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Antique French Bronze D'ore and Champlevé Enamel Clock with Mercury Pendulum.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning Antique French bronze d'ore clock with champlevé enamel & mercury pendulum, circa 1880's
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 15.75 in W 9.75 in D 5.5 in
Antique American Bronze Bracket Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
day movement with hour and half hour chime. French paste jeweling and Mercury pendulum.
Category
Antique 19th Century Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Steel
19th Century French Fireplace Clock Onyx 1889 L.Marti et Cie Napoleon III
Located in Berlin, DE
".
With original mercury pendulum.
(R-63).
Category
Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
H 17.72 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Napoleon III Fire-Gilt Fireplace Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
sheet email with Arabic numerals. Brocothemia. Steel filled, formerly mercury pendulum. Half-hour rake
Category
Antique 19th Century American Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze & Marble Three-Piece Mantel Set Clock Napoleon III
Located in Labrit, Landes
pedestals.
Mercury pendulum
The French movement of the clock will be checked before shipping
In good
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
H 18.51 in W 5.91 in D 14.97 in
French Onyx and Champleve Four Glass Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
the hours and halves on a coiled gong. The mercury pendulum with conforming diamante decoration. C
Category
Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx
Unusual French 24 Hour Four Glass Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
, original ‘blued’ steel Moonpoise hands and twin jar mock mercury pendulum.
French eight day timepiece
Category
Vintage 1910s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
French Oval Four Glass Mantel Clock with Champleve Decoration, Le Roy, Paris
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
gong, the backplate also numbered 1577.
Twin jar mercury pendulum with conforming champleve enamel
Category
Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 12 in W 7.75 in D 6.5 in
Large French 19th Century Black and Green Marble Clock Garniture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
gilded bronze bezel. Its mercury pendulum, visible through the glass panel, is a hallmark of superior
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Marble & Bronze Mantel Clock with Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
wealth and refined taste.The center porcelain movement with original mercury pendulum is in wonderful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rosewood Grandfather Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
silver-plated weights and a mercury pendulum. The three weights power the time, the hour chime and the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Goliath Four Glass Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Amersham, GB
proportions until viewed in person (see picture of pendulum next to a standard mercury pendulum).
The
Category
Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Clock Set
Located in Astoria, NY
columnar supports, enameled dial, the movement with mercury compensated pendulum and strike on gong
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze, Ormolu
French Four Glass Mantel Clock with Champleve Decoration
By Japy Frères
Located in Norwich, GB
decoration to the pillars and bezel with further decorated mercury compensated pendulum.
Eight day
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Enamel, Brass
French Brass and Champleve Four Glass Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
mercury compensated pendulum striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong, the backplate stamped ‘R & Co
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Corniche Cased Four Glass Clock with Mercury Pendulum, circa 1900
Located in Dublin, IE
and an ormolu floral motif in the center of the dial. The mercury pendulum is an added interest.
We
Category
20th Century French Clocks
French 19th Century Green Onyx Clock with Mercury Pendulum and Bronze Feet
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
the mercury pendulum. Chimes on the hour and half hour.
The face has a glass covering and also
Category
Antique 1880s French Empire Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx
Marble and Bronze Clockset
Located in Heukelum, NL
Marble and bronze clockset, France, circa 1880.
With original mercury pendulum.
Runns well
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
Oval Four Glass Clock in Brass and Champléve by S Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Cheltenham, GB
is numbered 1231.
The Fine mercury pendulum is also decorated with champléve.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
A Scottish mahogany longcase regulator Marschall & Sons Edinburgh, circa 1840.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
pallets to the anchor, fine six-spoke wheels and maintaining power, roller-suspended mercury pendulum with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Clocks
H 76.78 in W 19.69 in D 11.03 in
An attractive French mahogany wall regulator of month duration, circa 1840.
By Rodanet
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
month going weight driven precision movement with mercury pendulum, mahogany case.
16-cm enamel
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
H 56.3 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
Stunning Four Glass Onyx and Brass Mantel Clock
Located in Antrim, GB
Stunning four glass onyx and brass mantel clock, mercury pendulum.
Circa 1890.
11.5 ins wide
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx
Monumental Walnut Gothic Astronomical Regulator, New York
By J. & J.W. Meeks
Located in Providence, RI
all its original parts including finials, mercury pendulum, et al. The face is the original silvering
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Clocks
French Month Duration Leap Year Perpetual Calendar Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Keyston, GB
complete with a compensating mercury pendulum.
