"Clock Glass Bronze And Marble Watchmaker : Marti"
A very fine Napoleon III
period clock in the Louis XVI style, signed on the mechanism plate "S.
Marti et Cie," a clockmaker listed in the Tardy dictionary of French
clockmakers. Constructed of white Carrara marble with two columns
adorned with Corinthian capitals, the space between the columns is
occupied by a square cage with four thick, beveled glass panes housing
a beautiful sunburst pendulum. At the top, a covered vase with wide
handles. The enamel dial is decorated with colorful painted garlands
and accompanied by fine gilded hands, protected by glass.Original mechanism without modification, striking on the hours and half-hour on an antique bell.
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