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Christie's, the world's premiere auction house for antique clocks, holds five to seven specialized clocks sales a year in London, the traditional center of the clock market. Buyers and collectors from around the world typically bid in our sales. Clocks are also featured alongside furniture, decorative arts, and collectibles in Amsterdam, New York and Paris across various categories including 19th Century Furniture & Sculpture, American Furniture, Interiors, European Furniture, Decorative Arts & Early Sculpture, Maritime Collectibles and more (see related departments below). Estimates begin as low as £300.
Department Contact Info
Specialist Profiles
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London, King Street
Jamie CollingridgeInternational Specialist
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Alastair Chandler
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Amsterdam Contacts
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Koen Samson
Tel: +31 (20) 57 55 922
London, King Street
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7389 2223
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7389 2504
New York Contacts
Paris Contacts
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Louis-Xavier Joseph
Tel: + 331 40 76 85 73
Exceptional Prices
An exceptional musical Imperial Chinese ormolu, enamel and paste-set striking, musical and automaton ‘jardiniere’ clock
Guangzhou Workshops, Qianlong period (1736-1795), late 18th century
Price realized: HK$39,527,500
May 2008, Hong Kong
World auction record for a Chinese clock
Guangzhou Workshops, Qianlong period (1736-1795), late 18th century
Price realized: HK$39,527,500
May 2008, Hong Kong
World auction record for a Chinese clock
Ahasuerus Fromanteel
An important Charles II ormolu and silver-mounted ebony architectural table clock with Dutch-strike
London, circa 1665-1667
Price realized: £409,250
June 2008, London, King Street
An important Charles II ormolu and silver-mounted ebony architectural table clock with Dutch-strike
London, circa 1665-1667
Price realized: £409,250
June 2008, London, King Street
Karl Fabergé, workmaster Michael Perchin
A jewelled vari-coloured gold-mounted and enamelled egg on plinth, incorporating a clock and automaton
St. Petersburg, dated 1902
Price realized: £8,980,500
November 2007, London, King Street
World auction record for a clock
World auction record for a Russian work of art
A jewelled vari-coloured gold-mounted and enamelled egg on plinth, incorporating a clock and automaton
St. Petersburg, dated 1902
Price realized: £8,980,500
November 2007, London, King Street
World auction record for a clock
World auction record for a Russian work of art
Salomon Coster
An important early Dutch ebony and rosewood pendulum clock with alarm
The Hague, dated 1658
Price realized: €456,000
December 2007, Amsterdam
World auction record for a Dutch clock
An important early Dutch ebony and rosewood pendulum clock with alarm
The Hague, dated 1658
Price realized: €456,000
December 2007, Amsterdam
World auction record for a Dutch clock
Thomas Tompion No. 271
A William III miniature brass-mounted and inlaid ebony striking eight day table clock with pull quarter repeat
London, in second case, circa 1696
Price realized: £325,250
July 2008, London, King Street
A William III miniature brass-mounted and inlaid ebony striking eight day table clock with pull quarter repeat
London, in second case, circa 1696
Price realized: £325,250
July 2008, London, King Street
Henry Borrell, London
A fine English ormolu and guilloche enamel quarter-chiming, musical and automaton ‘sailing ships’ clock for the Chinese market
George III period (1760-1820), late 18th century
Price realized: HK$36,167,500
May 2008, Hong Kong
World auction record for an English clock
A fine English ormolu and guilloche enamel quarter-chiming, musical and automaton ‘sailing ships’ clock for the Chinese market
George III period (1760-1820), late 18th century
Price realized: HK$36,167,500
May 2008, Hong Kong
World auction record for an English clock
A rare South German engraved gilt-brass and gilt-copper striking and automaton ‘reiter uhr’
Probably Augsburg, circa 1600
Price realized: €264,000
December 2007, Amsterdam
Probably Augsburg, circa 1600
Price realized: €264,000
December 2007, Amsterdam
Thomas Tompion No. 249
A William III gilt-brass mounted ebony eight day striking table clock with pull quarter repeat
London, circa 1695
Price realized: £217,250
July 2008, London, King Street
A William III gilt-brass mounted ebony eight day striking table clock with pull quarter repeat
London, circa 1695
Price realized: £217,250
July 2008, London, King Street
Edward East
A rare Charles II ebonised pearwood architectural longcase clock
London, circa 1665-70
Price realized: £355,200
December 2006, London, King Street
A rare Charles II ebonised pearwood architectural longcase clock
London, circa 1665-70
Price realized: £355,200
December 2006, London, King Street
Justin Vulliamy
A George III ormolu-mounted red tortoiseshell table clock
London, the porcelain dial German,
circa 1765-70
Price realized: $204,000
October 2006, New York
A George III ormolu-mounted red tortoiseshell table clock
London, the porcelain dial German,
circa 1765-70
Price realized: $204,000
October 2006, New York
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