A Napoleon III ormolu drum-head form 8-day mantel clock by Japy Bros, retailed by Howell James & Co
A Napoleon III ormolu drum-head form 8-day mantel clock by Japy Bros, retailed by Howell James & Co of London, chiming the hours on a bell and the half hours as a passing strike, the body with urn surmount above a slightly convex white enamel Roman dial the body inset with Sevres style porcelain panels painted with winged cherubs. on it its original gilt wooden plinth. 20ccm wide x 34 cm the height of the clock. A private estate visually intact, movement runs with encouragement
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A Napoleon III ormolu drum-head form 8-day mantel clock by Japy Bros, retailed by Howell James & Co of London, chiming the hours on a bell and the half hours as a passing strike, the body with urn surmount above a slightly convex white enamel Roman dial the body inset with Sevres style porcelain panels painted with winged cherubs. on it its original gilt wooden plinth. 20ccm wide x 34 cm the height of the clock. A private estate visually intact, movement runs with encouragement
