Ball Desk Clock
Early 20th Century American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
1990s Swiss Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Sterling Silver
1990s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Acrylic
20th Century Swiss Desk Accessories
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Cut Glass
Vintage 1970s Swedish Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Ceramic
Early 2000s Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze, Gold Plate
Antique Early 1900s More Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 1800s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Fruitwood
Antique 1820s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Belgian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze
Antique 1820s English Early Victorian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century North American Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Chrome
Antique 1820s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Stainless Steel
Antique 1810s English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble
Early 20th Century Dutch Jugendstil Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Bronze, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Ormolu
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Mantel Clocks
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Glass
Vintage 1960s French Machine Age Paperweights
Brass
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Desk Accessories
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1910s British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Chrome, Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Table Clocks an...
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century British Biedermeier Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century British Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Brass
Late 20th Century French Clocks
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Bronze, Nickel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Clocks
Brass, Nickel
Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Desk Accessories
Ruby, Brass, Yellow Gold
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Finding the Right table-clocks-desk-clocks for You
Whether you’re working on-site or giving your home office the makeover it deserves, a new, vintage or antique table clock or desk clock is a decorative touch that blends ornament and functionality. Who says that a unique desk clock isn’t a meaningful addition to your home office or library? And who says you don’t need a cool clock anymore?
While our means for telling time have evolved from pocket watches to wristwatches and finally to our digital phones, there is likely still a place for a table clock or desk clock in your life, even if it isn’t a modern desk clock.
Antique and vintage clocks appeal to our penchant for nostalgia, whisking us back in time to the 18th and 19th centuries, when clockmakers were busying themselves with designs for objects such as mantel clocks, then ornate pieces that were typically displayed on top of a fireplace. Tabletop clocks and desk clocks are variations on the carriage clock, a small, portable timepiece outfitted with a hinged carrying handle that garnered popularity as the growth of rail travel took shape.
Clocks make great collectibles. More than one mantel clock in your home library is going to elevate the space where your carefully curated stacks of books live, while a well-designed small decorative desk clock can be a fun way to express your personal style. Amid your inkwell, porcelain paperweights and other desk accessories, a desk or table clock designed during the Art Deco or Louis XVI eras, for example, is going to stand out in your workspace as a striking accent.
Since new, vintage and antique tabletop and desk clocks are not as common in today’s interiors, these objects will make a statement in yours. Find a spectacular clock on 1stDibs now.
- How do ball clocks work?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A rolling ball clock works with an electric motor. Every five or 10 minutes, the top rail will deposit a ball onto the next rail to indicate what minute it is in multiples of five or 10. Every hour, the upper and middle rails reset and one ball is transferred to the bottom rail to indicate the hour. Shop a collection of vintage ball clocks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Although Sir William Congreve patented the design in 1808, Scottish clockmaker Robert Bryson seems to have invented the rolling ball clock. Examples of his work that predate Congreve's patent have been identified by modern-day historians. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of rolling ball clocks.
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