Japy Frères Ormolu Boudoir Clock ~ French - Circa 1860 ~ ~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~ A lovely Japy Frères ormolu boudoir clock, antique French dating from around 1860. It is classical in style with scrolls, acanthus a panel with birds and a large urn with rams head handles to the top. The lid of the urn opens for storage of small items. The ormolu is in excellent original condition.

The dial is enamel on copper with separate minute ring and delicate fretted hands. The rear door is glazed to allow the movement to be seen.

The French movement is by Japy Frères and is of high quality. On the back plate is the clockmaker's mark and also that of the retailer Bozzo Frères of Angers. Bozzo Frères are listed in Tardy* as working in Niort in 1850. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is an old replacement. 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, the original gilding is 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 a small chip near the '45'. A lovely clock in excellent original condition. 

    
Japy Freres clockmaker's mark and the mark of the retailer Bozzo Freres on the movement backplate.

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

*Tardy - Dictionnaire Des Horlogers

Click the movie player below to see the this actual clock run -
(large file, may take a moment to start).