What does ormolu actually mean?

Gilded bronze or brass. In clock listings it covers both a case cast entirely in gilt metal and gilt mounts applied to a case made of something else. Marble and porcelain are the two commonest materials those mounts are fixed to, with boulle and timber behind them.

Are ormolu clocks always French?

Not always, but close to it. Of 790 titles on Sellingantiques, 505 say french, and Paris is named in 45 of them. The rest are a small minority. English cases with fusee movements and London signatures appear in a handful, and German makers surface in a few Lenzkirch and Ting Tang entries.

Why do dealers spell it mantel and mantle?

Both spellings are in use and mean the same thing: a clock made to stand on a chimneypiece. Mantel appears in 258 titles, mantle in 98. A few titles manage to use both at once. Searching either way is worth doing.

The clock with matching side pieces, usually urns or candelabra, made and sold together as a set for the chimneypiece. Garnitures and clock sets account for 58 titles and take a disproportionate share of the upper end of the range, including one set with ten-light candelabra.

How old are most of these clocks?

The dated field runs from 1750 to 1960, but the weight of the category is 19th century. Where decades are given they gather in the second half of it, the 1880s the fullest bucket. Genuine 18th-century material is a fringe, with only 14 listings placed there. The commonest dating of all is the plain phrase 19th Century, used in 199 listings. Earliest in the archive are a Louis Quinze pendule and a drum-head clock, both at 1750.

Do wall-hung ormolu clocks come up often?

Less often than chimneypiece ones. Cartel appears in 29 titles and wall in 25, against 258 for mantel. Portico clocks, standing on columns, turn up in 40. Boudoir and drum-head clocks, four-glass regulators and a few bracket forms fill out the remainder.

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A clock in a gilt-bronze case, or with gilt mounts applied to marble, porcelain or timber, made to stand on a chimneypiece as an ornament as much as a timekeeper.

19th century

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A Very Impressive and Fine Quality 19th Century French Empire Influenced Clock Set.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£30,000

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19th century

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19th Century French Enamel Clock Set

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£9,000

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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An Early 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu 8 Day Mantle Clock

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£3,800

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£20,000

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A Gilded Egyptian Revival Timepiece Desk Clock

19th century

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A Gilded Egyptian Revival Timepiece Desk Clock

From Chalfont Clocks

£1,650

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19th century

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A Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

From Chequers Antiques

£1,895

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Stunning Antique Single Chain Fusee Boulle Mantel Clock on Stand by Payne London

19th century

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Stunning Antique Single Chain Fusee Boulle Mantel Clock on Stand by Payne London

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£2,345

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19th century

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Gilded French Clock Surmounted by the Neoclassical Figure of Diana the Hunter

From Georgian Antiques

£1,975

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19th century

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Palais Royal Mantel Clock Circa 1880

From Frank Craig Antiques

£850

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Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

19th century

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Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,395

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One-offs in the archive include a footballer trophy clock, an inkwell clock, a globe clock and a chariot clock. Elephants turn up three or four times.

19th century

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Ornate French Clock Set

From London City Antiques

£3,350

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Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Chain Fusee Movement Fb Adams London

19th century

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Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Chain Fusee Movement Fb Adams London

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£745

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Antique Chain Fusee Clock Rococo Gilt Bronze Ormolu Case Fisher Braithwaite

19th century

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Antique Chain Fusee Clock Rococo Gilt Bronze Ormolu Case Fisher Braithwaite

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£1,545

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Beautiful Antique French Mahogany Mantel Clock with Ormolu Mounts and Finials

19th century

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Beautiful Antique French Mahogany Mantel Clock with Ormolu Mounts and Finials

From N Wilson Antiques Clocks

£900

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A Diminutive Bracket Clock by Adams of Lombard Street

19th century

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A Diminutive Bracket Clock by Adams of Lombard Street

From Chalfont Clocks

£5,450

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Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock Louis XV

19th century

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Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock Louis XV

From Dragon-Antiques.com

£4,395

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Antique Ormolu Clocks

A Very Impressive and Fine Quality 19th Century French Empire Influenced Clock Set.

19th Century French Enamel Clock Set

An Early 19th Century French Bronze and Ormolu 8 Day Mantle Clock

Large 19th Century Gilded Ormolu and Bronze Clock Set, by Deniere, Paris

A Gilded Egyptian Revival Timepiece Desk Clock

A Mid 19th Century French Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock

Stunning Antique Single Chain Fusee Boulle Mantel Clock on Stand by Payne London

Gilded French Clock Surmounted by the Neoclassical Figure of Diana the Hunter

Palais Royal Mantel Clock Circa 1880

Antique Single Fusee Gilt Ormolu Clock with Cherub Henry Berkeley Square London

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Ornate French Clock Set

Antique Regency Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock with Chain Fusee Movement Fb Adams London

Antique Chain Fusee Clock Rococo Gilt Bronze Ormolu Case Fisher Braithwaite

Beautiful Antique French Mahogany Mantel Clock with Ormolu Mounts and Finials

A Diminutive Bracket Clock by Adams of Lombard Street

Large Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock Louis XV

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