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Stunning Four Glass Onyx and Brass Mantel Clock
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Stunning Four Glass Onyx and Brass Mantel Clock

19th century
Sold 9 September 2025 · David Wolfenden Antiques
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Description

Stunning four glass onyx and brass mantel clock,mercury pendulum.

Circa 1890.

11.5 ins wide x 6.2ins deep x 21ins high

The French movement is by Samuel Marti and has the makers mark on the movement backplate. It is of the makers usual high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on the gong

Date of Manufacture

David Wolfenden Antiques has dated this Four Glass Onyx Mantel Clock to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Reference Numbers
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SA448537
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Description
Stunning four glass onyx and brass mantel clock,mercury pendulum.

Circa 1890.

11.5 ins wide x 6.2ins deep x 21ins high

The French movement is by Samuel Marti and has the makers mark on the movement backplate.

“
It is of the makers usual high quality and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker.
David Wolfenden Antiques

Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on the gong

Date of Manufacture

David Wolfenden Antiques has dated this Four Glass Onyx Mantel Clock to the 19th Century.

Height
53cm (20.87")
Width
29cm (11.42")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA448537
David Wolfenden Antiques
David Wolfenden Antiques
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An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Stunning Four Glass Onyx and Brass Mantel Clock

Archive II An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. View II
Archive III An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. View III
Archive IV An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. View IV
Archive V An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. View V
Archive VI An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum. View VI
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Location
219b Lisnevenagh Road
Antrim
Co. Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT41 2JT
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/dw
Verified Since May 2010
Items For Sale 128
Items Sold 880
David Wolfenden Antiques
David Wolfenden Antiques
Verified Since May 2010
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Location: 219b Lisnevenagh Road, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT41 2JT, United Kingdom
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An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum.
Stunning four glass onyx and brass mantel clock
Ref: SA448537
An antique four glass mantel clock featuring a green onyx base, brass columns, and a visible mercury pendulum.
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  • ObjectClocks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Empire
  • MaterialOnyx, Brass, Glass
  • ColourGreen
  • MotifsCorinthian columns, Bevelled glass panels, Mercurial pendulum, Gilt brass mounts
  • SizeH 53 cm (21 in) x W 29 cm (11 in) x D 15 cm (6 in)

Four glass mantel clocks, often featuring a mercury pendulum and enamel dial, gained immense popularity in France during the late 19th century as symbols of precision engineering and bourgeois elegance.

These timepieces typically combine heavy cast brass or gilded bronze frames with bevelled glass panels and bases made from decorative natural stones such as green onyx or marble.

Authenticity is indicated by heavy, high-quality cast brass frames, hand-bevelled glass panes fitting precisely into channels, numbered mechanical movements, and traditional mercury or compensated pendulums.

Placing the clock on a prominent mantelpiece or sideboard allows its reflective glass and polished brass elements to introduce metallic warmth and architectural structure to a room.

Keep the clock out of direct sunlight and away from damp areas, handle the delicate pendulum with extreme care, and ensure the mechanical movement is professionally serviced every few years.
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