Gilded bronze mantel clock with the figure of Orpheus 1844/49

Gilded bronze mantel clock with the figure of Orpheus 1844/49

on an elongated gilded bronze plinth, richly decorated with sevres-type appliqués, signed on the back with a floral motif and putti; a higher figure of Orpheus in an ancient robe, behind him a floral structure with a built-in clock mechanism, beating hours and half hours in the Paris system; a shield in a pearl rim; enameled, with Roman hour division and Arabic minute division

Mechanism signed Japy Fils Médaille D'argent and dated 1844-1949.

silver medalist

Thread pendulum suspension

Dimensions: height about 30.5 cm, width 18 cm, length 55 cm

Very good condition

Origin: France

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clock running after the watchmaker review