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Place of Origin: British
Gothic Table Clock w. Stunning Antique Pocket Watch Made of Gilt Bronze or Gold
Located in Lisse, NL
Small Gothic table clock with gilt bronze (or possibly golden) pocket watch by John Worboys of London, 1780-1810.
We know too little about antique ...
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Early 1800s Gothic Revival Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Large Chinoiserie decorated Strut clock circa 1920
By Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in Dereham, GB
Large Chinoiserie decorated Strut clock circa 1920s
Black & gold Chinoiserie decoration
Depicting Figures, house, trees & foliage
Brass Chapter bring & hands,
Brass bead detail arou...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Lacquer
Antique 19th Century English 8 Day Fusee Brass & Glass Dome Skeleton Clock, 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A good & large antique 19th century eight day single fusee skeleton clock, under a glass dome, circa 1870.
The clock has just been serviced and o...
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1870s Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Eight Day Chrome Clock By Bentima, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco 1930's chrome Mantle / desk Clock by Bentima featuring a traditional carriage style key wound movement with jewelled platform escapement in good working order.
The Clock fea...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Smiths Sectric Rose Glass Mirror Electric Mantle Clock, English, C1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this Rose glass with cut glass markings interspersed with chrome raised markers Art Deco Clock. Remarkable condition for it's age is this totally authentic ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Pink Glass Mantle Clock By Smiths Clocks Ltd
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Lovely Art Deco pink glass mantle clock from Smiths clock makers Circa 1930. Fretted out brass bezel. Previously a mechanical wind up clock h...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist 1930s Chrome and Bakelite Clock
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish modernist English electric clock. These clocks are becoming increasingly hard to source so we were delighted to have found this one. Datin...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Chrome 8 Day Skyscraper Desk Clock By Asprey, England, c1930
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Devon, England
Made by the iconic British Luxury Brand, Asprey. This is a genuine Art Deco period desk clock. Comes in a highly polished chrome finish. It has a Swiss 8 day movement and is in worki...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
English Bracket Clock with Silver Plated Dial, London, circa 1800
By Johnson
Located in Greven, DE
Bracket Clock
London
wood, brass
around 1800
Dimensions: H x W x D: 46 x 27 x 17 cm
Description:
English bracket clock in an ebonised "bell-top" wooden case with a carrying handle...
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Early 19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
AARON L. DENNISON 1929 Art Deco Guilloche Blue Enamel Desk Clock In Sterling
By Aaron Lufkin Dennison
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock with blue enamel designed by Aaron Lufkin Dennison.
This is an exceptional desk clock, made in Birmingham England during the art deco period, back in the 1929. The craf...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
Art Deco Pink Glass & Brass Mantle Clock by Smiths Clock Makers, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930's pink / lilac glass clock by the English clock makers Smiths. Beautiful coloured dial face which sits of a solid highly polished brass plinth with brass numerals and a...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rolls Royce 1927 London Art Deco Presentation Clock In .925 Sterling & 18Kt Gold
By Rolls Royce, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco presentation desk clock by Rolls Royce.
This is a gorgeous presentation desk clock, created by the Rolls Royce Company in London England during the art deco period, back in the 1927. The clock has been crafted in the shape of the Rolls Royce radiator grill badge...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
English Brass & Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome T. Mapple C 1850
By T. Mapple
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fusee chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet...
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1850s Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Steel, Brass
Art Deco Stylish Walnut Mantle Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this super stylish Art Deco Wood and Glass Ferranti Synchronous Mantle Clock With Working Original Movement, dating to 1938. A rare example of it's type, t...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Grimaldi and Johnson, Strand, London. Miniature Bracket Timepiece
By Grimaldi & Johnson
Located in Amersham, GB
A very fine and rare miniature bracket timepiece made by one of Britain’s most revered horological partnerships. The eight day single fusee movement held by four turned pillars with anchor escapement, adjustable lenticular pendulum and hold fast, is of exceptional quality. Housed in an ebonised and glazed bell top bracket clock case of a design particularly associated with this firm, the silvered roman dial with subsidiary date dial in the break arch is signed and also on back plate.
This clock is in excellent original condition with a fully glazed back door and side panels with the U shaped carrying handle, a distinctive trademark of Grimalde and Johnson, standing on turned acorn feet.
