Lot Essay
Japy Frères, recorded at rue du Temple, Paris and subsequently at rue du Château l'Eau
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AN EMPIRE STYLE GILT METAL AND ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCK
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, BY JAPY FRÈRES ET CIE.
The rectangular stepped top above a gilt decorated enamel inset panel supported by four enamel and engine turned columns decorated with classical arms and armour, all surrounding the clockface and works in a glass case, the clockface signed T. Kirkpatrick, New York and the works stamped Made in France, Japy Frères & cie, Med. d'honneur, atop a conforming stepped base
15¾in. (40cm.) high, 9½in. (24.2cm.) wide, 7¾in. (19.7cm.) deep
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, BY JAPY FRÈRES ET CIE.
The rectangular stepped top above a gilt decorated enamel inset panel supported by four enamel and engine turned columns decorated with classical arms and armour, all surrounding the clockface and works in a glass case, the clockface signed T. Kirkpatrick, New York and the works stamped Made in France, Japy Frères & cie, Med. d'honneur, atop a conforming stepped base
15¾in. (40cm.) high, 9½in. (24.2cm.) wide, 7¾in. (19.7cm.) deep