BRASS REPEATER CARRIAGE CLOCK, JAPY FRERES
the backplate stamped with round Japy trademark Japy Freres & Cie, G de Med d'Honneur, also stamped 820
engraved brass case, white enamel dial with Roman numerals with a subsidiary alarm setting dial
Frederic Japy (1749-1812, Beaucourt, France), revolutionized the method in which clocks, previously entirely handmade, were produced. In 1806 he handed the running of the clock business to his three sons - becoming Japy Frères (Japy Brothers). The company won the Grand Prize for clockmaking in 1878.
Dial has two horizontal scratches at top above XIIl; edge roughness on beveled glass on one side.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 201 : BRASS REPEATER CARRIAGE CLOCK, JAPY FRERES
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