FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE & PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK BY JAPY FRERES
DESCRIPTION
A French Louis XVI style gilt bronze antique mantel clock from the late 19th century of very good quality. The case has acanthus leaf mouldings, female masks to the sides, laurel leaf garland and cascading flowers. There is fluted design to the sides, beaded detail and it stands on acanthus leaf toupie feet and it is surmounted with an urn and floral display.
The case has inset flat and rounded porcelain panels with finely painted flowers, musical instruments and male and female in traditional attire within a gilt and pink border.
The clock has a white porcelain dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and a French eight day duration movement which strikes the hours and half hours on a bell.
The back plate is stamped with the makers name -
Japy Freres
The clock movement has been cleaned and serviced and comes with a 12 month guarantee.
Height - 37 cm (14 ½ inches)
Width - 29 cm (11 ½ inches)
Depth - 13 cm (5 inches)
Circa - 1870
£1,800
Delivery is free for most of the mainland UK. If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote. If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
This item will be dispatched within a couple of working days of purchase. Delivery is usually next day and items will be provided with a tracking number. They are packaged to a high standard, double boxed, bubble wrapped and bedded in foam. Our preferred courier is Parcelforce, however we may send with a different courier occasionally.
All of our items can be collected.