Antique Bronze Clock and Candlestick Set. France, XIX Century

This gorgeous bronze mantel clock and candelabra set was made in France in the 19th century, and in spite of being more than one hundred years old, the three pieces have survived to our days in excellent condition. The candelabra are in perfect conditions, and the clocks movement has been carefully overhauled and today it works fine chiming the hours and the halves. The set boasts an uncommon esthetic beauty and is perfect to decorate. The clock shows off a classic Versailles-inspired design. Over the five-legged base we can see a series of complicate decorative motives performed with a great attention to detail. The face is made of white porcelain and bears black Roman numbers for the hours and Arab numbers for the minutes. At the top of the face we can see the name H. BOSSERT written in black ink. The clocks movement bears the engraved serial number 1055 into a heart-shaped line; we can also see the manufacturers mark with the inscription JAPY FRERES & Cie. It include it's pendulum and key. As for the candelabra set, their design follows the clocks elegant style. They have five lights each and draw our attention for their stylized and harmonious line. Worthy of the stateliest room, this mantel clock and candelabra set will surely become the most remarkable piece of the decoration. Measurements: Width: 11.8 in / 30 cm. Height: 21 cm / 55 cm. Candelabra: Width: 5.5 in / 14 cm. Height: 22.8 in / 58 cm. History of Japy Freres Frédéric Japy (1749-1812) was a pioneer in the "art" of industrialization and manufacturing, not only watches/ clocks, but of manufacturing in general. Watches/ clocks were made individual, by hand, by one or more people and then assembled. Like Ford did with cars, starting production lines for cars, at one place concentrated, Japy did the same around 1770-1812 by manufacturing pocketwatches and clocks in basic production lines at one place concentrated at Beaucourt (his native town) in France. In very short time the production was more then double the usual way. In 1806 three of his sons (Pierre,"Fritz" and Louis) took over the business and founded the trademark "Japy Freres". The "golden age" to the japy freres dynasty was during the 1850-1930 years, by manufacturing watches/ clocks that the "common man" could buy. Japy Freres also created the machines or modified machines to do this. Because of production amount/ speed and lower prices Japy Freres got many contracts by different army's to deliver watches and clocks.