Marble Clock Case Restoration

Antique le petit forgeron gilt brass animated desk clock marble base orig.
Marble clock case restoration. This is a french movement by samuel marti cie paris. Marble is a much harder imperveous stone and these clocks were often inlaid with genuine marble to give them a little style and colour. Unique handmade paper. They are however frequently found in other types of case design up until around the 1860s by which time the sprung steel suspension had taken over.
The dial bezel is quite plain and. French movements with silk suspensions are very rare in black marble clocks. Clock repair replacement parts. The commonest mantel clocks are probably french and include the ubiquitous french marble clock which often conceals an eight day one or two train movement of equal quality to much more valuable french clocks.
3mm od x 21 6mm overall length. Add to cart see details. Antique marble mantle clock garnitures. The door has broken away from the bezel and has been lost.
Clocks watches timers weather instruments. They are however frequently found in other types of case design up until around the 1860s by which time the sprung steel suspension had taken over. Restoration of a french black marble slate clock. The case gave a good indication of what sort of state the movement was likely to be.
If you have a marble mantel clock get a copy of nicholas thorpe s book dedicated to them the french marble clock published by nag. Make offer antique le petit forgeron gilt brass. Not to mention the dial and bezel parts are in an ugly state of tarnish dirt and repair. Marble effect paper green background.
The vast majority of black marble clocks date from around the 1850s onwards so this is an interesting early example. The vast majority black marble clocks date from around the 1850s onwards so this is an interesting early example. Nickeled brass for square case clocks. The normal place to put these clock was on the mantle piece for several reasons.
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