A 19th century French Japy Frères ormolu mounted alabaster mantle clock, the mechanism striking on a bell, the case surmounted by a two-handled tazza, above a painted dial with roman chapters, gold and red within an ormolu bezel flanked by conforming bosses, the sides with gilt leaf and bead finials, the moulded base with turned feet, on a giltwood and velvet stand. (15in)