Rare Louis XV Style "Elephant" Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze "Pendule à l'éléphant" mantel clock , the enamel dial signed: "Mafson" à Paris" This beautiful example was made in the late 19th century...
Bronze
19th C Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Elephant Clock Signed by Barreau F. de Bronzes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent Louis XV style French gilt bronze elephant clock, signed by Barreau F. de Bronzes, dating to the 19th century.
Bronze
Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864) rare Asian elephant clock, in gilded and patinated
By Christophe Fratin
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
France, circa 1870 Gilded and patinated bronze, modern marble base. Signed « Fratin » on the bronze base This beautiful elephant clock was made in the 19th century by the Animalier ...
Bronze
Patinated Bronze Elephant Clock, France, 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare French bronze figure of an elephant on a carved wooden oval base.
Bronze, Ormolu
French Bronze Elephant Clock, circa 1860
By Miroy Frères
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
French bronze elephant clock. A beautifully cast bronze elephant clock with raised trunk (a sign of good luck) standing on an ormolu Rococo base supporting the cylindrical clock mov...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Elephant Swinging Clock by Junghans
Located in London, Nottinghill
This timepiece is in good working order and ticking well. Please study the photos carefully as form part of the description.
Spelter
Elephant Mantel Clock, circa 1750 and Later
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very decorative and popular patinated and ormolu-mounted elephant mantel clock basically Loui XV and later, the beautiful patinated bronze elephant carrying the movement on his bac...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Miniature time piece pendulum of a bronze elephant
Located in HAARLEM, NL
Cute miniature timepiece pendulum of a bronze elephant carrying the movement in the enamel case mounted on the overall onyx base. The 8-day movement with cylinder escapement. Circa 1880
Onyx, Bronze
Unavailable
H 7.17 in W 4.93 in D 3.55 in
Cute Miniature Time Piece Pendulum of a Bronze Elephant Carrying the Movement
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Cute miniature timepiece pendulum of a bronze elephant carrying the movement in the enamel case mounted on the overall onyx base. The 8-day movement with cylinder escapement, circa 1...
Onyx, Bronze
Sold
H 17.5 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
French Elephant Form Chinoiserie Patinated and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in New York, NY
French 19th century elephant form chinoiserie motif Patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock.
Bronze
Late 19th Century Bronze Elephant Mantle Clock, French 1900
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A late 19th century mantel clock in the form of a striding Elephant with trunk raised, carrying a clock on it's back. Original 8 Day Movement. Dimensions: H 15.5cm W 18cm D 5cm Ori...
Bronze
Antique French Clock - Elephant - The Mahout Fending Off A Tiger
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A rare and impressive antique French clock, modelled as an elephant carrying a howdah with a tiger being fought of by the mahout.
Metal
Antique French Bronze and Ormolu Clock, Elephant and Cupid
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A fabulous and rare original antique French clock, featuring an elephant carrying the clock with cupid seated on top.
Bronze
French Ormolu and Bronze Elephant Chinoiserie Clock
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This exquisite French ormolu and bronze clock of a chinoiserie figure holding an umbrella and sitting astride an elephant typifies the fascination of 18th century France with all thi...
Bronze, Ormolu
Elephant mystery swinger clock
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A bronzed elephant on oval wood base with upraised trunk holding the swinging clock mechanism
Bronze
Sold
H 21.26 in W 12.21 in D 9.45 in
A Louis XV Ormolu and Bronze Elephant Mantel Clock, Bailly l'Aîné, ca 1750
By Bailly l'Aîné
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ormolu and patinated bronze case of rare form, showing a battle elephant with warriors.
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Elephant Clock with Pendulum Movement
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The cast bronze elephant is in full trumpeting mode, with upraised trunk and opened mouth.
Bronze, Enamel
Sold
H 15.5 in W 22 in D 6.5 in
French Art Deco Bronze Elephant Sculptures on Marble with Clock and Garnitures
Located in Oakland, CA
But more than anything, it is the elephants- the full bronze sculptures standing on either side with trunks and tusks raised as a symbol of good luck and the majestic relief sculptur...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 25.99 in W 19.69 in D 9.85 in
Palatial Clock Elephant with a Chinese Man Sitting on, Green Base and Ormoulu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This outstanding and beautifully executed and finely chassed gilt bronze clock and pendule à l'éléphant+ trumpeting with his trump up, carrying on his back the clock dial with its en...
