Lot 120
120
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MALACHITE MANTEL CLOCK, surmounted by a group of a mother, her two children and a dog beneath a banana tree, the case with canted angles and circular white enamel dial, with a twin-train movement striking on a bell, on stepped plinth cast with foliage,second half 19th Century

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND MALACHITE MANTEL CLOCK, surmounted by a group of a mother, her two children and a dog beneath a banana tree, the case with canted angles and circular white enamel dial, with a twin-train movement striking on a bell, on stepped plinth cast with foliage,second half 19th Century
17¾in. (45cm.) wide; 25½in. (64.5cm.) high; 8in. (20cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Messrs. Japy Frères, who began their partnership in 1837, gained medals at various internationl exhibitions held in London and Paris in the mid-nineteenth century. The romantic scene in the Indies recalls the contemporary popularity for the novel Paul and Virginie, which also inspired Dufour's scenic wallpaper in the 1820s.

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