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Mantle clock with champlevé enamel decoration on a column
Japy Frères, France after 1867. Bronze, gilt, brass, enamel and creme-coloured, reddish veined marble. 2 pieces. Four pressed feet, four-sided glazed, cylindrical case, framed on all sides by enamelled, partially openworked bands, enamelled domed roof and base rosette. Enamel dial with Roman minute scale and wreath of flowers held by a putto, cathedral hands. Dial inscribed «Kgl. Hoflieferant». Eight-day movement, striking on gong. Movement inscribed «Made in France», manufacturer's mark inscribed «Japy Frères & Cie. Gde. Med. d'Honneur» and movement number «1263 55». Marble column with gilt bronze elements and corresponding enamel decoration.
H 45, Diam.
H 109,
The history of the Japy watchmaking dynasty is a perfect example of the development of watchmaking in the race to industrialisation in the
Producing with the help of self-built machines, the company was always an innovative one. Japy soon turned out to be an outstanding manufacturer of enamel dials, the production of which was pushed ahead in large numbers. In 2006, watch production was discontinued.
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