William Johnston is first recorded in partnership with Peter Grimalde between 1810 and 1825, before setting out on his own, Grimalde & Johnston were celebrated precision chronometer makers, and are known for making this style of miniaturised bracket clock during this period in very limited numbers.
Examples of clocks by Grimalde and Johnson can be found in, “The Georgian Bracket Clock, 1714-1830” by Richard Barber and “English Bracket and Mantel Clocks” By Andrew Nicholls...
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1810s Regency Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a very attractive English Art Deco clock, made circa 1930. It has a eight day wind up movement. The base is brass, the bezel is also brass with gold tone finish. The backing ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A rare 17th century English eight-day spring-driven table clock by J Gerrard
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare Late 17th Century English Eight-Day Spring-Driven Table Clock, Circa 1700. England
Signed J. Gerrard.
This exceptional late 17th-century English eight-day table clock is a s...
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17th Century William and Mary Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Easel Clock, Signed Elkington & Co, England, Circa 1890
By Elkington & Co.
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed Elkington & Co
Numbered Rd 92173
Beautiful rectangular table clock executed in gilded and silvered electrotyped metal, decorated in relief with butterflies, music instrume...
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1890s Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Very Rare 1930s English Smiths Electric 'Mystery Clock'
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rare Smith mystery clock made by Smith's Electronic Clocks . The chrome case was moulded in aluminium. The glass has black numerals on a square silver ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Art Deco Smiths Blue Glass, Brass Electric Mantle Clock, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Large and rare and stunning Art Deco blue glass, brass Electric Mantle clock. This clock is an absolute delight. This glamourous clock features a brass bezel with fretted out numeral...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Font Clock G100 Medium by Established & Sons
By Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An instant design icon, Sebastian Wrong’s Font Clock features an ever-changing display that uses twelve different type faces and a flip mechanism in a desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
A 17th Century William and Mary eight-day double basket table clock by Asselin
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A relatively small and extremely attractive late 17th century English eight-day spring-driven double basket table clock signed on the backplate Asselin London, dating to the period c...
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17th Century William and Mary Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Rare and Important Charles II 17th Century Table Clock by Henry Jones
By Henry Jones
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The Rare and Important 17th Century Spring Driven Table Clock by the Celebrated Maker, Henry Jones.
Provenance dating back to 1745. Owned by Captain Alexander Raitt
A very rare an...
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17th Century Charles II Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
George II Edward Browne of Norwich Bracket Clock in Ebonized Mahogany Case
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a George II bracket clock in an ebonized mahogany case with brass feet made by clockmaker Edward Browne of Norwich. Edward Browne took over the shop of clockmaker J...
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Early 18th Century George II Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Large Art Dec Chrome 8 Day Desk Clock With Temperature Gauge On A Stand 1930s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Large Art Deco ABEC Chrome 8 Day Working Desk Clock With Temperature Gauge On A Fold-Out Stand.
With bevelled glass giving way to the painted dial with Roman numerals.
Beautiful...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor
By D. McGregor & Co. 1
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine Scottish Two-Day Marine Chronometer Signed and Numbered D. McGregor Glasgow No 2241, c. 1870
A classic beautifully produced 19th century Scottish chronometer in a three-tier...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Font Clock G100 Small by Established & Sons
By Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An instant design icon, Sebastian Wrong’s Font Clock features an ever-changing display that uses twelve different type faces and a flip mechanism in a desig...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
18th Century George III Figured Mahogany Three Pad Stricking Bracket Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
18th century George III figured mahogany three pad bracket clock by John Wright Dorking, Circa 1780. England
A most attractive English bracket clock, made around 1780, signed on ...
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18th Century George III Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
English Brass and Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome Webber, C. 1870
By Webber
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fuse chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet....
Category
1870s Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Steel, Brass
19th Century Old Brass Travel Clock, Alarm Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
Old clock, brass case roundherum flanked with polished glass. Digit with Arabic / Roman numerals three pointers. Clockwork should be overtaken. Left glass plate at the lower corner m...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Unusual Antique Victorian Ornate Brass Desk Clock by Seth Thomas
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique Victorian ornate brass desk clock by Seth Thomas in the shape of a house with a tiled roof, circular dial with original hands and a 8 day movement
A charming piece...