And stands a staggering 52cm in Height.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
H 20.48 in W 20.48 in D 5.52 in
French Brocot Escapement Perpetual Calendar Clock with Moon Phase and Barometer
By Achille Brocot
Located in Keyston, GB
Brocot escapement and mercury compensating pendulum.
Rise and fall adjustment.
(The clock is in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
H 19.3 in W 20.08 in D 6.7 in
French Restauration Period Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock
By Lamy
Located in Vancouver, BC
original mercury gilding. The pendulum bob in the shape of a putto riding on a cloud. The gilded dial is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Regulator Mantel Clock, Circa 1800
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
whole rising on a plinth base, retains the original mercury double pendulum. Recently overhauled
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Napoleon III Clock with Original Mercury Pendulum
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An extra-large, solid onyx-and-marble Napoleon III mantel clock from Paris, of impressive quality. Professionally-serviced and in good running order. Measures: Clock: 15″ wide x 6″ d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Antique Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Bronze Clock with Mercury Pendulum c.1880
Category
Antique 19th Century French Clocks
Materials
Bronze
French Crystal Regulator Clock
Located in Petaluma, CA
dial is in perfect condition. It has the mercury pendulum.
Category
Early 20th Century French Edwardian Clocks
Materials
Brass
English Longcase Regulator Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
duration movement with deadbeat escapement is driven by its mercury pendulum. This type of pendulum made
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Gothic-Style Grandfather Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
by three gilded weights and a mercury pendulum for accurate timekeeping. Equally impressive is its
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
Three-Train Skeleton Clock by John McConnell
Located in New Orleans, LA
chimes the quarters on a nest of eight bells, producing a rich and resonant chime. A two-jar mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century European Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Westminster Abbey Three Train Skeleton Clock by Evans
By William F. Evans of Handsworth
Located in New Orleans, LA
. The accuracy of the complex mechanism is enhanced by a two-jar mercury pendulum, which compensates for
Category
Antique 19th Century English Other Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Pendulum Clock in Carrara and Soignies Marble and Gilt Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
French Louis XVI style pendulum clock in carrara and Soignies marbles, with beautiful gilt bronze
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Gold, Bronze
H 16.54 in W 10.63 in D 3.94 in
Champlevé 8 Day French Carriage Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
with a mercury filled pendulum.
French, circa 1880
Measures: Height 25cm
Width 16cm
Depth 13cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Clock
By RIGARD
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rigard Toulouse
With its original mercury gilt and pendulum
Époque restauration
Measure: Clock H 44 cm
Category
Antique 1850s French Restauration Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Four Glass Crystal Regulator Clock Set in Onyx and Ormolu
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
acanthus feet and beveled glass to show the mercury compensated pendulum gently swinging.
The dial is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Japy Freres Ormolu and Marble Four Glass Crystal Antique French Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
and classical urns with pineapple finials. Bevelled glass to the front and sides allows the mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Antique French Four Glass Crystal Regulator Clock Set in Onyx and Ormolu
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and chic antique French four glass regulator. It features a mercury compensated pendulum
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Japy Freres Sienna Marble and Ormolu Crystal Four Glass Antique French Clock Set
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
(finely gilded bronze), circa 1880. It features a mercury compensated pendulum gently swinging behind the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Siena Marble, Ormolu
H 13.5 in W 10.75 in D 7 in
Graceful Oval French Crystal Regulator Clock with Hand-Painted Enamel Face
Located in Lambertville, NJ
.
The clock gongs softly on the hour and half hour. It also has its original double mercury chambered
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Empire Ormolu and Green Marble Four Glass Clock, Eagle Antique French
By Charles Hour
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
beveled glass to four sides to allow the mercury compensated pendulum to be seen gently swinging.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Four Glass Crystal Regulator Clock Set in Onyx and Ormolu
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb and chic antique French four glass regulator. It features a mercury compensated pendulum
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French 8-Day Striking Four Glass Ormolu Clock by Samuel Marti, Paris
By Samuel Marti
Located in Benington, Herts
escapement which swings with the compensating mercury filled pendulum. Raised on floral ormolu feet with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Mantel Clock, French, Gilt Bronze, Ormolu, Brocot Escapement, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
marks the half-hour
Fine adjustment for slow and fast at the 12 o'clock position
Weighted faux-Mercury
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Glass
H 15.36 in W 8.86 in D 7.68 in
Antique Bronze Clock with Crystal and Mercury Pendulum Regulator
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Bronze Clock with Crystal & Mercury Pendulum Regulator
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Mantel Clock 19th Century Napoleon III Period by P.Buhrf
Located in Warsaw, PL
movement with outside countwheel striking the hours and halves on a blued steel coiled gong. Mercury
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Seth Thomas Antique Mantel Clock
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
-day time and strike movement with a mercury pendulum and key. It features beveled glass front, back
Category
Early 20th Century American Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Important 19th Century French Marble and Bronze Mantel Clock with Cassolettes
Located in Dallas, TX
bronze lion sculpture standing proudly at the top. The centre porcelain movement with original mercury
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Green Onyx Gilt Bronze, Champleve Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
mercury pendulum. The clock work is set inside a four-panel frame with bronze edges. The clock is in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Bronze, Enamel
H 13.25 in W 8.75 in D 6.25 in
Antique Eclectic Style Gilt Bronze, Brass and Champlevé Enamel Mantel Clock
By A.D. Mougin
Located in London, GB
mercury pendulum, and is stamped 'AD Mougin', indicating the celebrated French clockmaker who worked in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
H 14.57 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
French Louis XVI Style Pendule Au Lion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
dial
The movement with its original pendulum
Original Mercury gilding.
