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French Oval Four Glass Mantel Clock with Champleve Decoration, Le Roy, Paris

$6,517.49
£4,750
€5,595.92
CA$8,965.14
A$9,986.96
CHF 5,267.97
MX$121,095.02
NOK 67,016.12
SEK 62,429.76
DKK 41,786.91

About the Item

Oval champleve decorated four glass mantel clock. French four glass mantel clock housed in a brass oval shaped case with sky blue champleve enamel decoration. Heavy curved and bevelled glasses to all sides with opening front and back doors. Gilded dial with champleve decorated surround, Arabic numerals and original ‘blued’ steel hands with enamel decorate dial centre signed Le Roy, Paris. Eight day French movement by Japy Freres with anchor escapement, striking the hours and halves on a coiled gong, the backplate also numbered 1577. Twin jar mercury pendulum with conforming champleve enamel decoration, circa 1880 Japy Freres were widely regarded as the leading French makers of the day located in the town of Beacourt in Eastern France founded in 1806 and ceased trading in the late 1930s.
  • Creator:
    Japy Frères (Clockmaker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. very good condition, the clock movement has been completely stripped down and overhauled and is in full working order.
  • Seller Location:
    Norwich, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000011641stDibs: LU4037333076862

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