514 - French Napoleon III- mantel clock with porcelain panels—ormolu brass case (fire-gilded), finely chiseled with floral motifs, four-pane design standing on corner feet with beveled glass, porcelain panels framed on three sides by rose-colored and gold moldings, set with turquoise and white enamel decorative beads, exquisitely painted with bucolic scenes of couples outdoors; all panels factory-marked on the reverse; the dial features Roman numerals, some in white porcelain, against a rose-colored background, lance-shaped hands, dimensions: approx. 23.8 x 14 x 12 cm; the striking mechanism (round brass plate gear train), marked “JAPY FRERES & CIE GDE (= Grande) MED. (=MEDAILLE) D’HONNEUR,” has a power reserve of 8 days and strikes the hours and half-hours on a bell; both the original pendulum and the movement are identically numbered “7740,” key-wound, key included, weight approx. 3695 g, professionally serviced in September 2021 (documentation on file with the auction house), in working order—the clock was running during cataloging; floral-engraved top with some wear; enamel decoration with minor chips