A picture clock is a type of clock in which the movement is concealed behind the painting with a small aperture for the dial that appears as the clock on a tower lighthouse or windmill. Usually finished with a gilded frame, they were made by Black Forest clock makers in the mid 19th century and often incorporate automata or musical works.

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A Derby SA, Switzerland, Rue de la Grosse Horloge picture clock,…

Derby SA Swiss Clock: Rue de la Grosse Horloge

A Derby SA, Switzerland, Rue de la Grosse Horloge picture clock, 24 x 21 cm

An antique ornate gilded picture clock frame, 19th century, 67…

Gilded 19th Century Picture Clock Frame

An antique ornate gilded picture clock frame, 19th century, 67 cm high, 48 cm wide, 15 cm deep, 14 cm bezel

Big Ben House of Parliament antique picture clock, signed lower…

Antique Big Ben Clock in Original Frame, Running Order

Big Ben House of Parliament antique picture clock, signed lower left 'P.W. 1891', housed in original fine frame, with key and in running order. 33 x 46 cm overall

A Continental silver miniature easel picture clock, key-wind…

Alpine Village Picture Clock

A Continental silver miniature easel picture clock, key-wind clock movement housed in a picture frame case painted with an alpine village scene, the easel with surmount pan mask and raised on hoof feet, stamped .800 fineness mark. Early 20th century.…

An English 'Easel' picture clock with oil painting church ruin…

19th Century English Easel Clock with Church Ruin Backdrop

An English 'Easel' picture clock with oil painting church ruin backdrop, 19th century, rare, 157 cm high

Big Ben' picture clock with engraved metal dial, quarter hour…

Engraved Westminster Clock with Chime and Strike

Big Ben' picture clock with engraved metal dial, quarter hour Westminster chime and strike, 19th century, 51 cm high

English musical 'Big Ben by Moonlight', framed picture clock,…

Moonlit Big Ben Picture Clock, 1896

English musical 'Big Ben by Moonlight', framed picture clock, circa 1896, 70 cm high

Picture clock, with painting of village scene with cut out…

Village Clockscape

Picture clock, with painting of village scene with cut out clock in tower. Painting hinges up to reveal clock mechanism, height 63 cm, width 100 cm.

Picture clock, the antique painting with a clock mechanism,…

Antique Painting Clock - 53x44cm

Picture clock, the antique painting with a clock mechanism, approx 53 cm wide, 44 cm high

Picture clock, the antique French school oil on tin painting,…

French Military Picture Clock, AH 1809

Picture clock, the antique French school oil on tin painting, monogrammed AH 1809- with a military scene, fitted with pierced clock movement slot upper left mounted in frame of the period, approx 37.5 cm x 27 cm