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.

1900 - 1920

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Carriage Clock.

From Masons Antiques

£375

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Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti

19th century

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Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti

From Dragon-Antiques.com

£3,950

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19th century

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19th Century Onyx and Bronze Mantel Clock with William Shakespeare

From School House Antiques

£1,900

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Art Deco Miniature Alarm Clock by French Clockmakers Jaz, C1930

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Miniature Alarm Clock by French Clockmakers Jaz, C1930

From Art Deco World

£445

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Art Deco 1930'S Bakelite Clock by Blangy

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco 1930'S Bakelite Clock by Blangy

From Art Deco World

£675

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Antique Victorian Quality Brass Carriage Clock

19th century

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Antique Victorian Quality Brass Carriage Clock

From London City Antiques

£625

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1900 - 1920

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French Louis XVI Style Marble Gilt Bronze Clock Set

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£1,575

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Large Antique Victorian Quality Mantle Clock

19th century

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Large Antique Victorian Quality Mantle Clock

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£975

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White Marble and Gilt Mantel Clock of Small Proportions.

19th century

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White Marble and Gilt Mantel Clock of Small Proportions.

From Masons Antiques

£695

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19th century

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Antique 19th Century French Rosewood Wall Clock

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£2,800

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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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French Ormolu Bronze Enamel Miniature Bedside Clock Simply Stunning 1890

From Arundel Clocks

£1,295

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French Striking Mantel Clock by Pons De Paul.
ormolu and Bronzed Case, French Empire Period.
circa 1820.

19th century

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French Striking Mantel Clock by Pons De Paul. ormolu and Bronzed Case, French Empire Period. circa 1820.

From M. C. Taylor

£2,950

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Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Goats and Palm Tree’s Fusee

19th century

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Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Goats and Palm Tree’s Fusee

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,200

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Antique George III Period Carved Wood and Gilt Cartel Clock

18th century

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Antique George III Period Carved Wood and Gilt Cartel Clock

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£4,500

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English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

19th century

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English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,250

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A Late 19th Cent French Polished Brass Corniche Case Carriage Clock with Alarm

19th century

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A Late 19th Cent French Polished Brass Corniche Case Carriage Clock with Alarm

From Gutlin Clocks

£900

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Antique French Clocks

Carriage Clock.

Large Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock by Samuel Marti

19th Century Onyx and Bronze Mantel Clock with William Shakespeare

Art Deco Miniature Alarm Clock by French Clockmakers Jaz, C1930

Art Deco 1930'S Bakelite Clock by Blangy

Antique Victorian Quality Brass Carriage Clock

French Louis XVI Style Marble Gilt Bronze Clock Set

Large Antique Victorian Quality Mantle Clock

White Marble and Gilt Mantel Clock of Small Proportions.

Antique 19th Century French Rosewood Wall Clock

French Ormolu Bronze Enamel Miniature Bedside Clock Simply Stunning 1890

French Striking Mantel Clock by Pons De Paul. ormolu and Bronzed Case, French Empire Period. circa 1820.

Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock Goats and Palm Tree’s Fusee

Antique George III Period Carved Wood and Gilt Cartel Clock

English Gilt Mantel Clock Cherub St James London 1880

A Late 19th Cent French Polished Brass Corniche Case Carriage Clock with Alarm

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