1889 Marquetry Inlaid Antique Mechanical French Shelf Clock by Samuel Marti & Cie Signed Planchon À Paris

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Superb clock in 19th century marquetry (1889), signed PLANCHON à Paris.
Pendulum bollard in wood veneer decorated with flower baskets … Read more Superb clock in 19th century marquetry (1889), signed PLANCHON à Paris.
Pendulum bollard in wood veneer decorated with flower baskets and foliage scrolls treated in marquetry in the frames. Top of the clock in the shape of a policeman's hat. The round white enameled dial marked “Planchon à Paris” indicates the hours in Roman numerals and the minutes in Arabic numerals and is covered with thin convex glass. Stamped twice on the back of the movement "Planchon Paris" for one, and "Médaille d'argent 1889 / Marti Samuel et compagnie" for the other.
No strike
Date of production: circa 1889
Features:
Working condition
Opening door with convex glass
Dimensions (cm): 43x30.5x18.5
Dimensions (inch): 17x12x7.2
Dial diameter (cm): 18.5 /7 9⁄32in
Clock weight with movement: about 4300 gr
Shipping weight: more than 6 kg
Caveats:
A revision is perhaps to be expected, with small tears to the marquetry on a foot and at the bottom of a side face (see photo).
The body has some wear and tear
A chip of enamel on the dial around the adjusting hole on the number XII and on the number 50
Most likely the pendulum was replaced sometime
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