Japy Freres & Cie., France, carriage clock, the gilt Caryatid style case with beveled glasses, ornamented with leaves and trailing vines, figures in niches at the corners, and figural handle, Roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel trefoil hands,
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24 October 2024
case probably regilded, castings with porosity and minor flaws, front glass with minor chips at upper right, right glass with minor chips at upper right, left glass with chips and minor loss at upper right, rear glass with chips at upper right, dial with hairlines at lower right, minute hand a bit short, hands with oxidation, movement runs, low balance amplitude, strikes and repeats correctly, alarm functional, Ht 7 3/4" to top of handle
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Japy Freres et Cie
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Japy Freres & Cie., France, carriage clock, the gilt Caryatid style case with beveled glasses, ornamented with leaves and trailing vines, figures in niches at the corners, and figural handle, Roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel trefoil hands, Arabic alarm chapter with blued steel hand, signed 8 day brass time, strike and alarm movement, striking the hours in passing and repeating on demand, silvered lever platform, c1870 case probably regilded, castings with porosity and minor flaws, front glass with minor chips at upper right, right glass with minor chips at upper right, left glass with chips and minor loss at upper right, rear glass with chips at upper right, dial with hairlines at lower right, minute hand a bit short, hands with oxidation, movement runs, low balance amplitude, strikes and repeats correctly, alarm functional, Ht 7 3/4" to top of handle
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