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Japy frères, recorded at Rue du Temple, Paris, and subsequently at Rue du Chateau l'Eau
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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCK
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The circular dial with roman chapters within a rectangular case flanked by a caryatid and a telamone beneath canopies surmounted by a canopied top with turned finials, on a shaped rectangular base raised on toupie feet, enamelled throughout in polychrome swirling foliage against a turquoise ground, the movement stamped 'Japy Freres Medaille d'honneur'--17¾in. (45cm.) high
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The circular dial with roman chapters within a rectangular case flanked by a caryatid and a telamone beneath canopies surmounted by a canopied top with turned finials, on a shaped rectangular base raised on toupie feet, enamelled throughout in polychrome swirling foliage against a turquoise ground, the movement stamped 'Japy Freres Medaille d'honneur'--17¾in. (45cm.) high