Beautiful bronze clock by the famous Italian clockmaker La Vallée with mechanism by the famous Matthew Norman. Two craftsmen who built a beautiful clock. La Vallèe table clock With an inscription on the mechanism reading: "Matthew Norman / London 1781" Swiss Made With its original winding key. In perfect working condition. Dimensions: height 23 cm x 12 x 10 cm Weight: 3.9 kg Material: Gold-plated brass. Floral decorations on the front case and glass all around Movement: 8 days power reserve, chimes on the hour, manual winding. Day, date, month bezels and lunar phases. Condition: excellent condition. La Vallée is a prestigious Italian watch company, founded in Como in 1974 by Antonio Quintavalle, (who had learned the secrets of the trade in Venice in an artisan shop that repaired watches for Venetian noble families), who initially devoted himself to the production of elegant antique style clocks. Later Quintavalle chose to work exclusively on the creation of luxury clocks, built with high quality materials, up to the design and construction of unique, elaborate and extremely precious watches, almost all made to order with a personalized design, and entirely made inside the company. Gold, silver, jade, onyx, diamonds, sapphires, mother-of-pearl, rock crystal, lapis lazuli and other gems are the materials used by sophisticated craftsmen to create clocks of exquisite beauty and high technology, whose perfection is the result of the long and complex work of a group of excellent masters: designers, sculptors, chisellers, engravers, goldsmiths, watchmakers work with great skill every part of the artefact, to create a unique, unmistakable, precious and timeless piece. Matthew Norman is a truly iconic brand. Founded in the 19th century, the Maison perpetuates a tradition of carriage watches. Legend has it that Napoleon I - exasperated by the delay of his officers, which almost made him lose a battle - made the use of a carriage clock mandatory in the army. Indeed, the surge in popularity of these travel clocks dates back to the 19th century. While the world has changed considerably since then, Matthew Norman's expertise is the result of over 100 years of research and innovation, the result of an ongoing quest for perfection, where design plays an important role. Pro insured shipping. We ship using high-quality packaging material. Shipping via couriers such as DHL, UPS or Nexive. We kindly ask you to sign the parcel as “goods unchecked”, otherwise the insurance will not cover the damage and we won’t be able to refund the amount paid. In case of damage, you will need to notify us within 24 hours from the parcel receipt. Delivery times may be delayed due to the Covid-19 situation. The items will be sanitised before packaging.