Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock By Louis Japy C1880




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:283516Age: Antique, Pre-1900
Sub-Type: Mantel ClockMaterial: Ormolu
Clock Type: Mantel/ Carriage ClockType: Mantel/ Carriage Clock
Style/ Origin/ Theme: louis xviFeatures: Dragon-Antiques.com, Fully working and tested, 8-Day, Chimes, Keys, Winders, Pendulum/ Moving Parts, Striking/ Repeating
Original Description:

      Favourite Seller? - Click to add!                              Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock~ French - Circa 1880 ~~~ Excellent condition, fully overhauled ~~A lovely antique French clock by Louis Japy and retailed by Maison Henri Riondet of Paris, boldly modelled in the Rococo style in gilded bronze. Waisted k...eyhole shape profusely decorated with 'C' scrolls, and acanthus. To the top is an elaborate asymmetric finial.The dial is the sought after cream porcelain enamel with blue lettering and is complete with original finely fretted gilt hands and Rococo bezel.The French movement is by Louis Japy and is in excellent clean and running condition having been fully overhauled by our clockmaker. Pendulum is original. It runs for 8 days and strikes the hours and halves on a bell. Click the video clip below to hear the bell and watch the clock running.According to an advertisement in the 1896 issue of Didot-Bottin (directory and almanac for commerce, industry, judicial and civil services) the Maison H. Riondet, Comptoir General, a retailer, was one of ‘the most well-stocked shops for everything from: jewellery,  bronze art objects, timepieces & furniture, precious stones, marble sculptures,  silverware, ceiling lights & white metal, chandeliers, cutlery, lamps & diamond-facetted fireplaces, travel clocks, “fine-stone” pearls.’ It boasted ‘factory prices’ and ‘retail stores in Paris with no other branches,  representatives, or offices in any other city, French or foreign.’ Maison H. Riondet was located at 9, boulevard Poissonnière and 45, rue du Sentier in Paris. The 1911 Annuaire de la Curiosité et des Beaux-Arts, a directory of curiosities and fine art, shows that the retailer was a member of the bronze manufacturing trade union. Intersecting the grand Parisian boulevards, the Comptoir Général was located on the royal route, which under the Second Empire already connected the Madeleine to the Gymnase Theatre. The retailer figured among the great Parisian stores of the late nineteenth-century, providing “free entry” to customers. Strolling from the Place de la Madeleine to the Café des Variétés on Boulevard Montmartre, elegant crowds stopped to admire the store’s display windows, stocked in an abundant and spectacular manner. The Comptoir Général was contemporary with other great department stores of the period, like the Grands Magasins du Louvre, Bon Marché, and La Samaritaine, and attested to the new forms of commerce developing during the second half of the nineteenth century. These stores became showcases; advertising in newspapers, they offered the consumer a diverse and varied product, displayed in a way that was elaborate and luxurious.   
Louis Japy clockmaker's mark on the movement backplate along with the mark of retailer Maison Henri Riondet on the backplate and dialCondition of the case is excellent, beautifully clean and bright with hardly any wear or discolouration and there are no losses. The dial is also in excellent condition just some tiny nibbles to the winding holes.
Complete with pendulum, bell and a suitable key. Full setting up instructions supplied if required.**Listed in UKP and USD, please see our store for your prefered currency**Dimensions of clock:inchesHeight 15 1/4", Width 9", Depth 5 1/2" centimetresHeight 38.5 cm, Width 23 cm, Depth 14 cmAbout us - All of our clocks are original antiques, we source most of our clocks in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. We prefer to buy our clocks in original 'dirty' condition. We then clean the cases using a technique we have developed over many years. We employ two qualified clockmakers who overhaul the movements. Movements are thoroughly tested until we are satisfied that they will run trouble free.  Antique French Rococo Clock by Louis Japy - YouTubeVideo will open in a new window[isdntekvideo]Click here for Video!International Shipping is no problem - fully insured We use a premium courier such as UPS, DHL etc or a dedicated/specialist antiques courier.
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