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Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone
Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone

Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone

By Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone

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Vintage 1970s French Baroque Revival Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Agate, Bronze

Rare in the Style of Jacques Duval-Brasseur Sculpture and Clock, 1970s, Italy
Rare in the Style of Jacques Duval-Brasseur Sculpture and Clock, 1970s, Italy

Rare in the Style of Jacques Duval-Brasseur Sculpture and Clock, 1970s, Italy

By Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in Vis, NL

Rare, in the style of Jacques Duval Brasseur detailed brass and agate sculpture and table clock.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Bronze

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Small 1970-1980 Mantle Clock by Jacques Duval-Brasseur
Small 1970-1980 Mantle Clock by Jacques Duval-Brasseur

Small 1970-1980 Mantle Clock by Jacques Duval-Brasseur

By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1

Located in Paris, FR

Small mantle clock by Jacques Duval-Brasseur with a gilded bronze structure and a piece of agate in the center.

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Vintage 1970s French Clocks

Materials

Agate, Bronze

A French Mid-Century Clock Lamp in Gilt Metal and Agate, Jacques Duval Brasseur
A French Mid-Century Clock Lamp in Gilt Metal and Agate, Jacques Duval Brasseur

A French Mid-Century Clock Lamp in Gilt Metal and Agate, Jacques Duval Brasseur

By Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in New York, NY

This whimsical yet refined mid-20th-century clock-lamp takes the form of a stylized apple, executed in gilt metal and centered with a naturally banded agate slice that serves as the ...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks

Materials

Agate, Brass

Louis XV Boulle Pedestal Clock, Movement Signed Duval, Paris
Louis XV Boulle Pedestal Clock, Movement Signed Duval, Paris

Louis XV Boulle Pedestal Clock, Movement Signed Duval, Paris

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An exceptional 18 century Louis XIV Boulle clock and pedestal the movement signed Duval Paris for Gideon Duval., The circular dial with twelve individual enameled plaques with Roman ...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone
Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone

Jacques Duval Brasseur, Table Clock in Bronze, Agate and Gemstone

By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1, Henri Fernandez

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Jacques Duval Brasseur attributed, table clock in bronze, agate and gemstone.

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Vintage 1980s French Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Agate, Amethyst, Brass

Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clock, Portal Pendule, Paris circa 1820
Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clock, Portal Pendule, Paris circa 1820

Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clock, Portal Pendule, Paris circa 1820

By Duval

Located in Greven, DE

Antique French round arch portal clock France (Paris) Bronze, enamel Empire circa 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 x 26 x 12 cm Description: Very beautiful, strictly architecturally...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique French longcase  clock
Antique French longcase  clock

Antique French longcase clock

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H 96.5 in W 18 in

Antique French longcase clock

Located in New Orleans, LA

French Louis Xv clock, signed "Duval." Works were made before French Revolution.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Clocks

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Fruitwood

1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore
1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore

1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore

By Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in Paris, FR

Clock decorated with an agate plate with parrot, gilded brass circa 1970, good condition.

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Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Floor Lamps

Materials

Agate, Brass

1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore
1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore

1970 Enlightening Clock with Parrot Fernandez or Duval Brasseur for Honore

By Jacques Duval Brasseur

Located in Paris, FR

Clock decorated with an agate plate with parrot and plumage inlaid with agates, gilded brass circa 1970, good condition.

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Vintage 1970s French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Agate, Brass

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Finding the Right Clocks for You

A sophisticated clock design, whether it’s a desk clock, mantel clock or large wall clock for your living room, is a decorative object to be admired in your home as much as it is a necessary functional element. This is part of the reason clocks make such superb collectibles. Given the versatility of these treasured fixtures — they’ve long been made in a range of shapes, sizes and styles — a clock can prove integral to your own particular interior decor.

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