Antique French Tall Clocks Photos

Tall clocks, aka grandfather clocks, are freestanding timepieces reaching from floor nearly to the ceiling.

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Collection of tall clocks at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Automated clock by Antoine Morand was offered to Louis XVI in Mercury salon at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.French display cabinet by Bernard van Risenburgh & Planisphere clock by Jean-Pierre Latz at J. Paul Getty Museum Center. Malibu, CA.Long-case clock by Julien Le Roy of France at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Collection of tall clocks at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Automated clock (1706) by Antoine Morand was offered to Louis XVI in Mercury salon at Versailles Palace. Versailles, France.French display cabinet (c1745-50) by Bernard van Risenburgh & Planisphere clock (c1745-9) by Jean-Pierre Latz at J. Paul Getty Museum Center. Malibu, CA.Long-case clock (1745-9) by Julien Le Roy of France at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.
Art Nouveau tall clock beside ceramics collection at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Detail of face of Art Nouveau tall clock at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Baroque tall clock at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.Face of tall clock with calendar & zodiac dials at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.
Art Nouveau tall clock beside ceramics collection at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Detail of face of Art Nouveau tall clock at Maxim's Art Nouveau Collection 1900. Paris, France.Baroque tall clock at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.Face of tall clock with calendar & zodiac dials at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild. Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France.
Regulator clock from Louis XV period in Tapestry room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France.Tall clock from Paris at Musées des Arts Décoratifs. Lyon, France.Pedestal clock from France at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Long case clock by Joseph de Saint-Germain of Paris at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Regulator clock from Louis XV period in Tapestry room at Cheverny Chateau. Cheverny, France.Tall clock (c1735-40) from Paris at Musées des Arts Décoratifs. Lyon, France.Pedestal clock (c1720) from France at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Long case clock (c1750) by Joseph de Saint-Germain of Paris at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Tall clock in kitchen at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Wall clock at Caen City Hall. Caen, France.Clock collection including tall case units at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Astrological longcase clock with compensation movement signed Melchior J.-H. Lebrun at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Tall clock in kitchen at French Legation Museum. Austin, TX.Wall clock at Caen City Hall. Caen, France.Clock collection including tall case units (1773) at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.Astrological longcase clock (c1850) with compensation movement signed Melchior J.-H. Lebrun at National Museum of History & Art. Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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