Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock of Putto and Cockerel, Samuel Marti et Cie

Circa 1870, 4-inch round enamel dial with dual train eight days movement striking on a bell, with suspension spring and pendulum, the movement back plate stamped with "Samuel Marti / Medaille De Bronze" pastille, and numbered "14 / E.D.," set within a gilt bronze case with cockerel crowing atop a monument with Putto admiring to the left, the whole atop a marble terrace with Neoclassical gilt bronze trim.

14 x 10 x 6 in.

Private Collection of a Lady, Aiken, South Carolina

Cockerel with crack to left leg and loose; scattered rubbing and loss to gilt; light areas of oxidation greening; some edge chipping to marble. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches.