A French Egyptian revival bronze mounted marble mantel clock garniture The movement by Samuel Marti et Cie, Paris, circa 1880 The circular eight-day two train bell striking movement with anchor escapement for regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to suspension and stamped with S. Marti et Cie, MEDAILLE DE BRONZE roundel and numbers 3778, 5 2 to backplate, the circular red marble dial with gilt Roman numerals and pierced hands set behind a hinged cast bronze glazed bezel decorated with stylised leafy motifs, the Belge noir marble case with surmount cast as a recumbent sphinx set on a canted platform to the cavetto mounded rouge de France marble superstructure, the front with parcel gilt bronze stylised wing and pendant reed cast mount over the dial flanked by triangular red marble banded panels continuing around each angle to incorporate the tapered sides, on gilt fillet-edged canted base applied with a winged Pharaoh's mask centred mount to apron over parcel gilt pad feet, 37cm (14.5ins) high; the urn side pieces of twin handled shouldered form with stylised palm leaf cast necks over pseudo hieroglyph collars and gilt incised figural scenes flanked by downswept handles adorned with seated winged lions to shoulders, on tapered cast uprights and canted bases with parcel gilt bronze feet, 42cm (16.5ins) high.