France, faience mantel clock, the earthenware case with ball feet, central square section flanked by round ends, and mounted with a female bust, all decorated in brightly colored polychrome tin glazes, and signed by the maker, Roman numeral faience dial

France, faience mantel clock, the earthenware case with ball feet, central square section flanked by round ends, and mounted with a female bust, all decorated in brightly colored polychrome tin glazes, and signed by the maker, Roman numeral faience dial with fancy gilt hands, 8 days, time and strike pendule a Paris movement marked Japy Freres, c1890 good overall, case with a tight crack below opening in case back, dial and hands good, movement ticks and strikes, An uncommon item for the collector of pottery / porcelain molded case clocks. 16 3/4"h x 9 7/8"w