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1850s Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Brass And Enamel Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superb Art Deco Copper And Enamel Clock, c1930. Made from solid brass with a patterned border which is filled with green black and white enamel. Full w...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Monumental Three-Train Bracket Clock by J.C. Jennens & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intricately detailed 19th-century bracket clock from famed English firm J.C. Jennens & Sons is monumental in size, likely made for one of the great world exhibitions or perhaps to put in the firm's own store window. The eight-day timepiece has a triple fusee...
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19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
English Georgian Mahogany Mantel Clock
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style (18/19th Century) large mahogany mantel clock with carved scroll design on base & round face (John Walker, 18 Cornhill, 23...
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19th Century Georgian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Mahogany
17th Century English eight-day spring-driven table clock, by John Wrench
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare Late 17th Century English Basket-Top Spring Clock by John Wrench of Chester, Circa 1695-1700. England
This exquisite late 17th-century English basket-top table clock, signed ...
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17th Century William and Mary Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Three Train Clock By Smith & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
A spectacular feat of engineering and artistry, this 19th-century skeleton clock was created by John Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell. The Clerkenwell Borough of Central London has for al...
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19th Century Gothic Revival Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Steel
WRIGHT & DAVIES 1900 Guilloche Enameled Carriage Clock In .925 Sterling Silver
By Wright & Davies 1
Located in Miami, FL
A travel-desk clock designed by Wright & Davies.
This is a gorgeous travel-desk clock created in London England at the workshops of Wright & Davies, back in 1899. The fabulous clock...
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1890s Gothic Revival Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
A Fine 18th Century Mahogany Bell Top Bracket Clock
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mahogany and ormolu mounted bell top bracket clock. The 8-day movement with finely engraved back plate and the full brass dial signed Pennington, Drury Lane
Circa 178...
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Antique Ebonized Bracket Clock by William Allam of London
By William Allam
Located in Devon, GB
A fine 18th century George III period ebonized striking bracket clock of rarer, smaller size. The well proportioned bell-top ebonized case is surmounted by a cast brass carrying handle and four pine cone finials.
The 6 inch signed, brass dial has twin subsidiary dials for strike or silent and for slow or fast regulation. There are mock pendulum and date apertures within the matted centre of the dial.
The five pillar fusee movement has an engraved, signed backplate with verge escapement...
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Late 18th Century George III Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
Large Gilt Brass Engraved Oval Table Clock by Thomas Cole
By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in London, GB
A large oval strut clock
By Thomas Cole
The case constructed from gilt brass and designed to be as thin as possible, finely engraved throughout, of substantial oval size, and supported by means of a fold-out foot, the outer frame with floral engraved border, the silvered dial decorated in conforming manner and denoting the hours in Roman numerals with blued steel hands, its centre decorated in foliate patterns; the movement with four turned pillars, spring barrel, steel balance and lever escapement and signed to the backplate by the retailer, also denoted on the dial's cartouche "Thos Boxell, Brighton," and numbered to the rear.
Circa 1860
Dimensions: H: 11 in / 28 cm
Comparative Literature:
Hawkins, J. B. Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1975; p. 90 (item 28), illustrating a related large oval strut clock.
Thomas Cole (1800-1864)
Son of Thomas Cole Snr, a Somerset clockmaker, Cole is known as a specialist in making decorative timepieces of the highest quality. He exhibited at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in 1851; he warranted an 'honourable mention' in the Paris Exposition universelle of 1855 and the London 1862 International Exhibition, where he was awarded a medal for 'excellence of taste and design'.
Thomas Boxell of Brighton...
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19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Burmantofts Faience Foliate Design Yellow Glazed Art Pottery Mantle Clock
By Burmantofts Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Burmantofts Faience art pottery foliate design mantel clock probably dating from around 1890. The clock of ovoid shape stands raised on two scroll feet with a large centrally ...
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1890s Art Deco Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Faience
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Bracket Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian carved oak bracket clock with an eight day chiming movement, bevelled edged glass door opening to reveal an engraved silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals...
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1880s Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Oak
Tortoiseshell & Silver Clock Douglas Clock Co
Located in Northampton, GB
Shaped as a Conductors Lantern
From our Accessories collection, we are pleased to offer this English Tortoiseshell Lantern Clock. The Clock with a large white dial with black numera...
