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Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 262

Japy Freres Bronze and Enamel Clock Garniture

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
French, 19th century, rectangular case with white enameled panels depicting insects and songbirds made of applied colored beads, gilt and paint decoration, enameled dial with Roman numerals and marked "S F", works stamped "Japy Freres / Med D'Honneur" and "A [star] B" mark, velvet lined wood base, with pendulum, 14-1/2 x 9 x 6-1/2 in.; pair of ceramic garniture in matching design, 12-1/4 in.  , Provenance: Estate of Edward Woodrow Blossman, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Condition

clock not perfectly secured to wood base, one garniture with repaired break to rim, losses to gilt, paint, and beadwork decoration, some cracks to bronze handles, wear and losses to velvet, other abrasions and scratches