A French brass giant carriage clock with aneroid barometer

A French brass giant carriage clock with aneroid barometer Samuel Marti et Cie, circa 1900 The eight-day gong striking movement with visible lever escapement regulated by split bimetallic balance pivoted within elaborate pierced frame set vertically to the recessed centre of the dial, the backplate stamped with S. Marti et Cie, MEDAILLE DE BRONZE over serial number 803 to lower margin, the circular dial with recessed foliate scroll engraved copper-coloured centre incorporating the escapement within dished gilt Arabic numeral cartouche chapter ring , with blued steel hands set behind hinged bevel-glazed bezel, the anglaise riche case with substantial hinged reeded baton centred carrying handle over horizontal bevel-glazed aneroid barometer with open centre revealing the mechanism within circular silvered scale annotated in barometric inches and with the usual observations in english, with cavetto top mouldings incorporating fluted bands, and caddy moulded angles, the rear with circular brass fretwork door on conforming moulded skirt base, 22cm (8.5ins) high; with original purple velvet lined tooled leather outer travelling case. A closely related clock to the current lot is illustrated in Allix, Charles and Bonnert, Peter CARRIAGE CLOCKS Their History and development page 224 (Plate VIII/46), whilst another example, this time identical, was sold at Christies, South Kensington, London The Dr. Eugene and Rose Antelis Collection of Important French Carriage Clocks 26th November 1998 (lot 79) for £920.