19th century French brass mantle clock, in the Aesthetic movement style.
Japy Frere, retailed by Miller & Sons, Picadilly
Having a 4 inch 12 piece white enamelled brass dial with Roman hours, brass hands, the twin train movement striking on a bell; back plate stamped 'MILLER&SONS', numbered 22271 and Japy Frere within a roundel, the oriental inspired case with a Shou character finial above a round case decorated with chrysanthemum rosettes and scrolling tendrils within a lotus and ruyi scroll border, raised on a rectangular platform supported on Indian elephant heads. With pendulum and winder. 37cm (14.4") high
Having a 4 inch 12 piece white enamelled brass dial with Roman hours, brass hands, the twin train movement striking on a bell; back plate stamped 'MILLER&SONS', numbered 22271 and Japy Frere within a roundel, the oriental inspired case with a Shou character finial above a round case decorated with chrysanthemum rosettes and scrolling tendrils within a lotus and ruyi scroll border, raised on a rectangular platform supported on Indian elephant heads. With pendulum and winder. 37cm (14.4") high
Sold for
£937
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Miller and Sons ,established by George Alexander Miller in 1851, imported and sold clocks and chandeliers, selling from 178 Piccadilly and manufacturing in Shaftesbury Avenue in the 1890s.
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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