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Chrome 'Smiths' Clock By A.L. Davenport, England, c1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
Is this very iconic shaped Art Deco chrome table clock made by the English Clockmakers 'Smiths' dating to 1930 the Art Deco period. Fully working an...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Brass & Mirrored Electric Clock, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rather stylish Art Deco electric clock , British made and dating to the 1930's. The dial is made up from clear ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Bracket Clock by Grimalde & Johnson of London
By Grimaldi & Johnson
Located in Devon, GB
An antique late George III period ebonized bracket clock by Grimalde and Johnson, strand. This attractive clock of small proportions, has a mou...
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Satinwood Bracket Clock by Thomas Wright of Poultry London
By Thomas Wright
Located in Devon, GB
A fine and rare late 18th century George III period satinwood bracket clock of unusually large proportions, by Thomas Wright of Poultry in London, who was 'Watch-maker to the King.'
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Late 18th Century Georgian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Satinwood
Litchfield Cathedral Skeleton Clock by Evans of Handsworth
By William F. Evans of Handsworth
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkable English Litchfield Cathedral skeleton clock, crafted by Evans of Handsworth, captures the essence of the famed Lichfield Cathedral with its iconic three-spire top and stunning Gothic architecture. This extraordinary timepiece features an intricate skeleton design, revealing its impressive two-train chain fuseé movement that powers an eight-day movement, chiming the hours on a melodious gong. The dial is a masterpiece in itself, intricately pierced and engraved in silver, displaying the time with Roman numerals and blued steel hands. The clock sits gracefully atop its original rosewood base.
The Birmingham firm of William F. Evans of Handsworth was one of the most respected makers of skeleton clocks of the 19th century. The golden age of their manufacture occurred between the 1860s through the 1880s, and the firm was renowned for the stellar quality, grand size and superior materials utilized in the creation of their clocks. Of the many cathedrals they produced, the Litchfield Cathedral skeleton clock has earned a prominent status in today's market, being highly sought-after and coveted by collectors and enthusiasts alike.
Skeleton clocks stand out as exceptional and captivating timepieces, meticulously crafted to reveal the inner workings of the mechanism in all their glory. Originating as early as the mid-16th Century as drum clocks, these intricately designed clocks are a testament to the finest craftsmanship of their time. The French played a significant role in popularizing skeleton clocks around 1750, introducing remarkable spring-driven antique mantle clocks...
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19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Steel
Regency Walnut Library Bracket Clock, Haley & Milner, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Walnut Library Bracket Clock, Haley & Milner, London
Finely figured walnut 5 glass case with moulded plinth and standing on pad feet with bevelled glass throughout.
Front opening doo...
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1810s Regency Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Smiths Chrome Table Clock, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish English Art Deco chrome clock made by the British clockmakers 'smiths'. A 30 hour movement, fully serviced and keeping good time is housed...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Steel, Chrome
18th Century Thomas Moss, London, Fusee Bracket Clock in Mahogany Case
By Thomas Moss
Located in Milford, NH
Thomas Moss Fusee bracket clock, London, brass silvered dial signed by the maker. "Thomas Moss, London." A mahogany veneered case with brass trim and bracket top. The movement is an ...
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18th Century Georgian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Lewis F Day, Howell, James & Sons Aesthetic Movement Ebonised & Polychrome Clock
By Lewis Foreman Day, Howell James & Co.
Located in London, GB
Lewis Foreman Day, for Howell, James and Sons.
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized and polychrome painted mantle clock with a carved floret to the centre of the arched and turned gallery flanked by turned finials, with a dentil moulding below, and criss cross lattice work to the upper sides, the lower sides with hand painted Aesthetic flowers in planters...
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1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Rare 1930s, English, Art Deco Modernist Yellow Bakelite and Chrome Clock
By Genalex
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s, Art Deco chrome and yellow bakelite clock with a modernist feel. Made by Genalex an English company. Early plastic perspex in mustard yellow with chrome numerals and be...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Acrylic & Chrome Desk Electric Clock by Ferranti, England, C1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rather stylish early acrylic and chrome Art Deco clock. Remarkable condition for it's age is this totally authentic 1930s clock...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Large 19th Century Gilt Skeleton Clock attributed to Evans of Handsworth
By William F. Evans of Handsworth
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional and Large Skeleton Clock
Attributed to Evans of Handsworth
The multi-tiered pierced gilt brass frame of the skeleton clock after the design of the famous York Minster...
