432.    $50

Japy Freres & Cie figural mantel clock, ca. 1890.  The title of the sculpture appears to be “Premiers epis per Rousseau” which translates as “First ears”.  I’m not sure how the lovely lady depicts that.  She is 15.5 inches high in a bronze that appears to be original.  There is a sculptor signature on the back that I cannot read.  The white marbled base is 7.5 inches high with brass ornamentation, including around the bezel.  The porcelain dial has the Japy Freres & Cie logo, Arabic numbering, and a notable repair between the 10 and 11.  The round movement, time-only, is numbered but not signed.  It lacks a suspension spring and pendulum so I could not test it.  The marble needs to be cleaned on this to make it shine.  One side-arm finial is broken and partially repaired.  $50-$100.