NAPOLEON III CLOCK. CALAMINE, BRONZE. SAMUEL MARTI ET CIE., PHILIPPE MOUREY. FRANCE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneus / Clocks
Reference: ZF1482
Napoleon III table clock. Calamine, bronze, etc. Samuel Marti et Cie., Philippe Mourey. France, second half of the 19th century. It shows damage. There are marks on the back of the box and a seal on the mechanism. Table clock with a dial featuring blue numerals on a white background, Roman numerals for the hours, and Arabic numerals every five units engraved on the metal for the minutes. It has a base adorned with animal claws, plant motifs, and discs. Reclining on the base is a female figure dressed in a tunic, accompanied by a winged child with a quiver of arrows on his back; these figures may represent Venus and Cupid. The Paris-type movement features a hallmark alluding to the bronze medal awarded to Samuel Marti et Cie. at the Paris Exposition (France) of either 1855 or 1860, which the watchmaking company retained until 1889 (other experts date this mark between 1867 and 1900). On the reverse, near the base, is engraved the inscription “PH. Mourey 6 8,” referring to Philippe Mourey (active 1840-1910/20), a French bronze worker and watchmaker. Weight: 25 kg.
· Size: 61x20x56 cms.
800 €
