A pair of large gilt bronze and marble figural lamps attributed to E.F. Caldwell, circa 1900
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The beautiful wood carved case with in the top the coats of arms from a noble family from the north of Italy . Mathias Hipp was one of the first pioneers in developing an exceptional battery driven escapement clock.The German clockmaker Mathias Hipp 1813-1893 was a pioneer inventor and manufacturer of electric clocks in Neufchâtel Switzerland.
Hipp's numerous inventions included precision instruments such as an electrical pendulum clock, a marine chronometer and speedometers for locomotives .
In 1851 Hipp invented an electromagnetic copy telegraph, a kind of early telefax machine for images.