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bow Front Champlevé Enamel, Ormolu and Onyx Four Glass Library Regulator
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. The mercury compensated pendulum is original and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
H 14.25 in W 8.25 in D 6.5 in
Japy Frères Four Glass Regulator Clock, Lion
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
and a well modeled bronze lion standing proudly to the top. Four glazed panels allow the faux mercury
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Gilt Bronze Vase Clock Circa 1810 Attributed to Claude Galle
Located in Warsaw, PL
pendulum with original mercury gold gilding, splendid carving details. Paris movement with suspension in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Striking Four Polished Brass and Glass Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
mercury jar pendulum.
It has an attractive strike on the hour and half hour on a fine bell. The fully
Category
Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French Ormolu and White Marble Three-Piece Lyre Shaped Clock Garniture
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, foliate gilt bronze mounts, and set on toupie feet.
With its original mercury gilt and pendulum
Louis XVI
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 17.33 in W 9.06 in D 4.34 in
19th Century 8 Day French Four Glass Mercury Pendulum Clock
Located in London, Nottinghill
An 8 day French mercury four glass pendulum clock, with white enamel dial and Roman numerals. The
Category
Antique 1890s Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
French 19th century veined Sienna marble clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 19th century veined Sienna marble clock with enameled face and mercury pendulum.
Category
20th Century French Clocks
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the mercury pendulum you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each mercury pendulum for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, bronze and ormolu. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect mercury pendulum — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each mercury pendulum bearing Empire, louis xv or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. Charles Hour, Gilles Martinot and Japy Frères each produced at least one beautiful mercury pendulum that is worth considering.
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A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.
Antique and vintage clocks can whisk us back to the 18th and 19th centuries. When most people think of antique clocks, they imagine an Art Deco Bakelite tabletop clock or wall clock, named for the revolutionary synthetic plastic, Bakelite, of which they’re made, or a stately antique grandfather clock. But the art of clock-making goes way back, transcending continents and encompassing an entire range of design styles and technologies. In short, there are many kinds of clocks depending on your needs.
A variety of wall clocks can be found on 1stDibs. A large antique hand-carved walnut wall clock is best suited to a big room and a flat background given what will likely be outwardly sculptural features, while Georgian grandfather clocks, or longcase clocks, will help welcome rainswept guests into your entryway or foyer. An interactive cuckoo clock, large or small, is guaranteed to bring outsize personality to your living room or dining room. For conversation pieces of a similar breed, mid-century modern enthusiasts go for the curious Ball clock, the first of more than 150 clock models conceived in the studio of legendary architect and designer George Nelson.
Minimalist contemporary clocks and books pair nicely on a shelf, but an eye-catching vintage mantel clock can add balance to your home library while drawing attention to your art and design books and other decorative objects. Ormolu clocks dating from the Louis XVI period, designed in the neoclassical style, are often profusely ornate, featuring architectural flourishes and rich naturalistic details. Rococo-style mantel clocks of Meissen porcelain or porcelain originating from manufacturers in cities such as Limoges, France, during the 18th and 19th centuries, exude an air of imperial elegance on your shelves or side tables and can help give your desk a 19th-century upgrade.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mercury was used in antique clocks as a pendulum weight. Clockmakers used mercury for its tolerance to changes in heat and assistance in keeping time. Mercury can be found in older clocks, but is not widely used in newer styles. Find a range of vintage timepieces on 1stDibs.
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