Bronze, Ormolu
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
$8,862Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.23 in W 16.15 in D 7.88 in
Antique 19th Century French Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large antique 19th century French gilded bronze mantel clock surmounted with two angels holding the dial. The enamel dial numerals are hand painted in cobalt blue color. Marked and...
Bronze, Enamel
$61,241
H 24.81 in W 10.44 in D 10.44 in
Antique French Gilt Bronze and Lapis Lazuli Mantel Clock after Falconet
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in London, GB
French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet (1716-1791) is the inspiration for this beautiful, sumptuous mantel clock. His clock, crafted in the late 18th Century and now on display at ...
Lapis Lazuli, Ormolu, Bronze
$94,743Sale Price|35% Off
H 33.47 in Dm 17.72 in
Rare Antique 102 piece Meissen „Flower Bouqet” Dinner Service, Germany 1840
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Rome, IT
Extensive 102 Piece Rare Meissen Dinner Service "Flower Bouqett", 1815 – 1860 , colorful, richly decorated gold rim, consisting of: 45 dinner plates (Ø 24 cm,) 24 deep plates (Ø 23 ...
Porcelain
$48,260
H 36 in W 17 in D 12.25 in
Monumental Antique French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mantel Clock by Maison Marquis
By Languereau, Maison Marquis
Located in New York, NY
A very unusual and quite monumental antique French Louis XVI style Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock by Maison Marquis, the Movement by Languereau, Paris, 1860: surmounted by an urn i...
Enamel, Bronze
$306,207 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
$61,241
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
Oak
$96,000 / set
H 47.5 in W 35.5 in D 29.5 in
20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Circa 20th Century, a pair of large antique garden statues hand carved in natural stone named Biancone d’Istria Marble. These antique natural stone statues or garden ornaments were p...
Marble
$15,345Sale Price / set|44% Off
H 31 in W 37.5 in D 19.5 in
Pair of English George II Style Red Japanned Chests
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each beautifully decorated chest with concave top with canted corners above a conforming body fitted with 2 short over 2 long drawers all raised on splayed bracket feet; with overall...
Wood
$67,850Sale Price|20% Off
H 106.5 in W 27.75 in D 15.75 in
French 19th Century Regence Style Ormolu & Kingwood Grandfather Tall Case Clock
By Charles Cressent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Regence style figural ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood floral marquetry long-case regulator, after a Model by Charles Cressent (Fren...
Bronze
Pair of Italian Rococo Walnut Salon Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of large-scale Italian Rococo salon sofas carved in walnut. Each sofa features a continuous serpentine crest rail with symmetrical rocaille carving centered by a shell motif. Sc...
Walnut
$46,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22.5 in D 27.25 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mantel Clock by Henri Picard & Fedinand Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th Century Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Horloge à Poser, by Henri Picard and Fedinand Barbedienne - ‘F. Barbédienne & Cie. / A Paris’, after the model by É...
Bronze, Ormolu
$18,365
H 101.58 in W 162.21 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
Wood
$559,714 / set
H 38.59 in W 27.56 in D 9.85 in
Important Five Pieces Marble and Gilded Bronze Clock Set, France, Circa 1860
By Henri Picard
Located in PARIS, FR
Marked on the dial Furet & Bon, Hrs du Roy, à Paris Measures: Clock – Height 98 cm (38 1/2 in.), width 70 cm (27 1/2 in.), depth 25 cm (9 3/4 in.) Candelabra – Height 116 cm ...
Marble, Bronze
Antique Louis XV Style Patinated and Gilt Bronze Clock
Located in London, GB
Designed in a fanciful Louis XV style, this beautiful mantel clock takes the form of an Asian elephant, saddled with a howdah (carriage). The clock features a patinated sculpture of ...
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
$29,940
H 19.5 in W 16 in D 9 in
19th Century French White Marble and Gilt Bronze Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
An Impressive Marble and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock In the Louis XVI Manner Constructed from a marble platform with a bronze group above; all confidently dressed with exquisite hand-c...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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On 1stDibs, find a range of extraordinary antique and vintage clocks today.
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