Jean Vincenti

JEAN VINCENTI (Active in Paris circa 1824 -1870).
Table clock, c. 1860
Belgian black marble and gilt and blued bronze.
Stamped: Medaille d'Argent Vincenti & cie 1855.
It has slight flaws in one of the corners of the marble.
Measurements: 66 x 41 x 26 cm.
Table clock made of marble and bronze. The spherical clock case rests on a base of black marble from Belgium, carved as a balustrade, with floral motifs in the corners. On the base are arranged both the case, mentioned above, and a round sculpture representing a young warrior laureate.
Jean Vincenti, originally from Corsica, founded in 1823 in Montbéliard the Vincenti & Cie watch factory, which is how he signed his work after being awarded the silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1855. Due to financial difficulties a few years later, the company had to declare bankruptcy in 1828. The director of the factory, Jean "Albert" Roux, took over part of Vincenti's shares. As a result, Vincenti & Cie was able to resume production in 1829. The company managed to win a silver medal for its watches in 1834 in Paris. After his death Vincenti's death in 1833, Albert Roux took over the company, which went on to win a gold medal in 1855. Vincenti & Cie existed until 1923.