Japy frères, a French porcelain panelled clock garniture the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with the backplate stamped with the trademark for the blanc roulant movement maker Japy Freres et Cie, the turquoise porcelain dial having black Roman hour numerals and decorative gilt-brass hands, the gilt-metal case with shaped base and having a turquoise panel to the front depicting a young couple in a meadow with further bowed porcelain panels to the case sides depicting rural scenes, with further curved panels to the front and side of the shaped base and surmounted by a matching urn, with two matching side pieces in the form of classical vases both with painted decoration and applied mounts, height 40cm (clock) 34cm (side pieces). * Biography For details of Japy Frères see lot No 902.
Japy frères, a French porcelain panelled clock garniture the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell with the backplate stamped with the trademark for the blanc roulant movement maker Japy Freres et Cie, the turquoise porcelain dial having black Roman hour numerals and decorative gilt-brass hands, the gilt-metal case with shaped base and having a turquoise panel to the front depicting a young couple in a meadow with further bowed porcelain panels to the case sides depicting rural scenes, with further curved panels to the front and side of the shaped base and surmounted by a matching urn, with two matching side pieces in the form of classical vases both with painted decoration and applied mounts, height 40cm (clock) 34cm (side pieces). * Biography For details of Japy Frères see lot No 902.
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