s. White-painted case with decorative detailing and the characteristic slender proportions typical of this early model. A beau...

This beautiful clock was made out of porcelain and gilded bronze during Napoleon III period. The porcelain dial indicates the hours with Roman numerals. It is decorated with gilded r...

Biedermeier picture clock with fountain mechanism Austria Oil on iron sheet circa 1830 Dimensions: H × W × D: 45 × 53 × 14 cm Description: This rare picture clock depicts a villag...

A French Horloge De Parquet, or tall case clock made of solid cherry. The case is from the 18th century and the clock is from the late 19th century. In two parts, the case has a tape...

A Swedish 18th century clock with original paint and delicately carved crest. This clock retains it's original metal face, hands and movement. The face on this Swedish clock is sign...

This beautiful mantel clock has been designed in an 18th century Rococo style, which was popularised by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory. The clock has been expertly cast in bronze a...

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This rare Renaissance Revival garniture, consisting of a clock and pair of boxes in form of chalices with hinged bonnets, is richly decorated with numerous hand-painted medallions with portraits of medieval French...

Very decorative and fine rococo longcase clock by the renowned clockmaker Petter Södermann Stockholm (1740-1813). Finely carved case with scroll and shellwork gilded and painted in a...

A unique Swedish case clock in original blue and salmon color. The year 1837 can faintly be seen above the clock face. Remnants of 18th century color animations are affixed to the in...

A unique Swedish case clock repainted in cream color. Clock is sold as a decorative piece, no mechanical guarantee. Weights (but no pendulum and key) included.

ecorative early 1800s antique Swedish mora clock with carved detail in a white and gold later paint finish with mora written on the clock face. Measures: 203cm. This original 1800...

An Incredible and Quite Rare 18th Century Louis XVI Period French Ormolu Mounted Queen’s Manufacture Porcelain Clock, known as the Marie-Antoinette Clock, The movement by François-L...

Decorative, antique table clock with elaborate painting on the case and dial. chinoiserie. China art.