A Beautiful Late 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture with a Japy Freres Movement.

Name: A Beautiful Late 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture with a Japy Freres Movement.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA556786
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

Description

A Beautiful Late 19th Century French ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement. The central clock having a circular dial with Roman numerals, striking on the quarter, half and hour, above a winged angel, with a pierced case having acanthus leaf detail. Flanked by a pair of finely cast urns with acorn finials. France circa 1890-1900

Dimensions: Clock 10.5" wide x 21" high x 8" deep Urns 16" high x 7" deep x 7.5" wide

Japy freres was founded 1n 1806 by Frédéric with his sons Pierre (finances/ commerce), Fritz and Louis (technicality, machine design)

Today JAPY FRERES watches and clocks are still around because of the devellopment by industrializion the watch manufacturing industry.

They produced many watches and clocks, estimated in the millions during a good 150 years.

Frédéric Japy (1749-1812) was a pioneer in the "art" of industrialization and manufacturing, not only watches/ clocks, but of manufacturing in general.

Watches/ clocks were made individual, by hand, by one or more people and then assembled.

Condition: This clock set is in superb original condition and working order

Physical Dimensions

Height

53cm (20.87")

Width

26cm (10.24")

Depth

20cm (7.87")

Declaration

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA556786

Dealers Internal Reference

A Beautiful French Late 19th Century ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement.

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Description

A Beautiful Late 19th Century French ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement.

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The central clock having a circular dial with Roman numerals, striking on the quarter, half and hour, above a winged angel, with a pierced case having acanthus leaf detail.

Christian Davies Antiques Ltd

Flanked by a pair of finely cast urns with acorn finials. France circa 1890-1900

fig 1. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement. — fig 1. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture with a Japy Freres Movement.

Dimensions: Clock 10.5" wide x 21" high x 8" deep Urns 16" high x 7" deep x 7.5" wide

Japy freres was founded 1n 1806 by Frédéric with his sons Pierre (finances/ commerce), Fritz and Louis (technicality, machine design)

fig 2. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement. — fig 2. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture with a Japy Freres Movement.

Today JAPY FRERES watches and clocks are still around because of the devellopment by industrializion the watch manufacturing industry.

They produced many watches and clocks, estimated in the millions during a good 150 years.

fig 3. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French ormolu clock garniture with a Japy Freres movement. — fig 3. A Beautiful Late 19th Century French Ormolu Clock Garniture with a Japy Freres Movement.

Frédéric Japy (1749-1812) was a pioneer in the "art" of industrialization and manufacturing, not only watches/ clocks, but of manufacturing in general.

Watches/ clocks were made individual, by hand, by one or more people and then assembled.

Condition: This clock set is in superb original condition and working order