Louis XV Gilt Bronze Table Clock Signed Japy, 19th Century

Japy table clock in chased and gilded bronze, rich rocaille decoration and acanthus leaves, foliate base. Louis XV style, good condition Blue enameled Roman numerals on a white background. mvt (starts and stops) with chime, with its key and pendulum 19th Height: 27.5 cm Édouard Louis Frédéric Japy, more simply Frédéric Japy, born on May 22, 1749 in Beaucourt and died on January 4, 1812 (at 62 years old) in Badevel, he was housed by Jacques Frédéric Georges Japy who was his grandfather, practicing the watchmaking trade in Montbéliard. This allowed Frédéric Japy to come into contact very early, in a assiduous manner, with the watchmaking world. It was therefore logical that he entered into an apprenticeship contract with Abraham Louis Perrelet, a resident of Le Locle, a commune bordering the Franco-Swiss border, a watchmaker noted for his improvements in tooling, then went to Jeanneret in Le Locle, a family of inventors specializing in small mechanics; and watchmaking was a highly prized field of research for the three brothers, but especially Jean-Jacques the elder, a guillocheur by trade. In 1806, Frédéric Japy legally withdrew from the company; his three eldest sons: Fritz-Guillaume, Louis and later Pierre, who had completed their apprenticeships within the factory, took over. The Frédéric-Japy museum, located in Beaucourt, is dedicated to him.