Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.
~ French - Circa 1880 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
A very fine and substantial gilt bronze table clock by Louis Japy.
It is of balloon form with bold scrolls and acanthus swags. To the top a large rococo flourish. The front and sides have sound frets backed with red velvet. We have carefully and completely cleaned and restored the clock to a very high standard.
The large and stunning dial is enamel on copper and is complete with it's original finely fretted gilt brass hands and convex bezel. The bezel is marked for the retailer Charles Hour.
The French movement is of high quality and has the makers mark on the movement backplate of Louis Japy. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker and thoroughly tested before presenting it for sale. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running!
Condition of the case is excellent, beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibbles next to the winding holes and some slight chipping to the edge near the 2 o'clock (not visible with the bezel closed). We have replaced the red velvet with fresh. This is very fine clock to add to your collection.
Louis Japy clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate, on the bezel the mark of the retailer Charles Hour.
Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock:
inches: Height 17", Width 9 1/4", Depth 6"
centimetres: Height 43.5 cm, Width 23.5 cm, Depth 15 cm
Shipping within UK £35
Shipping to USA / Europe £145 by air fully insured
World wide shipping - £195 by air fully insured
About us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks in original 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free.
Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.
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