Pendulum clock, floor clock with lacquered and painted wooden case, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique Pendulum Clock, old floor clock, grandfather clock with lacquered and painted wooden case with floral decorations. It has an embossed brass mechanism and a dial signed "Pierr...
Walnut
19th Century Napoleon III Pendulum Clock Regulateur De Parquet
Located in Berlin, DE
Museale Pendulum clock "Regulateur de parquet" after Jean-Henri Riesener Napoleon III, Paris, circa 1850-1880. A model by Jean-Henri Riesener (Master 1768). Inventory number OA of...
Bronze
Unavailable
H 56.3 in W 17.33 in D 8.67 in
18th Century Pendulum Clock Large Cartel Decorated Inlaid Signed, 1700s
Located in Torino, Torino
Pendulum large cartel mid-18th century Very rare Pendulum, Published and Signed composed of three pieces. Support shelf, upper top angel and central body. Wood veneered with tortoi...
Wood
Farcot / Carrier-Belleuse Pendulum Clock
By EUGÈNE FARCOT OF PARIS Also known as HENRY EUGÈNE ADRIEN FARCOT (1830-1896), Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New Orleans, LA
Horological ingenuity and artistry coalesce in this incredible French pendulum clock, the product of two of the most famed craftsmen of the 19th century. Known as the Farcot clock, t...
Bronze
Sold
H 92.5 in W 21.25 in D 8 in
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automated Pendulum
By Goisbault
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French country comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in wor...
Brass, Enamel
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automated Pendulum
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Country comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in wor...
Brass, Enamel
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automate Pendulum
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French country comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in working o...
Brass, Enamel
Sold
H 98.43 in W 24.02 in D 9.85 in
Pendulum Clock Feather Mahogany Glass R. Coultish Stanningley, England
Located in Milano, IT
Pendulum clock supported by shelf feet. It features a base with an octagonal panel and a central body with a shaped door, both feather mahogany. Clock face with glass shaped door, up...
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Wall Pendulum in Painted Wood, 19th Century France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique wall pendulum in painted wood, slightly sculpted in relief, richly adorned the internal hanging, signed and in good condition, only to be revised, built in the 19th century i...
Wood
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H 91.25 in W 19.5 in D 8 in
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automated Pendulum
By Goisbault
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Country comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in wor...
Brass, Enamel
Sold
H 94 in W 21.25 in D 8.5 in
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automated Pendulum
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French Country comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in wor...
Brass, Enamel
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock with Automated Pendulum
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century country French comtoise or grandfather clock with automated pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, cleaned and in working order, having an enamel face, signed by the cl...
Brass, Enamel
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H 105.52 in W 23.23 in D 11.82 in
Elegant Finely Inlaid Pendulum Clock Bronze Glass Holland, Late 18th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant finely inlaid pendulum clock. Central door with bronze and glass frieze. Upper shaped door with glass and uprights with capitals. Refined clock face dating from 1788, Simon J...
Bronze
19th Century French Country Comtoise with Automated Pendulum
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good comtoise or grandfather clock watch polychrome painted pine case and automated pendulum. Original seven day Morbier movement, cleaned and in working order, having an enamel fa...
Sold
H 88.59 in W 27.56 in D 14.18 in
Original Historism Antique Standing Clock / Grandfather Clock with Pendulum
Located in Senden, NRW
Antique wall clock from the time of historicism - one pendulum. Works for about a month for one wind up circle. Original clock from the 1880s with an outstanding mechanism. The pend...
Oak
$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 Maison Marquis, Languereau
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
$3,800
H 81.5 in W 21.88 in D 8.38 in
19th-Century Swedish Mora Longcase Clock, Pine, Folk Art, Circa 1800
Located in Mckinney, TX
Handcrafted in the early 19th-century, this longcase clock embodies the rural craftsmanship and folk traditions of central Sweden. The pine case features the classic Mora silhouette ...
Pine
Fabergé Silver Flatware Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional 77-piece complete service by Fabergé is a rare treasure from the world-renowned firm. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and ...
Silver
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
$2,320Sale Price|39% Off
H 99.5 in W 18.5 in D 14.5 in
Late 18th Century Liege Burled Walnut Tall Case Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stately late 18th century Belgian, Liege, tall case clock case having a period Black Forest clock workings with wooden enameled dial and hand-painted fruit decoration, the original...
