Most Expensive Antique Clocks Sold at Auction (All Time)

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Most Expensive Antique Clocks Sold at Auction (All Time)

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Qing Dynasty Enamel Bracket Clock (c.1760) leads in Auction Price (Thousand USD) with 8,600 in 2019.

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2014 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Gap in 2019: Qing Dynasty Enamel Bracket Clock (c.1760) is 14.8× larger than Vienna Regulator Longcase Clock (c.1820).

About This Dataset

Most Expensive Antique Clocks Sold at Auction (All Time)

Antique and historical clocks ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. Thomas Tompion's bracket clock from around 1680 — one of the most important surviving examples by the father of English clockmaking — sold at Christie's London for £1.96 million in 2009. However, imperial Chinese clocks and automata from the Qing dynasty have driven the most extraordinary prices at Asian auction houses, where royal provenance and automaton mechanisms command premiums that European antique dealers rarely achieve.

Analysis

Qing Dynasty Enamel Bracket Clock (c.1760) heads the table on 8,600, ahead of Canton Enamel Chiming Clock (Qianlong period) (6,500) and Thomas Tompion Bracket Clock (c.1680) (3,400) in Auction Price (Thousand USD) in 2019. 8,020 separates the highest figure (8,600) from the lowest (580). First and second are separated by 2,100, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (4,300 or more).

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Data Points

8 categories · 8 years

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Top Value

8,600

Qing Dynasty Enamel Bracket Clock (c.1760)

Auction Price (Thousand USD) · 2014

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Auction Price (Thousand USD)

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Period

2009 – 2019

8 years of data

Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2009–2019 (8 years) · 8 observations
Measure: Auction Price (Thousand USD)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Missing years are left empty rather than estimated — no interpolation, no carrying a previous year forward.
Change is measured between the first and last year in which an entity actually reported a value, so a series that starts late is not penalised for the years before it existed.
The compound annual rate is (last ÷ first)^(1 ÷ years) − 1, using those same two reported years.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2019.
An entity that reported nothing in the latest year is still listed — it follows the ranked entities in the table rather than being dropped.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Auction Price (Thousand USD) · ranked by 2019

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#	Category	2009	2011	2012	2014	2015	2016	2018	2019	Change
🥇	Qing Dynasty Enamel Bracket Clock (c.1760)	—	—	—	8,600	—	—	—	—	—
🥈	Canton Enamel Chiming Clock (Qianlong period)	—	—	6,500	—	—	—	—	—	—
🥉	Thomas Tompion Bracket Clock (c.1680)	3,400	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	George III Astronomical Regulator (c.1780)	—	1,800	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock (c.1810)	—	—	—	—	—	—	950	—	—
6	Louis XVI Ormolu Mantel Clock (c.1785)	—	—	—	—	—	870	—	—	—
7	Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Perpetual Clock (1930s)	—	—	—	—	620	—	—	—	—
8	Vienna Regulator Longcase Clock (c.1820)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	580	—

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tompion Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qianlong_Emperor Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaeger-LeCoultre_Atmos Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI_of_France Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_style Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Regulator Visit ↗

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