Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock

Name: Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1131435
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Dragon-Antiques.com

Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful original antique French clock by the famous maker Japy Frères and retailed by Henry Marc of Paris. Superbly made in ormolu and mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with delicately painted scenes on a black ground. The panel below the dial features a charming scene of a young couple in a country setting.

The lower panel shows a tranquil river side view. The unusual black ground is lifted with delicately painted overglaze gilt decoration with applied 'jewels' The dial is also porcelain an is complete with original gilt brass hands and convex glazed bezel. The rear bezel is also glazed to allow the movement to be seen. The clock has it's original gesso base with matching serial number to the porcelain and movement.

The French movement is of high quality and is by Japy Frères. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video of the clock, please ask and we will send you a link, or paste the following into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/DragonAntiques/videos/1143682803911184

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with no significant wear or discolouration. Porcelain is also excellent, the over glaze gilt decoration is excellent with virtually no wear, some of the applied jewels are missing. There is a small chip to the urn underneath the right hand handle which is hardly noticeable. The rear glass has some light surface scratches. We have recovered the gesso base with fresh fabric. The base has some slight wear.

Japy Freres clockmaker's mark and Henry Mark retailer's mark on the movement backplate

Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.

Dimensions of clock (overall including the base):

inches: Height 18", Width 12", Depth 6 1/4"

centimetres: Height 46 cm, Width 30.5 cm, Depth 16 cm

Shipping within UK £25

Shipping to USA / Europe £85 by air fully insured

World wide shipping - £125 by air fully insured

Physical Dimensions

Height

46cm (18.11")

Width

30.5cm (12.01")

Depth

16cm (6.30")

Declaration

Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1131435

Dealers Internal Reference

RSC3752

Dealers Notes

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Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

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A beautiful original antique French clock by the famous maker Japy Frères and retailed by Henry Marc of Paris.

Dragon-Antiques.com

Superbly made in ormolu and mounted with exquisite Sèvres style porcelain with delicately painted scenes on a black ground. The panel below the dial features a charming scene of a young couple in a country setting.

fig 1. Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock

The lower panel shows a tranquil river side view. The unusual black ground is lifted with delicately painted overglaze gilt decoration with applied 'jewels' The dial is also porcelain an is complete with original gilt brass hands and convex glazed bezel. The rear bezel is also glazed to allow the movement to be seen. The clock has it's original gesso base with matching serial number to the porcelain and movement.

fig 2. Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock

The French movement is of high quality and is by Japy Frères. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. We have a video of the clock, please ask and we will send you a link, or paste the following into your browser: https://www.facebook.com/DragonAntiques/videos/1143682803911184

fig 3. Japy Freres Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Antique French Clock

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with no significant wear or discolouration. Porcelain is also excellent, the over glaze gilt decoration is excellent with virtually no wear, some of the applied jewels are missing. There is a small chip to the urn underneath the right hand handle which is hardly noticeable. The rear glass has some light surface scratches. We have recovered the gesso base with fresh fabric. The base has some slight wear.