19th century French ormolu and Sevres style mantel clock by Japy Freres and Miroy Freres
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
This 19th-century French mantel clock features an ornate ormolu casing complemented by Sevres-style porcelain panels. The sculptural design is centered around two reclining putti figures positioned beside a central flowering urn, which surmounts the clock face.
The dial is enamelled with Roman numerals and is signed with the inscription 'Prize Medal 1851'. Below the dial, the clock base incorporates decorative porcelain plaques depicting amorini against a blue ground. The mechanical construction is an eight-day countwheel movement, produced by Japy Freres and additionally stamped by Miroy Freres with the mark 'Etablissement de Paris'. The clock stands on a detailed ormolu base with foliate and scroll motifs.
It includes its pendulum and an associated winding key. Dimensions are 52cm in width, 13.5cm in depth, and 33cm in height. The piece displays a traditional neoclassical influence common in luxury horology of the period, combining precision metalwork with fine porcelain embellishment.
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Physical characteristics
- Depth
- 13.5cm
- Width
- 52cm
- Height
- 33cm
- Material
- Ormolu, porcelain
Technical characteristics
- Stamps
- Japy Freres, Etablissement de Paris Miroy Freres
- Movement
- Japy Freres eight day countwheel movement
Design
- Dial
- Enamelled Roman dial signed Prize Medal 1851
- Motifs
- Two reclining putti, flowering urn, amorini panels
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Japy Freres, Miroy Freres
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.