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A lovely quality bronze and ormolu urn clock, the eight day duration movement strikes the hours and half hours on a bell with ther backplate bearing the name of the retailer 'Maple and Co Ltd, Paris' along with the trademark of the clockmaker 'Samuel Marti' showing the award of the 'Medaille d'Argent' in 1889 and stamped with the serial number '1967'. The white enamel dial has black Arabic numerals, fast/slow regulation above 12 and nicely fretted and engraved brass hands. The urn shaped bronze case has ormolu mounts, feet, bezel and swan neck handles.
Height: 15 inches.
Samuel Marti et Cie were well known makers in Paris in the mid eighteenth century. In 1860 it's known that the premises were situated at Le Pays de Montbeliard and in 1863 Marti worked with two other well known maker's, Roux and Japy Freres, in promoting their clock movements.
Maple & Co. were well known maker's and retailers of furniture from the Victorian period and produced many fine pieces including clocks, often using the movements made by Samuel Marti et Cie.
Price: £2,650.00