Antique Collection

Not all “bracket” clocks stood on wall brackets. Clocks of this type were also used for tables and mantelpieces. Nowadays the term is used to describe all clocks with short pendulums and spring-driven mechanisms. These clocks are also sometimes called “mantel clocks” or “table clocks“.

MANTEL CLOCKS, THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATIVE OF ALL CLOCKS, ARE OFTEN REGARDED SIMPLY AS ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS THAT INCIDENTALLY TELL THE TIME. THEIR OWNERS ARE LESS CONCERNED WHEN THEY FAIL MECHANICALLY THAN THEY WOULD BE WITH OTHER CLOCKS.
Mantel clocks were first developed around 1735 in France during the reign of King Louis XV when it became [...]

Bracket clocks are the spring-driven counterparts to the weight-driven tallcase clocks, like miniaturized versions of the hood and movement, but constructed as fully assembled units. They can be transported whole if kept upright, but the pendulum must be removed if no clip or screw clamp is present to secure it. To do this, wedge the [...]