Japy Frères Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Clock ~ 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. Click the video 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. 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.

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