All about Antique : Antique Wall Clocks

From watches cartel of France and the cuckoo clocks Black Forest of Germany to the American banjo clocks and watches wag-on-the-wall, England, old clocks were among the first watches made for personal use at home.Early Wall Clocks

Clocks made from the eighteenth century through the early part of the twentieth century are prized by collectors worldwide. Over the years, clockmakers and manufacturers producing a wide variety of clocks in a large number of styles and designs.French Cartel Clocks

In French the word means the framework agreement. The Cartel clocks real clocks are housed in exquisite French part of the eighteenth century. Cartel clock within wood is often covered with beautiful gold leaf or made from highly decorated bronze cast. The indicators are generally white with gilded figurines, cherubs and garlands around roman numerals.
The following websites picture nice examples of clocks Eighteenth Century Partnership:
Mostly Watches shows nice examples of clocks signed partnership calls from the famous French clockmakers including Courtois H.ger du Roi Sui La Cour, Ghiout L'Aine in Paris and Jean B. Helye, Reu Nueve Saint Mederic.
A complex and sophisticated French cartel wall clock from the late nineteenth century is selling antiques.
Examples cartel fine wall clocks and mantel clocks offered for Belgium, site of the watchmaker Jacques Nève. Watches includes works by Julian Leroy, Sicot Dujardin à Versailles and Masson à Paris.Black Forest cuckoo clocks
Although the most popular type of old cuckoo is one shaped like a small cottage or a house during the nineteenth century, cuckoo clocks in fact date back to 1730. The first was designed and built by a German clockmaker Sconwald the village in the Black Forest, Franz Anton Ketterer. This type of antique clock is a novelty clock.
The following websites offer a unique look at the old cuckoo clocks:
Albert's Antique Clocks offers a look at the finely crafted and beautifully carved cuckoo clocks from the past. Watches from the famous Black Forest clockmakers feature ivory hands and numbers, pine weights, dancers and musical birds with glass eyes.
The Cuckoo Clock Barn offers many styles of antique, vintage and modern cuckoo clocks and clock parts.
The transfer Clocksmith wonderful vintage and antique cuckoo clocks dating from the nineteenth century and early twentieth centurBanjo Clocks
One of the most popular style of clock time, the banjo clock, was first designed by Aaron and Simon Willard in 1802. New England clockmakers quickly followed the idea to make uniquely shaped watch, originally known as Enhanced clock. It was not long before the banjo-shaped watches in a variety of variations were made. The unique style clock has remained popular for more than sixty years and is one of the most collected antique style clocks today. Banjo clocks are an eight-day movement, brass and many paintings can reverse, beautiful wooden boxes and brass eagles or other items.
It should be noted that there are many fake Willard banjo clocks antique market. Many of the watches Willard had never signed his name added to the unsigned watches other clockmakers of the nineteenth century.
The following websites offer a look at this famous American antique style wall clock:
A rare banjo clock, which may be a prototype from Willard appears in 1-800-4 - watches. The call is signed Aaron Williard and has an unsigned motion characteristic of Willard clocks.
An early banjo clock by William Cummings, a famous disciple of Simon Williard, located on Go Antiques.
A banjo clock signed by Gilbert in Winsted, Connecticut, at The Harp Gallery dating from the early twentieth century.Wag-on-the Wall Clocks
The English-wagging clocks on walls, were popular during the mid-nineteenth century. This style has a clock dial, movement, pendulum and weights, but no case. The clock became a top hood to protect the clock works by dirt. In recent years, many owners chose to watch the clock moves attach-walls, in a case.
A beautiful clock wag-on walls, circa 1820 Go Antiques movement has a brass, a painted iron dial with a calendar and primitive weights.
To see an enamel miniature wag-on-wall clock visit Ruby Lane.
An impressive clock Mobier wag-walls, is the seventh clock down to watch Project Gallery. The clock was made in France during the nineteenth century.Various forms of Antique Wall Clocks
There are a number style antique wall clocks, including:

    * Regulator
    * Image
    * Lyra
    * Girandole
    * Schools
    * Gallery
    * Double dial
    * Mirror