A Napoleon III mantelclock with Allegory of the Industrial Era
Japy Frères est. 1773 in Montbéliard
Lot-No. 604
Proceeds : 600 €
France, second half 19th cent. Movement plate marked 'Japy Frères & Cie.' Gilded metal cast. The base with rich sculptural decor, as finial a female personification of the industrial era with hammer, anvil, gearwheel and locomotive, verso marked 'P.H. Mourey'. White enameled dial with roman numerals. Striking an hour and an half hour on a bell. With key. Traces of age. H. 30,5 cm, w. 40 cm, d. 13 cm.
Japy Frères: A Napoleon III mantelclock with Allegory of the Industrial Era
Japy Frères est. 1773 in Montbéliard
A Napoleon III mantelclock with Allegory of the Industrial Era
Lot-No. 604
Proceeds : 600 €
France, second half 19th cent. Movement plate marked 'Japy Frères & Cie.' Gilded metal cast. The base with rich sculptural decor, as finial a female personification of the industrial era with hammer, anvil, gearwheel and locomotive, verso marked 'P.H. Mourey'. White enameled dial with roman numerals. Striking an hour and an half hour on a bell. With key. Traces of age. H. 30,5 cm, w. 40 cm, d. 13 cm.
