Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.
~ French - Circa 1880 ~
~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~
It is classical in design with Corinthian columns, mythical dragons to the sides, lions mask above the dial and a cherub mask below. It sits on a stylised base of swirling seas and mythical sea creatures. The feet are hairy paw. The front of the clock is elaborately blind fretted. The large dial is enamel on copper with a brass centre, this has the retailers cartouche mounted to it. Candelabra are conforming in style with pieced ovoid urns with handles formed as mythical creatures. The branches are elaborately formed as foliage and the snuffers sit in the central sconces as finials.
The French movement is of high quality and has the Japy Freres mark on the movement backplate. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully serviced by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Paste the video clip below into your browser's address bar to hear the bell and watch the clock running!
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Condition of the case is excellent with clean and bright finish and there are no losses. There is some discolouration and reddening of the brass in places. The dial is also in very good condition with just a light hairline at the 8 o'clock. Candelabra are slightly distorted.
Complete with original pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
Dimensions of clock:
inches Height 21", Width 12 1/2", Depth 6 3/4"
centimetres Height 53 cm, Width 32 cm, Depth 17 cm
Dimensions of candelabra:
inches Height 25", Width 9", Depth 9"
(with snuffers) centimetres Height 63.5 cm, Width 23 cm, Depth 23 cm
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 employee two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free.
International Shipping is no problem - fully insured
UK postage by courier will be £30
International shipping to USA and Europe will be £165 by Air with insurance.
Rest of the world including Australia and Far East will be £225
We use a premium courier such as UPS, DHL etc or a dedicated/specialist antiques courier.
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Dragon-Antiques.com has dated this piece to the 1880s.
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Large and Stunning Japy Freres Brass Clock Set
