What is a boulle clock?

Boulle is tortoiseshell inlaid with brass, or brass inlaid with tortoiseshell, worked into the case. It appears in 138 titles on Sellingantiques, and 73 of those are mantel clocks. The form runs large. One boulle clock in the archive is given as over four feet high, another mantel example at 86cm.

Do all French carriage clocks strike?

No. Some are timepieces, showing the time only, and 53 titles say so. Among those that do more, striking, repeating and alarm work are all common. Repeating appears in 87 titles, alarm in 67.

Which period do most French clocks come from?

The bulk falls between the 1860s and the 1900s. The 1890s and 1880s are almost exactly level as the busiest decades, with the 1900s close behind. Pre-1800 dating is uncommon, usually entered as "18th Century" on individual pieces rather than a year. At the other end, the 1930s account for a run of Art Deco Bakelite, chrome and marble clocks.

What is a cartel clock?

A cartel is an ornate cast wall clock, usually in gilt bronze, hung rather than stood. Sixty-four titles use the term. Wall forms as a whole are a small minority of the category, alongside comtoise and dial clocks. Sizes can be substantial: one cartel in the archive is recorded at 52 inches.

Why are some listings dated only 19th Century?

Dealers enter a date when the piece supports one. A full 393 listings on Sellingantiques are dated only "19th Century" and a further 178 only "Victorian". That leaves roughly a fifth of the archive with no single year attached, while 1,802 listings do pin a piece to one.

How does a garniture differ from a single clock?

A garniture is a clock with matching side pieces, most often candelabra or urns, made and sold as a set. 104 titles name one. Sets that still have their side pieces sit higher in the range than the clock alone, and the same is true of clocks retaining an original case, key or glass dome.

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French domestic clocks made from the middle of the eighteenth century onward: striking clocks for the chimneypiece and portable brass carriage clocks, built in Paris and the provinces for home use and for export.

Large French Garniture Clock Set with a Rare 'Penny Moon' Dial Showing Phases of the Moon. Circa 1875.

19th century

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Large French Garniture Clock Set with a Rare 'Penny Moon' Dial Showing Phases of the Moon. Circa 1875.

From M. C. Taylor

£1,650

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French Pink Marble & Ormolu Timepiece Clock

1900 - 1920

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French Pink Marble & Ormolu Timepiece Clock

From The Antique Clock Co.

£2,250

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White Marble & Gilt French Antique Mantel Clock

19th century

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White Marble & Gilt French Antique Mantel Clock

From The Antique Clock Co.

£2,950

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19th century

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Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, C19th

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£11,000

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19th century

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Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock

From Dragon-Antiques.com

£2,350

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19th century

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A Fine Timepiece Carriage Clock

From The Antique Clock Co.

£1,450

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Magnificent Gilded Gorge Cased Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock with Alarm

19th century

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Magnificent Gilded Gorge Cased Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock with Alarm

From The Antique Clock Co.

£4,750

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19th century

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A Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Gorge Case Repeating Carriage Clock

From Gutlin Clocks

£1,800

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C. 1880 Superb French Ormolu Gilt Bronze 8-Day Mantel Clock with 2 Doves

19th century

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C. 1880 Superb French Ormolu Gilt Bronze 8-Day Mantel Clock with 2 Doves

From Artsonline

£775

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19th century

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19th Century Silvered-dial Mahogany Portico Clock

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£2,150

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The top sale of the last year on Sellingantiques was a French repeating carriage clock with an enamel and gilded case, dated to the 1890s, in February 2026.

19th century

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19th Century Whitw Marble Clock Set

From Abersoch Antiques

£795

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Victorian Mantel Clock in the Manner of Louis Xv, Circa 1875

19th century

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Victorian Mantel Clock in the Manner of Louis Xv, Circa 1875

From Frank Craig Antiques

£550

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Henri Jacot Carriage Clock with Strike Repeat Function

19th century

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Henri Jacot Carriage Clock with Strike Repeat Function

From Chalfont Clocks

£2,850

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Lovely Little Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture of Very Petite Porportions

1900 - 1920

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Lovely Little Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture of Very Petite Porportions

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£1,600

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19th century

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Joseph Soldano Carriage Clock No 441

From Its About Time

£3,250

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'Dent' Grande-sonnerie Repeating 8-Day Carriage Clock in Gorge Case

19th century

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'Dent' Grande-sonnerie Repeating 8-Day Carriage Clock in Gorge Case

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£2,750

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Antique French Clocks

Large French Garniture Clock Set with a Rare 'Penny Moon' Dial Showing Phases of the Moon. Circa 1875.

French Pink Marble & Ormolu Timepiece Clock

White Marble & Gilt French Antique Mantel Clock

Large Louis XVI Style Gilded Clock Set, C19th

Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock

A Fine Timepiece Carriage Clock

Magnificent Gilded Gorge Cased Grande Sonnerie Carriage Clock with Alarm

A Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Gorge Case Repeating Carriage Clock

C. 1880 Superb French Ormolu Gilt Bronze 8-Day Mantel Clock with 2 Doves

19th Century Silvered-dial Mahogany Portico Clock

19th Century Whitw Marble Clock Set

Victorian Mantel Clock in the Manner of Louis Xv, Circa 1875

Henri Jacot Carriage Clock with Strike Repeat Function

Lovely Little Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture of Very Petite Porportions

Joseph Soldano Carriage Clock No 441

'Dent' Grande-sonnerie Repeating 8-Day Carriage Clock in Gorge Case

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