A gilded fragment of a more romantic time.
This exceptional 19th-century French mantel clock is cast in richly chased ormolu, ornamented with playful cherubs and mythic lions, and set upon a polished marble base. The Rococo-inspired silhouette is as theatrical as it is refined—each scroll, wing and garland sculpted with decadent precision.
The movement is an 8-day mechanical, attributed to Japy Frères—one of France’s most awarded horological houses of the period—still encased in its original housing and crowned with a medal-stamped backplate. While time ticks forward, this clock remains firmly rooted in a slower, more opulent era.
A quietly extravagant addition to any mantle, console, or salon—this is not merely an object, but a piece of atmosphere.
A gilded fragment of a more romantic time.
This exceptional 19th-century French mantel clock is cast in richly chased ormolu, ornamented with playful cherubs and mythic lions, and set upon a polished marble base. The Rococo-inspired silhouette is as theatrical as it is refined—each scroll, wing and garland sculpted with decadent precision.
The movement is an 8-day mechanical, attributed to Japy Frères—one of France’s most awarded horological houses of the period—still encased in its original housing and crowned with a medal-stamped backplate. While time ticks forward, this clock remains firmly rooted in a slower, more opulent era.
A quietly extravagant addition to any mantle, console, or salon—this is not merely an object, but a piece of atmosphere.
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