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Boulle Mantel Clock

Samuel Marti et Cie

A Napoleon III boulle mantel clock. The red tortoiseshell and cut brass inlaid case surmounted by a seated gilded putti, above a glazed door opening to gilt dial with enamel roman numeral tablets, the inside of the rear door finely inlaid. The eight day Samuel Marti movement, numbered 642, with Brocot suspension, rack striking the hour & half hour on a gong. The whole with gilt bronze mounts, regilded.

Circa 1870

French