Clocks and Objects with Movement

Mantel and Table Clocks

Initially, mantel and table clocks were the reduced copies of portable long-case ones. However, development of artisanship resulted in appearance of more ingenious and complicated constructions. The case décor met the fashion trends of the epoch. Starting from mid-19th century, mantel and table clocks designed as miniature buildings crowned with a dome or a bell tower were more and more popular. Clock's facades and plinths were ornated with carving, dainty figures or plastic groups. Table and mantel clocks often served as presentation gifts and were symbols of their owners’ status.

Country
  • Country
  • Austria
  • Bohemia
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
  • Western Europe
Period
  • Period
  • XIX
Material
  • Material
  • copper
  • enamel
  • fabric (silk)
  • fabric (velvet)
  • feathers
  • gesso
  • glass
  • marble
  • metal
  • metal (brass)
  • metal (bronze)
  • mirror
  • plastic
  • shellac
  • silk
  • steel
  • velvet
  • wood
  • Wood (mahogany)
  • Wood (oak)
Producer
  • Producer
  • Hubert Kreitz, Louis-Gabriel Brocot
  • Le Roy & Fills
  • Vincenti et Cie Bronze
  • Asprey Plc.
  • Bavozet & Fils
  • Benson & Higgs
  • Bontems Ch. & Co.
  • Daniel Quare & Stephen Horseman
  • Derek Roberts
  • F. Rzebitschek Musikwerk Fabrik in Prague
  • Fabrik Lochmannscher Musikwerke AG, Gebruder Junghans A.G.
  • Gebrüder Junghans A.G.
  • Georg Roth & Co
  • Guilmet & Cie
  • Guilmet firm (clock)
  • Guydamour workshop
  • J Pierre-César Honoré Pons
  • Jaeger-LeCoultre SA
  • James Mc Cabe
  • Japy Frères & Cie
  • Johan Kaltenbrunner
  • John Smith & Son
  • Junghans
  • Junghans»-clock mechanism and dial, «Symphonion Musikwerke»-music movement and disks
  • La Fabrique D'Horologerie de J-F. Houdin (clock); F. Rzebitschek Musikwerk Fabrik in Prag (musical movement)
  • Marcks & Co. Ltd., Bombay & Poona
  • Mathias Razenhofer
  • Paul Buhre Firm
  • Robert & Courvoisier
  • S. Marti et Cie
  • Samuel Wahl workshop
  • Samuel Wehl workshop
  • Simon Decharms
  • Sinclair Harding (UK) Limited
  • Sokolov art bronze factory (case), S. Marti et Cie (clockwork)
  • Stockuhr - mechanism
  • Symphonion Fabrik Lochmannscher Musikwerke AG
  • Symphonion Musikwerke - musical movement; Junghans - clockwork
  • Thwaites & Reed (clockwork)
  • Uswald Johannes
  • Vincenti et Cie
  • W. F. Evans & Son
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  • 12
  • 24
  • 48