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The products will be packed with great care and attention, with tracked and insured shipping. The beauty of this mantel clock with the set of two candelabra leaves you speechless, high collectible pieces, very rare. The total weight of the package will be approximately 40 kg This is a large outstanding Victorian antique Imperial Black Marble architectural mantle clock, wider than half a meter, gilt dial and Samuel Marti et Cie movement with a stunning Imperial Black Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Victorian Set.ĭimensions Imperial Black Marble and Gilt Bronze Candelabra Set: The eight-day movement with rope pendulum regulation and a half-hourly striking mechanism on bell functions very well, Present a few small cracks on the marble clock, that are not even noticeable. Very little has been written about Samuel Watson of Coventry and London, compared with other outstanding clockmakers at the end of 17th century.Watson made two astronomical clocks for King Charles II, one in 1682 for £215 and the second was a special commission which took Watson from 1683-1690 to complete, by which time the King had died. Materials: Imperial Black Marble, Gilt Bronze, OthersĬonditions: Very good condition and fully functional. During the 1860's he collaborated with another two celebrated French clockmakers: Roux and Japy Frères.īig Imperial Black Marble Clock with Candelabra Gilt Bronze Ormolu and Marble Set

Marti exhibited his clocks regularly at expositions in Paris, where he won a Mention of Honor in 1839, a Bronze Medal in 1860, a Silver Medal in 1889, and several Gold Medals (1841, 1851, 1852, 1900). A renowned clockmaker in Paris in the second half of the 1800s, Samuel Martie stablished his business in 1841 in Montbéliard, in Doubs, a department in northeast France that was the birthplace of many of the most prestigious clockmakers.