426.    $75

Japy Freres black marble figural, ca. 1880.  The black marble case is 17 inches wide and 13.5 inches tall with a figure of Galileo(?) and his assorted paraphernalia; he may be in the original finish.  The marble case shows considerable pitting along the edges and on top.  The porcelain dial is behind a flat glass; note that the hands do not match.  The signed pendule de Paris movement is out of plumb but will run after adjustment; it strikes the nickel bell on the hours and half-hours. $50-$150.