Samuel Marti, A French Clock Garniture

Auction Lot FS41/889

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Samuel Marti, A French Clock Garniture (FS41/889) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 29th January 2019 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.

Lot Description

Samuel Marti, a French clock garniture the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the trademark for the maker S Marti, Paris, the round porcelain dial having a painted scene to the centre depicting a house beside a river with blue edging to the outer aspect and black Roman numerals, with decorative gilt-brass hands, the shaped gilt-metal case having applied floral moulding to the front, top and sides, with a porcelain panel set below the dial painted with a scene depicting a young couple in a field, the top of the case surmounted by a gilt-metal and porcelain urn painted with floral decoration, with a matching pair of gilt-metal and porcelain side pieces, height 34.5cm clock, 34.5cm side pieces. * Biography For details of Samuel Marti see lot No 886.

Department

Works of Art & Clocks

Sale Information

FS41: Two Day Fine Art Sale
Tuesday, 29th January 2019
Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Okehampton Street, Exeter

This lot will be sold after 12:30pm on Wednesday, 30th January 2019 as part of the Works of Art and Clocks section of the sale.

Important Notes

Weights and measurements are approximate guidelines only, unless otherwise stated to the contrary.

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Samuel Marti, A French Clock Garniture

Auction Lot: FS41/889

Samuel Marti, a French clock garniture the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours with an outside countwheel, the backplate stamped with the trademark for the maker S Marti, Paris, the round porcelain dial having a painted scene to the centre depicting a house beside a river with blue edging to the outer aspect and black Roman numerals, with decorative gilt-brass hands, the shaped gilt-metal case having applied floral moulding to the front, top and sides, with a porcelain panel set below the dial painted with a scene depicting a young couple in a field, the top of the case surmounted by a gilt-metal and porcelain urn painted with floral decoration, with a matching pair of gilt-metal and porcelain side pieces, height 34.5cm clock, 34.5cm side pieces. * Biography For d ...

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