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Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ, Veit Langenbucher German, Ebony, gliding, brass, silver gilt, gilt brass, iron, various wood and metals, wire, parchment and leather, German — Musical Clock with Spinet and Organ
Veit Langenbucher
Samuel Bidermann
ca. 1625

Wall clock (cartel) with movement of later date, Jacques Caffieri French, Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Wall clock (cartel) with movement of later date
Jacques Caffieri
Ferdinand Berthoud
case ca. 1745–49; movement ca. 1756

Wall clock (pendule en cartel), Jean Godde l'aîné French, Case: gilded bronze, oak, and tortoiseshell on brass marquetry on oak; Dial: white enamel and gilded brass with blued-steel hands; Movement: brass and steel, French, Paris — Wall clock (pendule en cartel)
Jean Godde l'aîné
Charles Cressent
ca. 1740–45

Longcase clock with calendar, Joseph Knibb British, Case: walnut and oak veneered with walnut; dial: gilded and silvered brass; movement: brass, steel, British, London — Longcase clock with calendar
Joseph Knibb
ca. 1680–85

Hooded wall clock with calendar, Ahasuerus I Fromanteel British, Case: ebony and oak veneered with ebony, ebonized wood, gilded brass; Dial: gilded brass with silvered-brass chapter ring; Movement: brass, steel, British, London — Hooded wall clock with calendar
Ahasuerus I Fromanteel
ca. 1660–65

Longcase clock, Hermann Achenbach German, Case: oak veneered with maple, burl woods, holly, and hornbeam (all partly stained), and other woods; mother-of-pearl; gilded bronze; and brass; Dial: partly gilded and partly silvered brass and enameled and painted copper; Movement: brass and steel, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Longcase clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1774–75

Faith and Charity, Félix Lecomte French, Terracotta, French — Faith and Charity
Félix Lecomte
1792

Mantel clock, Julien Le Roy French, Chantilly soft-paste porcelain mounted on gilt bronze, flowers of soft- and hard-paste porcelain; clock face of white enameled metal, French, Paris with French, Chantilly case — Mantel clock
Julien Le Roy
Chantilly
ca. 1745–49

Wall clock (cartel), Etienne LeNoir French, Case: soft-paste porcelain and partly gilded brass; Dial: white enamel; Movement: brass and steel, French, Paris with French, Chantilly case — Wall clock (cartel)
Etienne LeNoir
Chantilly
ca. 1735–40

Mantel clock, Case: carved and gilded wood; Revolving rings for hours and minutes: gilded brass; Movement: brass and steel, probably Austrian — Mantel clock
probably Austrian
ca. 1780–90

Mantel clock (pendule de cheminée), Julien Le Roy French, Case: gilded and patinated bronze on a base of oak veneered with ebony with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: white enamel with black numerals; Movement: brass and steel, French, Paris — Mantel clock (pendule de cheminée)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1757–60

Table clock with calendar, Lucien Falize French, Case: silver, partly enameled gold, hardstones, rock crystal, amethysts, and diamonds; movement: brass and steel, French, Paris — Table clock with calendar
Multiple artists/makers
1881

Clock, Simon Willard American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white pine, brass, glass, American — Clock
Simon Willard
1825–30

Powder Flask with Bullet Box, Clock, Compass, and Sundial, Brass, gold, steel, glass, German, Augsburg or Nuremberg — Powder Flask with Bullet Box, Clock, Compass, and Sundial
German, Augsburg or Nuremberg
ca. 1570–1600

Mantel clock with Venus and Cupid, Renacle-Nicolas Sotiau, Case: gilt bronze, Carrara marble; Dial: white enamel, French, Paris — Mantel clock with Venus and Cupid
Renacle-Nicolas Sotiau
ca. 1782–91

Clock with pedestal, André Charles Boulle French, Case and pedestal of oak with marquetry of tortoiseshell, engraved brass, and pewter; gilt bronze; dial of gilt brass with white enameled Arabic numerals; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock with pedestal
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1690

Wall clock-barometer (baromètre et thermomètre en cartel), Lange de Bourbon French, Gilt-bronze, tortoiseshell, steel, oak, French, Paris — Wall clock-barometer (baromètre et thermomètre en cartel)
Lange de Bourbon
Antoine-Nicolas Martinière
ca. 1770

Mantel clock with musical movement, Jean-Baptiste-André Furet French, Case: gilded and lacquered bronze and marble; Movement (in bust): brass and steel with enameled hour and minute chapter rings (in head); Miniature organ with pipes and bellows (in base): brass, steel, and leather, French, Paris — Mantel clock with musical movement
Jean-Baptiste-André Furet
ca. 1784

