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.

French Clock Garniture Set Under Glass Domes

19th century

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French Clock Garniture Set Under Glass Domes

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£950

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19th century

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French Clock Garniture

From Highmeads Antiques

£295

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19th century

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19th Century French Grand Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Hunt & Roskell

From FB Antiques

£6,500

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A Gorgeous Small Antique French Repeating Carriage Clock

19th century

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A Gorgeous Small Antique French Repeating Carriage Clock

From The Antique Clock Co.

£3,500

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Baltazart: French White Marble & Ormolu Mantel Clock, C.1820-30

19th century

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Baltazart: French White Marble & Ormolu Mantel Clock, C.1820-30

From Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

£2,495

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French Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

19th century

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French Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

From Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

£2,300

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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

£685

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1900 - 1920

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Art Deco Marble Clock C.1920s

From Deco Interiors

£475

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A Floral Enamelled Silver Small Boudoir Timepiece

1900 - 1920

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A Floral Enamelled Silver Small Boudoir Timepiece

From The Antique Clock Co.

£3,250

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1900 - 1920

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A Douchine Serpentine Carriage Clock

From Kembery Antique Clocks Ltd

£350

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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.

Fine Early E.j.dent - Paul Garnier Carriage Clock.

19th century

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Fine Early E.j.dent - Paul Garnier Carriage Clock.

From Its About Time

£3,650

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French Classical Mantel Clock, Circa 1880

19th century

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French Classical Mantel Clock, Circa 1880

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,800

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Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Antique French Clock

19th century

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Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Antique French Clock

From Dragon-Antiques.com

£1,995

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A Fine French Gilt Bronze & Silver Plated Bronze Clock, Depicting Napoleon Bonaparte on His Charger.

19th century

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A Fine French Gilt Bronze & Silver Plated Bronze Clock, Depicting Napoleon Bonaparte on His Charger.

From Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

£1,550

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian French Brass Striking Carriage Clock

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian French Brass Striking Carriage Clock

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£895

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19th century

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19th Century Pink 'Sevres' Porcelain Mantel Clock

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£6,500

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Antique French Clocks

French Clock Garniture Set Under Glass Domes

French Clock Garniture

19th Century French Grand Sonnerie Carriage Clock, Hunt & Roskell

A Gorgeous Small Antique French Repeating Carriage Clock

Baltazart: French White Marble & Ormolu Mantel Clock, C.1820-30

French Louis XIV Style Boulle Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti

Antique Victorian Quality Brass Carriage Clock

Art Deco Marble Clock C.1920s

A Floral Enamelled Silver Small Boudoir Timepiece

A Douchine Serpentine Carriage Clock

Fine Early E.j.dent - Paul Garnier Carriage Clock.

French Classical Mantel Clock, Circa 1880

Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze Antique French Clock

A Fine French Gilt Bronze & Silver Plated Bronze Clock, Depicting Napoleon Bonaparte on His Charger.

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian French Brass Striking Carriage Clock

19th Century Pink 'Sevres' Porcelain Mantel Clock

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