Molded Glass Clocks. Molded glass is a term used when the object has been either blown or pressed into a mold. Below are some examples of molded glass clocks including a French Art Deco clock garniture and a Sabino desk clock.
A FRENCH MOLDED GLASS DESK CLOCK, AND PAIR OF AMERICAN GLASS MODELS OF MUSHROOMS, THE CLOCK SIGNED IN ETCH ‘LALIQUE FRANCE’, THE MUSHROOMS SIGNED IN ETCH ‘STEUBEN’; 20TH CENTURY, the clock molded with irises The clock 8in. (20.3cm.) wide
Sold for USD 500 at Christie’s in 2014
French Art Deco Three-Piece Gilt-Metal and Molded Glass Illuminated Figural Clock Garniture Hettier-Vincent, France, movement stamped F. Pelissier, France, circa 1930 Height of clock 15 3/8 inches, width 10 1/4 inches.
Sold for $562 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2019
Rene Lalique molded grey glass “Le jour et la nuit” (Night and Day) MANTEL CLOCK Circa 1926. Signed R LALIQUE. The circular clock with nude figures supported by a patinated metal base. Height 14 3/4 in. (37.46 cm.)
Sold for $38,000 at A.B. Levy’s Palm Beach in 2019
A French Art Deco bronze and Hettier & Vincent moulded glass clock garniture circa 1930 silvered bronze, the stepped rectangular clock case cast with circular ornaments and fitted with a deeply etched moulded glass panel depicting a female holding a flower garland, fitted with a concealed electrical light, the two matching lampstands fitted with a moulded glass panel depicting children reading from a book, with pendulum Quantity: 4 the glass panels with moulded mark ‘Hettier-Vincent-France’
Sold for 9,000 EUR at Sotheby’s in 2006
A RENÉ LALIQUE FROSTED AND POLISHED OPALESCENT GLASS ‘INSÉPARABLES’ CLOCK MOULDED ‘R.LALIQUE’; PRE 1945 Marcilhac no. 765; design introduced 1926 height 11.2cm
Sold for £ 1,750 inc. premium at Bonham’s in
Desk clock depicting 2 ladies with exposed backs, molded opalescent glass, circular brass dial, mounted on blackended wood base, signed “Sabino France”, very good condition, 7.5″ x 6.75″ x 3.5″
Sold for $950 at Treasureseeker Auctions LLC in 2019
