European Clocks

Discover exceptional European clocks spanning the great traditions of England, France, Germany, Austria, and beyond.

EUROPEAN TALL CASE CLOCKS

Sortais Fis, Paris - Equation-of-Time Precision Regulator

circa 1860

MAHOGANY ASTRONOMICAL FLOOR REGULATOR, MORATH BROTHERS, LIVERPOOL

circa 1850

JOHN HOLMES, GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BRASS-MOUNTED EIGHT DAY LONGCASE REGULATOR

circa 1775

AUSTRIAN BIEDERMEIER LONG-DURATION THREE-TRAIN STANDING REGULATOR BY JOSEPH HüBNER, VIENNA

circa 1835

J. W. BENSON ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR, LONDON, MOVEMENT No. 9076

circa 1875-1885

EUROPEAN TABLE CLOCKS

A MONUMENTAL LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE MILITARY CALENDAR PORTICO CLOCK BY PIERRE ROBINET, PARIS

FRANCE, circa 1780-1790

A LARGE LOUIS XVI REVIVAL FOUR-GLASS ORMOLU CRYSTAL REGULATOR BY RAINGO Frères, Paris

FRANCE, circa 1860-1875

LARGE, FINELY DETAILED PORCELAIN FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING FLORA OR POLYHYMNIA, WITH FRENCH EIGHT-DAY STRIKING MOVEMENT. circa 1880

A MONUMENTAL AUGUSTE ECALLE SLATE & BRONZE TRIPLE FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK

Monumental French Patinated and Gilt Bronze, Variegated Rose marble Calendar Mantel Clock, “Psyche Crowning Cupid,” after the model by Claude Michallon, dial signed Streel, Rue St. Denis 362, à Paris, 19th century.

A Fine French Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock

Paris, circa 1800

AN IMPORTANT FRENCH EXHIBITION PERPETUAL CALENDAR SKELETON CLOCK

Robert, 19 Boulevard Saint-Denis, Paris, 1839

A RARE GEORGE III MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET

George Prior, London, circa 1780

EUROPEAN MYSTERY/ INDUSTRIAL CLOCKS

RARE André Romain Guilmet HOT AIR BALLOON CLOCK

Monumental French Farcot Gilt-Bronze Conical Clock with Barometer and Malachite.

Paris, circa 1870

A LARGE FRENCH POLYCHROME FIGURAL SWINGING MYSTERY CLOCK, circa 1890-1900

LARGE SÈVRES BISCUIT-PORCELAIN “PENDULE À CERCLES TOURNANTS” WITH THREE GRACES

After the model attributed to Étienne-Maurice Falconet, circa 1770; this example France, third quarter of the 19th century

Monumental French Louis XVI Revival Gilt-Bronze and Marble Annular Clock, Retailed by Tiffany & Co., New York, circa 1870-1890, after Lepaute/Boizot model of circa 1775-1780.

French Samson Porcelain Annular Vase Clock

French Figural “Mystery” Clock, Capucine

circa 1890-1900

French Patented Figural Torsion Mystery Clock, Paris circa 1890

EUROPEAN WALL CLOCKS

EXCEPTIONAL KAREL ADAMEC LONG-DURATION (3 MONTHS) PRECISION REGULATOR W/ SWEEP SECONDS HAND, circa 1850

A MONUMENTAL AUSTRIAN HISTORISMUS YEAR-GOING PRECISION WALL REGULATOR BY JACOB WEBER, VIENNA, circa 1850

LENZKIRCH PRECISION JEWELER’S WALL REGULATOR, WITH CENTER SWEEP SECONDS HAND. circa 1875

BRYSONS, EDINBURGH - A FINE VICTORIAN CARVED MAHOGANY EIGHT-DAY FUSEE WALL CLOCK, circa 1860-1880