Antique Clocks

Philips Auctions has a wide range of high quality antique clocks at our Melbourne auction house. During our regular Fine & Decorative Arts auctions, you will find something to suit any style.

We specialise in the following types of vintage clocks:

  • art deco
  • French marble
  • brass
  • mahogany
  • and more.

Selection of items from our recent sales

AN ORMOLU CLOCK GARNITURE IN THE LOUIS XVI MANNER
Circa: 1870, with maker's mark for A.D Mougin. A beautifully cast clock having a hand painted enamel dial with Arabic numerals and an engine turned bezel set within an architectural style plinth surmounted by a campana urn and decorated with ribbons, swags, acanthus borders and richly embellished corbels to a shaped rectangular base and toupie feet.


A BOULLE MARQUETRY CLOCK
Late 18th century; dial and mechanism with maker's mark of Fils Le Doux à Amiens The clock with a large pressed metal dial with white enamel plaques and cobalt Roman numerals set within an arched glass and timber cabinet with a shaped pagoda top surmounted by the gilt bronze figure of a putto sitting upon a globe, decorated throughout with inlaid brass, with applied gilt bronze rococo borders, scrolled and shell embellishments and cabriole feet.


A FINE FRENCH BRONZE AND MARBLE LOUIS PHILIPPLE FIGURAL CLOCK
Mid 19th century, with maker's mark for Raingo Frères, Paris. The clock depicting the naturalistic figure of a Renaissance gentleman with a telescope leaning on a plinth supported on a black marble body with an enamel dial with Roman numerals set within a decorative gilt bezel, a fleur-de-lys border to an extended base with canted corners and scrolled gilt feet

A FINE FRENCH ORMOLU CLOCK WITH A FIGURE BY F. MOREAU
19th century, with maker's mark for Leopold Boulet, Montmorillon Depicting 'Nymphe Surprise' with an enamel dial set within a gilded bezel, the drum head supported by a vegetal plinth surmounted by cavorting putti and below, the reclining figure of a waking nymph clad in a diaphanous gown; upon an oval amber and black veined marble plinth; with key.


A PORCELAIN CARTEL CLOCK
Circa: 1890s, with marker's mark of Farcot, with anchor, shield and star stamp The cushion shaped deep ultramarine body with an enamel and pierced gilt dial with Arabic numerals decorated with urns, fantastic creatures and pierced scrolls in the Rococo Revival manner, the body well decorated with gold paste flora and insects; with hanging chain and key


A FINE GERMAN WALNUT BRACKET CLOCK
Circa: 1900, with maker's mark for Lenzkirch to movement The clock with two gongs, having architectural styling with a classical pediment, an extended cornice, a fine brushed steel and gilded clockface with Roman numerals and minute markings flanked by spandrels with amorini and set within a glazed case, with gilt bronze pilasters and other classical embellishments above a concave extended base and raised on squashed bun feet.

A STRIKING ART DECO SPELTER AND MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK
Circa: 1930s, clock by Pierre Megnin, figure in the style of Menneville. The cold painted seated figure of a woman with a cloche hat in fashionable black and gold draping attire, finely detailed to the ivorine face and hands, and contemplating a pheasant, and to the side a clock set into black and white marble arch, the whole supported on a black marble rectangular plinth with geometric embellishments

To view our latest catalogue and see all our upcoming antique clocks for sale at our next Melbourne Auction,
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