Japy Freres Louis Xvi Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock

Name: Japy Freres Louis Xvi Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA948210
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Dragon-Antiques.com

Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

A beautiful antique French gilt bronze clock, mounted with exquisite Sèvres porcelain and with movement by Japy Frères. The large panel shows a gentleman proposing to a lady in a tranquil country setting, a chateau in the background. It is Louis XVI in style with dolphins, hairy paw feet and floral swags.

To the top is an urn delicately painted with a quiver of arrows and a flaming torch, an allegory for love and the small panel is painted with a lyre and a musical score. The dial is also porcelain with garlands of roses around the centre and finely cut brass hands.

The French movement is of high quality and is by Japy Freres. 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 running, please ask and we will send you a link.

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration. The porcelain is also very good, there is some slight wear to the over-glaze gilt decoration and two light hairlines to the top left hand corner of the large panel.

Japy Freres clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate

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

Dimensions of clock:

inches: Height 17", Width 9 1/4", Depth 5 1/4"

centimetres: Height 43 cm, Width 23.5 cm, Depth 13 cm

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World wide shipping - £125 by air fully insured

Physical Dimensions

Height

43cm (16.93")

Width

23.5cm (9.25")

Depth

13cm (5.12")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA948210

Dealers Internal Reference

RSC3491

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Description

~ French - Circa 1880 ~

~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~

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A beautiful antique French gilt bronze clock, mounted with exquisite Sèvres porcelain and with movement by Japy Frères.

Dragon-Antiques.com

The large panel shows a gentleman proposing to a lady in a tranquil country setting, a chateau in the background. It is Louis XVI in style with dolphins, hairy paw feet and floral swags.

fig 1. Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock — fig 1. Japy Freres Louis Xvi Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock

To the top is an urn delicately painted with a quiver of arrows and a flaming torch, an allegory for love and the small panel is painted with a lyre and a musical score. The dial is also porcelain with garlands of roses around the centre and finely cut brass hands.

fig 2. Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock — fig 2. Japy Freres Louis Xvi Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock

The French movement is of high quality and is by Japy Freres. 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 running, please ask and we will send you a link.

fig 3. Japy Freres Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock — fig 3. Japy Freres Louis Xvi Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Antique French Clock

Condition of the case is excellent, the original gilding is beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration. The porcelain is also very good, there is some slight wear to the over-glaze gilt decoration and two light hairlines to the top left hand corner of the large panel.