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How do I adjust a French mantel clock?
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How you adjust a French mantel clock depends on its design. In many antique clocks, there is a winding slot that says R for Retard on one side and A for Advance on the other. If you wish to make the clock faster, you turn the key toward the R. To slow down the clock, turn the key in the opposite direction toward the A. Find a large collection of French mantel clocks on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Louis XVI Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful classical clock made in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. Stunning ormolu (finely gilded bronze) mounted on a marble base. It is decorated with an inset laurel swag...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French Ormolu and Green Marble Mantel Clock, Maple & Co, Paris
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
Ormolu And Green Marble Mantel Clock, Maple & Co Ltd, Paris
Ormolu and Verde marble mantel clock depicting a beautifully cast maiden studying her ...
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Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Goliath Four Glass Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Amersham, GB
This exceptionally rare table regulator of oversized proportions is deceptive in scale, from the movement and escapement to the pendulum every aspect o...
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Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
$8,982
Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock - Fully Restored
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A superb original antique French Rococo clock by Samuel Marti. Formed of sinuous leafy curves with floral foliate swag all in finely gilded bronze. The clock stands on a beautifully ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock by Samuel Marti
By Samuel Marti
Located in Norwich, GB
French white marble and Ormolu mantel clock by Samuel Marti.
White marble case with stepped raised plinth with ormolu mounts and beaded decoration surmounted by an ormolu wreath and standing on decorative ormolu feet. Gilded chased bezel with bevelled glass.
Enamel dial with floral decoration, Arabic numerals and original gilded hands signed ‘Comptoir General, J.Pratt, Paris, 9 Bd Poissonnies’.
French eight day movement with outside countwheel and anchor escapement striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell marked for Samuel Marti. C.1880
The clock was retailed by Le Comptoir General a prestigious decorative and fine art store in France. At this time the Comptoir General was represented by J.Pratt who was located at 9, Boulvard Poissonnies.
‘Samuel Marti & Cie’ were well known French clockmakers working from their premises at Le Pays De Montbeliard Paris from just before 1860. They were awarded the medaille de bronze...
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Antique 1880s French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble
Fine Ormolu and Marble Cherub Clock Set by H Luppens Paris
By H. Luppens & Cie, Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A large and magnificent clock set by the renown bronze founder H Luppens of Brussels. Classically modelled in the Louis XVI style, the clock features three ormolu cherubs toiling to ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
