Mantel clocks

Antique mantel clocks are freestanding timepieces designed for placement on a mantelpiece, shelf or cabinet. Produced from the 18th to early 20th centuries, antique mantel clocks were crafted in materials including marble, gilt bronze and finely worked woods, with designs that reflect the decorative styles of their period. Also known as mantelpiece clocks, they range from restrained neoclassical forms to more ornate examples with sculptural cases and applied decorative detail.

Enamel or metal dials are typically set within cases housing mechanical movements, often visible through glazed panels or integrated into architectural compositions. Their form and decoration evolved alongside changing tastes in interior design, making them both functional timekeepers and decorative objects within domestic and formal settings.

A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT GERMAN EMERALD, DIAMOND AND ENAMEL-SET SILVER-GILT STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

ATTRIBUTED TO THE DRESDEN COURT WORKSHOP, POSSIBLY BY JOHANN MELCHIOR DINGLINGER, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1730, THE DIAL SIGNED MARKWICK, THE MOVEMENT 19TH CENTURY

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU, PATINATED BRONZE AND BRASS-INLAID CORNE VERTE MUSICAL RHINOCEROUS MANTEL CLOCK

THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-BAPTISTE DUTERTRE, THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN- JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN, CIRCA 1745-1749

KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918)

Rare Mantel Clock, model no. S 771, 1907-1908

A LOUIS XVIII ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

1820, DESIGNED BY JEAN-CHARLES-FRANÇOIS LELOY, THE PLAQUES PAINTED BY JEAN-BAPTISTE IGNACE ZWINGER, THE ORMOLU BY BOQUET

AN IMPRESSIVE SILVER-GILT MOUNTED NEPHRITE MANTEL CLOCK

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, 1904-1908

A LOUIS XV PORCELAIN-MOUNTED, PATINATED AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED VERNIS MARTIN , BRONZE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1750, THE DIAL SIGNED ENE LENOIR A PARIS, THE FIGURES ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN FRÈRES

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MONTH-GOING MEAN AND SOLAR TIME MANTEL REGULATOR WITH REMONTOIRE

THE CLOCKMAKER ROBERT ROBIN, PARIS, THE ENAMELLER JOSEPH COTEAU, THE DIAL DATED 1778

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED WHITE, VERDE ANTICO AND ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK OR 'PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS

CIRCA 1785, THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843), THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-GUILLAUME MOITTE (1746-1810)

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND BRONZE RHINOCEROS MANTEL CLOCK

THE CASE BY JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN, THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT BY FRANCOIS VIGER, CIRCA 1749

A LOUIS XV PATINATED BRONZE, ORMOLU AND RED HORN STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK ON MUSICAL PLINTH: 'PENDULE AU SANGLIER'

THE CLOCK BY HENRI VOISIN, PARIS, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE PLINTH MID-18TH CENTURY AND ASSOCIATED

A LOUIS XV PATINATED-BRONZE AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK 'A L'ELEPHANT'

MID-18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN LENOIR

A REGENCY WHITE BISCUIT, ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

BY BENJAMIN VULLIAMY, NO. 410, CIRCA 1805

A MONUMENTAL RESTAURATION ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1820-1830, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-DEMOSTHÈNE DUGOURC

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MONTH-GOING MEAN AND SOLAR TIME MANTEL REGULATOR WITH REMONTOIRE

THE CLOCKMAKER ROBERT ROBIN, PARIS, THE ENAMELLER JOSEPH COTEAU. THE DIAL DATED 1778

A GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK WITH A FIGURE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

JEAN-BAPTISTE DUBUC (B. 1743), PARIS, 1806-1817

A LOUIS XV FRENCH PORCELAIN-MOUNTED ORMOLU AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1750, THE LACQUERED-BRONZE FIGURES ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN FRRES

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1750, OF MONUMENTAL SIZE, THE DIAL SIGNED MICHEL A PARIS

A SILVER PRESENTATION MANTEL CLOCK

MARKED FABERGÉ WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903

A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED TORTOISESHELL, BRASS AND PEWTER-INLAID BOULLE MARQUETRY AND EBONY MANTEL CLOCK

ATTRIBUTED TO ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, CIRCA 1710, THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND SEVRES PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1782, INTERLACED BLUE L'S MARKS ENCLOSING DATE LETTER EE FOR 1782, PAINTER'S MARKS FOR CHARLES-NICOLAS DODIN AND ANTOINE-JOSEPH CHAPPUIS L'AINE, GILDER'S MARKS FOR HENRY-FRANCOIS VINCENT AND CHAVAUX

A CONSULAT ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, THE MOVEMENT BY LELIEVRE, THE DIAL POSSIBLY BY JOSEPH COTEAU

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1744, ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAN, THE DIAL SIGNED JEAN BAPTISTE/BAILLON

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1750, THE DIAL SIGNED PIERRE LE ROY A PARIS , THE ORMOLU STAMPED ST. GERMAIN

A LATE LOUIS XV GILT-BRONZE, BRONZE AND EBONY MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1766 THE CASE BY JOSEPH BAUMHAUER, CALLED JOSEPH. THE MOVEMENT BY JULIEN LE ROY OR HIS SON, A MAIN SPRING SIGNED CHARLES BUZOT AND DATED 1766.

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND VINCENNES PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

SUPPLIED BY CLAUDE LE BOITTEUX IN 1749, THE ORMOLU ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-CLAUDE CHAMBELLAN DUPLESSIS

AN EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK 'AU BON SAUVAGE' WITH CALENDAR

PARIS, CIRCA 1800; THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO DEVERBERIE, THE DIAL SIGNED GASTON JOLLY, DIAL AND MOVEMENT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED TO CASE

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU, LACQUERED BRONZE AND FRENCH PORCELAIN-MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK

THE FIGURES ATTRIBUTED TO THE MARTIN BROTHERS, CIRCA 1740

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

CIRCA 1747, SIGNED GOSSELIN A PARIS , ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN

A LARGE LOUIS XIV ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK, THE GLASS DIAL WITH LUNAR AND FULL TERRESTRIAL CALENDARS

THE DIAL SIGNED FRANCOIS RICHARD, LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710-1730 AND WITH UPDATE/S BETWEEN 1766 AND CIRCA 1850

A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND BLEU TURQUIN MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK

LATE 18TH CENTURY/FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-DEMOSTHÈNE DUGOURC

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

MID-18TH CENTURY, THE MEISSEN PORCELAIN CIRCA 1740, FOUR PRESSNUMMERN 48 TO UNDERSIDE OF BASE, THE CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FLOWERS 18TH CENTURY AND LATER, THE MOVEMENT BY TAYOT, PARIS

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK

THE CASE SIGNED 'ST. GERMAIN', THE DIAL AND MOVEMENT SIGNED 'TAVERNIER A PARIS', CIRCA 1750, ORIGINALLY WITH MUSICAL BASE

A NORTH ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED MANTEL CLOCK

LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PIEDMONT

MAARTEN BAAS (B. 1978)

Real Time Sweepers' Mantel clock

A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL-INLAID BOULLE MARQUETRY AND EBONY MANTEL CLOCK

LATE 18TH CENTURY, AFTER THE DESIGN BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE, THE LOUIS XIV MOVEMENT BY JACQUES III THURET, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND POLYCHROME DECORATED STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN FRERES, CIRCA 1745, THE MOVEMENT BY CHARLES BALTHAZAR FILS, PARIS