Clock (pendule à console), Louis Mÿnüel French, Case: oak veneered with brass and tortoiseshell with gilded-bronze mounts; Dial: gilded brass and enamel, French, Paris — Clock (pendule à console)
Louis Mÿnüel
Charles Cressent
ca. 1720–23

Mantel clock with alarm, Franz Xavier Gegenreiner German, Case: tortoiseshell backed with brass leaf, pearwood veneered with rosewood; and partly gilded silver; Movement: gilded brass and steel, German, Augsburg — Mantel clock with alarm
Franz Xavier Gegenreiner
Johann Andreas Thelot
case ca. 1710, movement ca. 1760–70

Clock, Jean-Baptiste Lepaute French, Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–80

Miniature longcase clock with calendar, Daniel Quare British, Case: walnut and oak veneered with walnut and figured walnut; Dial: gilded and silvered brass; Movement: gilded brass, steel, British, London — Miniature longcase clock with calendar
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1720–25

Astronomical table clock, Jeremias Metzger German, Case and dials: gilded brass; Movement: iron, German, Augsburg — Astronomical table clock
Jeremias Metzger
Caspar Behaim (Chasparus Bohemus)
1568

Mantel clock (pendule de cheminée), François Joseph Belanger French, Gilt bronze, marble, and painted metal; enamel dial; brass and steel movement, French, Paris — Mantel clock (pendule de cheminée)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1783

Musical mantel clock (Pendule avec boîte à musique), Jean Baptiste Martre, Case of gilt bronze, French, Bordeaux — Musical mantel clock (Pendule avec boîte à musique)
Jean Baptiste Martre
Jacques Dumont
ca. 1770

Traveling clock with alarm and calendar, Joseph Paulet probably French, Case and dial: silver, partially gilded; backplate of movement: brass, silver partially gilded; steel, British, London — Traveling clock with alarm and calendar
Joseph Paulet
ca. 1700–1710

Lantern clock, Brass, British — Lantern clock
British
ca. 1685

Clock in the form of an oscillating pendulum (pendule oscillante), Delaunoy (elève de Breguet), Gilt bronze, mahogany veneer, French — Clock in the form of an oscillating pendulum (pendule oscillante)
Delaunoy (elève de Breguet)
ca. 1815–30

Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion, Thomas Tompion British, Case: oak veneered with walnut, panels of oystershell-cut olive wood; marquetry panels of green-stained bone, ivory, various woods; mounts: gilded brass; dial: gilded and silvered brass; movement: brass, steel, British, London — Longcase clock with calendrical, lunar, and tidal indications, also known as the Graves Tompion
Thomas Tompion
Jasper Braem
ca. 1677–80

Clock, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, and mahogany, veneered with mahogany; brass, gilt bronze and enamel, German, Neuwied am Rhein — Clock
David Roentgen
Elie Prudhomme
ca. 1780–90

Hercules or Atlas Supporting the Globe, Clodion (Claude Michel) French, Terracotta, painted to resemble bronze, French, Paris — Hercules or Atlas Supporting the Globe
Clodion (Claude Michel)
ca. 1780

Clock ornament, Gilt bronze, French — Clock ornament
French
late 18th or early 19th century

Traveling clock watch with alarm, Thomas Tompion British, Case and dial: silver; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, silver, British, London — Traveling clock watch with alarm
Thomas Tompion
Nathanial Delander I
ca. 1680

Clock-watch with alarm and calendar, Nicolas Forfaict French, Movement: gilded breass and steel, partly blued; case and dial: brass, silvered brass, silver; hand: steel, French, Paris — Clock-watch with alarm and calendar
Nicolas Forfaict
ca. 1600–1610

The Triumph of Love over Time, Jean-Baptiste Lepaute French, Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, French, Paris — The Triumph of Love over Time
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1780–90

Mantel clock (pendule à console), Jean-Philippe Gosselin French, Case: bronze, formerly gilded, silvered or lacquered; dial: white enamel, with black numerals; movement: brass and steel, French, Paris — Mantel clock (pendule à console)
Jean-Philippe Gosselin
Jean-Joseph de Saint Germain
ca. 1750

Minerva clock, Matthew Boulton British, Gilt bronze, marble, enamel, brass, steel, British — Minerva clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1772, with later alterations

Clock, J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works American, Brass, earthenware, American — Clock
J. and J. G. Low Art Tile Works
New Haven Clock Company
ca. 1882–85

Clock case and vase, George E. Ohr American, Earthenware, American — Clock case and vase
George E. Ohr
John Harry Portman
1898

Tall Clock, Peter Stretch American, Walnut, tulip poplar, American — Tall Clock
Peter Stretch
ca. 1730