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274.             $100

Japy Freres & Co. figural, ca. 1860.  This clock has a medal stamp awarded in 1855 on the movement, so I am assuming it was marketed at that time, or shortly thereafter. The clock is 11.5 inches tall and 15.5 inches wide; the statue has been repainted in gold and is flaking in spots.  I am not sure who it depicts, but he is holding a hammer with spikes at his feet; I am perturbed by the head next to the book on the right. The black slate base with the red marble highlight is dull and in need of polish; there are four adjustable feet.  The porcelain dial sits behind a beveled glass with a few chips at the winding arbor; the hands are French.  The 8-day, time and half-hour strike pendule de Paris movement is running and striking on the nickel bell.  $100–$250.

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