France, table clock, gilt bronze hot air balloon form case with suspended gondola, laden with sand bags, anchor, ring, and rope, resting on a stump surrounded by a fence, all on a cast base with foliate ornament, gilt dial set with Arabic numeral white enamel cartouches, the center with four signs of the zodiac, fancy blued steel hands, 8 day, time and strike pendule a Paris movement, the back plate with Japy Freres medallion within an engraved heart — Antique Clocks Price Guide

Name: France, table clock, gilt bronze hot air balloon form case with suspended gondola, laden with sand bags, anchor, ring, and rope, resting on a stump surrounded by a fence, all on a cast base with foliate ornament, gilt dial set with Arabic numeral white enamel cartouches, the center with four signs of the zodiac, fancy blued steel hands, 8 day, time and strike pendule a Paris movement, the back plate with Japy Freres medallion within an engraved heart
Brand: Japy Freres et Cie
Price: 9500 USD
Availability: Discontinued

Shelf or Mantel Novelty Japy Freres et Cie France auction

Price Record

Sale date May 15, 2016

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Maker Japy Freres et Cie
Type Shelf or Mantel Novelty
Country France
Price type auction
Date May 15, 2016
Source R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts

Description

case a bit dirty, gilding bright, localized, minor corrosion, banner surfaces redone, dial good, specks of oxide on hands, ticks and strikes, a very impressive clock

Record courtesy of R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts