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Early 19th Century French Shell Dish
Located in Tampa, FL
This is really quite a wonderful dish set in solid bronze and has beautiful detail depicting two dolphins. All original. Circa 1800s.
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Early 1800s French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Antique Early 19th Century French Shell Dish
Early 19th Century French Shell Dish
H 8.5 in W 6 in D 4.5 in
Vintage French Shell Carved Red Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Sheridan, CO
Continental red marble fireplace surround, early 20th c., having molded mantel shelf, over shell
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique French Shell

Materials

Marble

Footed Shell Platter
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's French shell platter with etched and jeweled bronze base. Measurements: Height: 6
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1920s French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell, Precious Stone

Antique Footed Shell Platter
Footed Shell Platter
H 6 in W 9 in D 8 in
19th Century Set of 5 French Majolica Shell Plates Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare set of 5 French shell shaped plates signed Choisy Le Roi circa 1890.
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1890s French Victorian Antique French Shell

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Ceramic

Antique French Cabinet Carved Oak Louis XV Petite Foyer Side Table c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
front drawer over a beveled, paneled and carved door that features classic French shell and carved
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Oak

Antique French Wall Mirror Louis XV Carved Oak Stripped Finish, 19th Century
Located in Shreveport, LA
carving on the high crown include a pineapple medallion over a French shell inside spindles, with generous
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Shell

Materials

Mirror, Oak

French Riviere Table Lamp Handmade With Shells, France Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
conch lamp with sea shells, beach shells. Mediterranean, French Riviera style, 50s, Mediterranean Sea
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique French Shell

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Shell

Antique French Carved Oak Secretary Desk Bureau Drop Front Louis XV Style
Located in Shreveport, LA
classic carved French shells and scrolls. The top opens to reveal a fitted desk interior with two drawers
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1920s French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Oak

Antique French Trumeau Pier Wall Mirror Louis XV Carved Oak 19th Century
Located in Shreveport, LA
ribbons. Beveled trim on the large paneled upper trumeau surrounds a center carved French shell with
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Mirror, Oak

19th Century French Gilt Tortoise Shell Clock with Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French gilt tortoise shell clock with inlaid bronze, with base. The base is also
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Tortoise Shell, Giltwood

An iron vase full of shells, France circa 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
of shells. France circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Iron

French Cherry Armoire with Scallop Shell
Located in Pembroke, MA
French carved wild cherry armoire with scallop shell, laurel leaves and rosettes. Original hardware
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Iron

French Cherry Armoire with Scallop Shell
French Cherry Armoire with Scallop Shell
H 86.5 in W 57 in D 21.5 in
Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian Antique French Shell

Materials

Engraving

French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
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18th Century Antique French Shell

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Tortoise Shell

French Limestone Shell and Conch Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Limestone Shell and Conch Planter is a one-of-a-kind piece of 17th century art. Carved
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1780s Antique French Shell

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Limestone

French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
Located in Southampton, GB
Brass, oversized shell shade lamp. Flexible stem. This will be fully wired and PAT tested. France
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1920s French Antique French Shell

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Metal, Brass

French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
French Brass Flexi Stem Shell Lamp c1920
H 22.4 in W 5.9 in D 5.9 in
Antique 19thc French 8 Day Bell Striking Red Shell & Inlaid Boulle Mantle Clock
Located in London, GB
A superb quality French boulle tortoishell mantel clock. Red ground with fretted brass boulle inlay
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Early 1900s French Antique French Shell

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Brass

19th Century French Gilt Mirror With Shell Crest
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Ornately carved and gilded, this 19th century French mirror features a dramatic shell-form crest
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century French Silver Saltcellar with Glass Shells
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century French silver saltcellar with glass shells.
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Silver

Napoleon III French Jet Neoclassical Shell Brooch, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in Chatham, CA
Exceptional Napoleon III Neoclassical French jet (black glass) mourning brooch - the shell
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique French Shell

French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period tortoise shell
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Ormolu

18th Century French Louis XV/Provincial French Buffet with Black Shell Marble
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century French Provincial French Buffe*t with Black Shell Marble *Buffet de Chasse (Hunt
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18th Century French French Provincial Antique French Shell

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Marble, Iron

French Bronze and Crystal Shell-Shaped Box, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
French Bronze and Crystal Shell-Shaped Box, circa 1860
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1860s French Antique French Shell

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Crystal

Hugely Impressive Antique Giant Clam Shell
Located in Portlaoise, IE
Purchased from a private Parisian collection this wonderful example of a giant clam shell (tridacna
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Early 18th Century French Antique French Shell

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Shell

Hugely Impressive Antique Giant Clam Shell
Hugely Impressive Antique Giant Clam Shell
H 11.23 in W 20.48 in D 15.75 in
French Faïence Sarreguemines Shell-Shaped Hand Painted Asparagus Plate
By Sarreguemines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Faïence shell shaped asparagus plate, showing a group of asparagus spears spread across
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique French Shell

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Earthenware

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

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Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

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Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

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Shell

Fireplace mantle in Burgundy stone with carved shell, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient hand-carved Burgundy stone fireplace with central shell and wavy legs, the front is also
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18th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Stone

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity cabinet Collection of Shells Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

French 19th Century Tortoise Shell Table with Boulle Marquetry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful French table from the 19th Century is curved with an oval shape. Inlaid with
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Wood

French Pair of World War I Brass Engraved Shell Casings Trench Artillery, French
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I vases. Trench Artillery Brass engraved
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique French Shell

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Brass

Gorgeous French Antique Front Shell Fireplace White Carrara Marble
Located in Oostvoorne, NL
Interlace your space with the enchanting charm of our French antique shell fireplace, a masterpiece
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique French Shell

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Marble

Pair of Antique Marble Shell Basins, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Beautiful pair of shell-shaped "bénitiers" (holy water vessels), carved out of Carrara marble. The
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Carrara Marble

Antique French Rococo Shell Design Porcelain Centerpiece, Circa 1865-1875.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Rococo Shell Design Porcelain Centerpiece, Circa 1865-1875. This is a charming
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

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Porcelain

Small Antique French Giltwood Mirror Shell Decoration, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
Small antique French giltwood mirror, circa 1900. Antique frame decorated with stylized shells
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Early 1900s French Antique French Shell

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Mirror, Giltwood, Wood

Fascinating white Carrara marble fireplace mantel, carved with shells, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Fascinating mantle fireplace in white Carrara marble, carved with shells. The precious white
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19th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Majolica Vase with Fishs and Shells, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica vase with fishs and shells, circa 1880. Bamboo handles.   
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique French Shell

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Ceramic, Majolica, Faience

Mantle fireplace in black Belgian marble, carved with shells, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique fireplace mantle in black Belgian marble, richly carved with shells. The fireplace has an
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18th Century French Antique French Shell

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Belgian Black Marble

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

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Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the
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Early 20th Century French Antique French Shell

Materials

Shell

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Antique French Shell For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique French shell for your home. Frequently made of metal, bone and tortoise shell, every antique French shell was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique French shell, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each antique French shell bearing louis xv, Rococo or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique French shell over the years, but those crafted by André-Charles Boulle, Lucien Dropsy and Marchand Glass Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique French Shell?

Prices for an antique French shell can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $150 and can go as high as $55,522, while the average can fetch as much as $2,295.
Questions About Antique French Shell
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Check the clock for a manufacturer’s mark or label. Once you have this, you should be able to look up the clock’s brand to see if it is French in origin. A clock is considered antique once it is 100 years old. A professional can also help verify the origin of your clock. Shop an array of expertly vetted antique clocks on 1stDibs.