Antique Bracket Clocks for sale.
Including English Bracket Clocks, Dutch clocks, European Haagse clocks and clocks by English and European clockmakers.
The English bracket clock first appeared in the early 1600s and continued to be made into the 20th century. The first Dutch pendulum clocks were the forerunners of English bracket clocks and the earliest Dutch bracket clocks (circa 1658-70) are known as Haagse clocks.
A good antique bracket clock is a beautiful timepiece and, providing it is properly looked after, will give its owner immense pleasure and many years of excellent service.
Clock collecting is more popular than it's ever been and the importance of dating of antique clocks correctly means it has to be an exact science, which it can be providing you have the right index books and the proper experience.
Clock design was heavily influenced in the 1920s and ’30s by Art Deco and clock cases from the period often echo geometric architecture. In Europe, the French and Swiss were the leading producers of Art Deco clocks with the French excelling at fashioning clocks for the mantlepiece; in marble, onyx, brass, glass, and chrome.