Mantel clock set - Japy Frères & Cie - Bronze, Marble - 1850-1900

Antique Napoleon III fireplace clock garniture – Japy Frères & Cie (circa 1860–1880)
​Movement & function: Original mechanical precision movement from the renowned house Japy Frères & Cie (marked with “Médaille d'Honneur”); the clock runs and the striking mechanism strikes.
​Materials & weight: Made of solid bronze (with glorious original gilding visible beneath the patina) and bases of black marble; the pieces are extremely massive and heavy
​Complete set: Monumental mantel clock (black dial, Roman numerals, detailed female artisan figure) accompanied by two matching candelabras.
​Style: A masterpiece of 19th-century French decorative art of outstanding quality and substance.