Antique American Clocks January 2020
417. $100
Japy Freres & Cie gilt metal mantel clock, ca. 1870. Frederic Japy & sons were prolific
makers of clocks for 150 years, beginning before 1800. This 17-inch painted metal (originally gilded) clock shows a boy holding
a basket of grapes with more in his upheld hand. The statue appears to be bronze, while the rest of the clock has been painted
gold as the gilding was likely worn off from repeated cleaning. The porcelain dial is unmarred but the hands are mismatched. The base in 15 inches wide. The signed 8-day time and half-hour strike movement is running and striking on a nickel bell. No dial bezel and no back cover. The pendulum is not original to the clock and is too short, so the clock runs fast. $100-$200.