Antique Clocks: Clock Garniture Sets

Video Transcript

"Clock sets are another group of clocks to think about collecting. Although they often get separated sometime during their life, so that you don't always end up with all the pieces. This is a set, this is a French clock, but Americans made these clocks as well, they're called garniture sets sometimes, or fireplace sets, because this would stand up on the mantel of your fireplace, and you'd have either these urns on the side or elaborate candelabra, perhaps I've seen even more commonly than that, and often just as big. These can be very imposing, and I think the reason why they get separated is often it's too much stuff, too much clock for people, and they sell off the candelabra separately. I have to confess, I've even done that when I had a clock set, which I was having trouble selling. But it still, it seems like it's important to get them all together if you can. Sometimes you find mismatch sets to, and you need to look carefully at them, because I've seen them, and I think once or twice bought them, where when I look closely after I got it home, it really wasn't a set, they were quite similar, but the motif were slightly different. So, they're nice to have, but pay attention when you're buying them."