Japy Freres Antique French Clock Set. ~ French - Circa 1880 ~ ~~ Excellent condition. fully overhauled & working ~~ A very decorative Japy Freres gilt brass clock set in excellent condition. It is French Gothic in style, with lions mask and hairy paw feet. It is constructed of brass with a gilded finish which is in excellent bright and clean condition. Candelabra are styled with elaborate scrolling arms and are complete with original snuffers. These sit in the central sconce as a finial. The dial is enamel on copper with a brass decorative centre, red half hour markers and blued steel hands. it has a lovely hobnail bezel with convex glass. The Japy Freres French movement is of this clockmakers usual excellent quality. It runs for 8 days on one wind and is in very good clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. We have replaced the missing pendulum. Click the movie below to see and hear the movement working! The case is in excellent original condition,
bright and fresh with hardly any wear or discolouration.
The enamel dial is in excellent condition,
just some tiny chips around the winding holes. The glass has
a light scratch. Candelabra arms are slightly distorted The set displays
beautifully as you can see in the pictures below!
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. |
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Japy Freres
'Grande Medaille D'Honneur' mark on the movement
backplate. |
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