Bronze, Enamel, Iron
Russian Imperial Silver Punch Set From Czar Alexander III
Located in New Orleans, LA
A monumental piece of history, this exquisite silver punch set was made for Czar Alexander III as a gift to British Captain Joseph Wiggins. Heavily decorated with rich engravings and...
Silver
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Gold, Steel
$34,654
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
Meissen Porcelain Pot-Pourri Vase, Germany, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.
Porcelain
Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, Flight and Barr, circa 1792
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers and liners, pair of covered sauce tureens on stands, 1 fruit compote, 4 lozenge-shape dishes, pair of square dishes, 4 shell-shaped dishes, 22 plates.
Porcelain
$9,265
H 104 in W 17 in D 11 in
18th Century Elegant French Louis XIV Hand Carved Tall Case Clock with Rooster
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and completely original, antique oak grandfather or lantern clock, circa 1750. This very old grandfather clock is one of the tallest we have ever seen and it has an amazing...
Brass, Bronze
$103,962 / set
H 18.9 in W 34.26 in D 23.23 in
Extensive Silver-Plate Table Service by English Firm Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Extensive silver plate table service by English firm Elkington English, circa 1850 Size: Chest height 48cm, width 87cm, depth 59cm Mirrored base: Height 5.5cm, width 90cm, depth 3...
Silver Plate
$4,500
H 93 in W 21.75 in D 9.88 in
19th Century French Hand-Painted Banjo Case Clock with Brass Front
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th Century banjo shaped case clock is an eye-catching piece in any space. Topped by a smartly carved cornice above the dial face door. Supported by an intricate brass r...
Metal, Brass, Iron
$623,774
H 60 in W 43.5 in D 18 in
Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet Con...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Antique Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock by Sevin and Barbedienne
By Louis-Constant Sevin, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
This ormolu clock is an exemplary work by the famous French 19th century metalworker and foundry-owner, Ferdiand Barbedienne. Working with a design made by the acclaimed onamentalist...
Ormolu, Bronze
$86,500
H 26.75 in W 19.25 in D 7.5 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Marble and Ormolu Clock, Signed Simona a Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble and ormolu clock, signed Simona à Paris, circa 1819. The clock is raised by six ...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
Antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks are staples of old-world design sensibilities, and, along with their storied history, these statuesque timepieces can bring a feeling of warmth to living rooms, dining rooms and other areas of your home.
Longcase clocks, which originated in England and were manufactured in the United States beginning in the 1700s, refer to tall clocks with a face and clock works positioned high in the housing while a large swinging pendulum movement is tucked inside the case, which is supported by a carved base called a plinth.
While guests making their way through your foyer (another ideal location for such a furnishing) might typically refer to your longcase clock as a “grandfather clock,” there are actually three varieties of these stylish floor clocks, which include granddaughter clocks (the shortest, generally not one solid piece of wood and around three to five feet tall), grandmother clocks (the slimmer middle ground, between five feet and six feet tall) and grandfather clocks, which are typically between six and seven feet tall.
Sculptural and statement-making, antique grandfather clocks created by the likes of the Seth Thomas Clock Company, the Howard Miller Clock Company, Hermle or other clockmakers are an alluring choice in filling up space in a room, while the shorter longcase clocks are just as useful if you need an element that is comparatively muted or you’re working with limited space.
Each generation of artisan clockmakers, working in various furniture styles over time, contributed its own flourishes to the design of longcase clocks. Antique grandfather clocks in the Georgian style share commonalities with neoclassical design. They were often made in dark woods such as mahogany and feature intricate carving. Mahogany is also common for Victorian-era grandfather clocks, although examples of this style can be found in oak and walnut too. Designers of contemporary grandfather clocks are using a range of materials.
It’s easy to get confused when determining the origins or value of an antique grandfather clock or other vintage longcase clock. While an antique appraiser will be able to tell quickly, searching for a manufacturer’s name engraved on the face and dial of the clock may be an easy way to learn about the history of your clock.
Find a distinctive variety of antique grandfather clocks and longcase clocks on 1stDibs, and browse our collection of unusually beautiful clocks, wall clocks, desk clocks and other vintage clocks too.
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