MANTLE CLOCK

With an eight-day mechanical movement, made by the renowned French maker, Japy Freres. The movement bears the seal by the maker, dating the clock to the 1880s. The movement strikes the 'hour' and 'half-hour' on a tuned bell. The alabaster case has decorative gilt ormolu accents in roman style and has a transfer of a classical figure with a harp. A blue and gold painted urn surmounts it. The alabaster dial has painted flowers with Roman numerals. The clock rests on its original gilt wooden stand.