The dial is porcelain with finely fretted brass hands. Please note that these clocks didn't originally come with a bezel or a rear door. Porcelain is signed to the rear on most of the pieces (there is a picture of the back of the dial below). The French movement is by Japy Freres and is of the company's usual high quality. On the back plate is the Japy Freres mark along with that of the Paris retailer HP & Co. It is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is a 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 just some minor wear on the high spots. The dial is also in good condition, The small half hour markers are missing and there is some chipping around the winding holes. The over-glaze gilt decoration is very good. The rest of the porcelain is also very good, as with the dial most of the wear-prone over-glaze gilt decoration is present and in good condition.
Japy Freres clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate along with the retailer's
mark for HP & Co. Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.
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 employ 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 Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir ClockPosted by Dragon-Antiques.com on Friday 15th July, 2016 |