French 19th Century Heavy Black Slate & Marble Clock – Samuel Marti & Cie. c. 1860
v** SOLD ARCHIVES **vHere is a handsome 19th century black slate and mottled marble mantlepiece clock with a porcelain face & brass pendulum and fittings, made by Samuel Marti & Cie., c. 1860.
There is bevelled glass on the front of the clock’s body so the pendulum is visible when it is attached. The face has a skeletal works that show movement as the pendulum swings. The front beveled glass face opens to wind and adjust the time. The back also opens with two doors – to show the works and install the pendulum.
Chimes on the hour and the half-hour.
The clock measures 19 inches tall x 11 inches wide x 6 1/2 inches deep. The brass pendulum is 12 inches long.
Marked on the works for Samuel Marti & Co – a well established French clockmaker in the mid 19th Century to early 20th Century. The mark of the award “Medaille du Bronze” dates the clock mid 19th century.