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19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Very Rare 19th Century Coromandel Veneered Year-Running Clock by Thomas Cole
By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker), Achille Brocot
Located in London, GB
A Superb Coromandel-Veneered Mantle Clock
The case constructed of very well-figured Coromandel giving the maximum amount of decorative effect, with gilt bronze accents; the plinth base of rectangular form, with everted stepped corners, and precisely chased gilt bronze figures, two representing Mercury-the god of travel and merchants with his winged helmet and coin purse in hand; the others representing Fortuna-the goddess of luck; the sides glazed, with mooresque arcaded pierced mounts enclosing a vase, in gilt bronze with overlapping palm trees above: the top of domed form with an octagonal platform, surmounted by an architectural dome, its engraved detail and structure reminiscent of Byzantine prototypes. The silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals for the hours, and within an arabesque dial divided into quadrants, with the key aperture at 6 o'clock. Below, the manual calendar, and a semi-circular thermometer. The dial signed by the retailer "Hunt & Roskell / London." The mechanism replaced with a one-year duration movement by Achille Brocot.
English, circa 1860
A closely related clock, by Thomas Cole, though not bearing his signature, with a case of identical form and differing bronze decoration, previously with Butchoff. A third known coromandel-veneered example, also unsigned, is discussed by John...
Category
19th Century Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Art Deco Geometric Two Tone Wooden Mantle Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco Geometric Two Tone Wooden Mantle Clock. - Amazing Rare Shape.
The overall condition is very good. Fully serviced and working well. Wonder...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
English Tripod Table Regulator Clock by Thomas Cole, Retailed by Hunt & Roskell
By Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine English Tripod Table Regulator Clock by Thomas Cole, With Integral Thermometer and Barometer, Retailed by Hunt & Roskell, London
Signed to the dial for the retailer ‘Hunt & Roskell, London.’
No. 1318 /38
The circular six-inch silvered dial with cast bezel, signed ‘Hunt & Roskell, London’, above Roman chapters and blued steel spade hands, set with a large subsidiary seconds dial below XII, the centre finely engraved with scrolling strapwork decoration. The steel winding square protruding through an engraved and shaped plate immediately below 6 o'clock with handset achieved by adjustment to the rear. The movement with tapered plates joined by cylindrical screwed pillars, a two-part backplate, a going barrel, and deadbeat escapement. The pendulum suspended from the apex of the tripod from a G-bracket, with plumb line above, fine regulation achieved by a sliding cylindrical weight on the rod, terminating in a heavy silvered spherical bob secured via Cole's pendulum-locking system.
The case formed of three cylindrical rods set on a gilt and stepped circular base engraved with scrolling foliage, the recessed centre with a semi-circular glazed barometer with silvered register scale, blued steel hand and manually adjustable gilt recording hand. The tilted thermometer within an engraved and gilded surround. Below the tip of the pendulum is a beat scale resting on a bimetallic bar providing thermal compensation, the base resting on three adjustable gilt-metal levelling nuts.
Retaining its original glass dome and brass winding key.
England, Circa 1855.
This fine and rare timepiece by Thomas Cole is a masterpiece of design.
Described by Hawkins in 'Thomas Cole & Victorian Clockmaking' as “the first English table regulator for a gentleman’s library table,” Cole’s strut clock underwent over eight iterations before achieving a design that combined precision with extraordinary elegance.
The use of a tripod to determine the optimal pendulum suspension point is just one of several ingenious mechanisms Cole employed. Three adjustable nuts serving as feet allow for effective levelling of the clock, while a plumb line and bob ensure precise vertical alignment. Relocating the winding square directly beneath the dial eliminates the risk of scratching the surface or damaging the hands, while the inclusion of a thermometer, angled at 45 degrees, effectively conceals the beat scale and pendulum locking mechanism.
Ingeniously designed, the locking mechanism positioned just below the pendulum’s tip includes a beat scale resting on a brass bar that can be raised to secure the pendulum in place. This mechanism also provides thermal compensation through a bi-metallic strip, which automatically raises or lowers the bob in response to temperature fluctuations.
Both inventive and aesthetically striking, this rare clock exemplifies the highly ornamental Victorian timepieces...
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19th Century Victorian Antique British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
