French majolica case made for New Haven Clock Co.
Ceramic clocks have a long history in European ceramics dating to Meissen's elaborate porcelain clocks of the early 18th Century. This tradition continued particularly in Germany and France through the last half of the 19th Century and the period of majolica manufacture. Elaborate clocks and matching garniture sets were extremely popular on the continent from the Belle Epoch to the early deco period. While there are examples of British and American clocks from the period, this was an area where continental majolica dominated. Wasuel, the Barbotine manufacturers, Dreyfuss, Sarreguemines, Massier and Choisy-le-Roi all contributed to the output.
Massier majolica iris clock
Massier majolica pansy clock
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Massier majolica bird and floral clock |
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This Choisy-le-Roi shell clock repurposed the tray from one of their food servers |
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Sarreguemines majolica clock |
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French Barbotine majolica clock |
Barbotine floral majolica clock
E. Gilles Barbotine clock
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Barbotine majolica garniture set
Wasmuẽl majolica clock
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Wesmuel garniture set
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Sergent majolica wall clock
Sergent majolica wall clock
Les Amis French majolica clock
George Dryfuss majolica clock case made for the New Haven Clock Works
Choisy-le-Roi majolica clock
Choisy-le-Roi majolica rooster clock designed by Robert Louis Carrier Belleuse |
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Lonitz, Schiller and Eichwald all had their own take on the clock form.
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Lonitz majolica clock |
Lonitz majolica clock and thermometer |
Austrian majolica wall clock and thermometer
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Continental majolica clock in the Barbotine style |
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Palissy type continental majolica clock
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Lonitz majolica clock
Karlsruhe majolica clock
Continental majolica mantle clock
Eichwald majolica clock
Schiller & Son majolica garniture set |
The English and American potters also made clocks. Of the American manufacturers, Haynes made and manufactured a number of different models of mantle clocks and garniture sets. The New Haven Clock Works sold a number of majolica clocks using their own movements; the majolica cases however were imported from France.
Minton majolica clock
Wedgwood majolica clock
| Haynes clock in the Barbotine style
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Haynes majolica mantle clock
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New Haven Clock Works clock in French majolica case
New Haven Clock Works clock in French majolica case
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Clock collecting is a specialty area that attracts more general clock collectors than majolica collectors. This has kept the price of most pieces reasonable.
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