{"product_id":"antique-japy-freres-sheraton-revival-marquetry-mantel-clock-serviced-working","title":"Antique Japy Frères Sheraton Revival Marquetry Mantel Clock Serviced Working","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003eAntique Japy Frères Sheraton Revival Mantel Clock\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003clink href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@600;700\u0026amp;family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;600\u0026amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n  body {\n    margin: 0;\n    font-family: 'Source Sans 3', Arial, sans-serif;\n    color: #2a2a2a;\n    background: #faf9f7;\n    line-height: 1.65;\n  }\n  .wrap { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; }\n  h1, h2, h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; }\n\n  .hero {\n    background: linear-gradient(160deg, #1a1a1a 0%, #262626 100%);\n    color: #f4f0e8;\n    padding: 48px 32px;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n  .hero .brand-eyebrow {\n    letter-spacing: 3px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    font-size: 12px;\n    color: #b8924a;\n    margin-bottom: 14px;\n  }\n  .hero h1 {\n    font-size: 28px;\n    margin: 0 0 12px;\n    color: #f4f0e8;\n  }\n  .hero .subtitle {\n    font-size: 15px;\n    color: #cfc7b8;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n  }\n  .hero .tagline {\n    display: inline-block;\n    border: 1px solid #b8924a;\n    color: #b8924a;\n    padding: 8px 20px;\n    border-radius: 30px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    letter-spacing: 1px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n  }\n\n  .trust-bar {\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: space-around;\n    flex-wrap: wrap;\n    background: #f0ece2;\n    border-bottom: 2px solid #b8924a;\n    padding: 18px 12px;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n  .trust-bar div {\n    padding: 6px 14px;\n    font-size: 13px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #4a4231;\n  }\n\n  .section {\n    padding: 36px 32px;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e2d4;\n  }\n  .section h2 {\n    font-size: 22px;\n    color: #1a1a1a;\n    margin-top: 0;\n    margin-bottom: 16px;\n    position: relative;\n    padding-bottom: 10px;\n  }\n  .section h2::after {\n    content: \"\";\n    position: absolute;\n    left: 0; 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margin: 6px 0; }\n  .footer .brand { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 16px; color: #f4f0e8; margin-bottom: 8px; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 480px) {\n    .hero h1 { font-size: 22px; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrap\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"brand-eyebrow\"\u003eMahn \u0026amp; Co · Fine Antique Clocks\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch1\u003eAntique Japy Frères\u003cbr\u003eSheraton Revival Mantel Clock\u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"subtitle\"\u003eMahogany \u0026amp; Marquetry Case · Circa 1900\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"tagline\"\u003eServiced \u0026amp; Running Correctly\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"trust-bar\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e🔧 Serviced Movement\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e🇫🇷 French Japy Frères Movement\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e🪵 Mahogany \u0026amp; Marquetry Case\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e📦 30-Day Returns\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section maker-history\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eJapy Frères: France's Great Clockmaking Dynasty\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eFew names dominate 19th-century French clockmaking quite like Japy Frères. The firm traces back to Frédéric Japy, who began mechanising clock production in the town of Beaucourt in the 1770s, bringing every stage of manufacture under one roof at a time when watches and clocks were still built piece by piece by individual craftsmen. When his three sons took over the business in 1806, they built it into one of the largest clock and movement manufacturers in the world, supplying finished clocks and movements across France and much of Europe throughout the 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eBy the mid-to-late 19th century, a Japy Frères movement was something of a mark of quality in itself; the firm's enamel dials and reliable time-only and striking movements found their way into mantel clocks and carriage clocks across the price spectrum, from modest household pieces to the finely cased clocks made for more discerning buyers. This Sheraton Revival example, with its marquetry and boxwood stringing, sits toward that better end of the firm's output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cblockquote\u003eA French clockmaking name that shaped the mantel clock as we know it, in production from 1806 through much of the 20th century.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eThe Clock\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive antique mantel clock combining a quality French movement by Japy Frères with an elegant Sheraton Revival mahogany case. The shaped architectural case is beautifully decorated with delicate floral marquetry, fine boxwood stringing and chequered edging, with two brass columns framing the front. The warm mahogany colour and restrained decoration give the clock a refined, drawing-room appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe clean white dial displays black Roman numerals and traditional dark metal hands, surrounded by a brass bezel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"pills\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eFrench Japy Frères Movement\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eSheraton Revival Case\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eFloral Marquetry\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eBoxwood Stringing\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eCirca 1900\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eMovement \u0026amp; Servicing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe clock is powered by a French Japy Frères time-only mechanical movement with a visible balance-wheel escapement and FAST\/SLOW regulator. The movement has been serviced, correctly lubricated using Novostar oil on the mainspring and synthetic clock oil on the pivots, and the clock is running correctly at the time of listing. It is wound from the rear using the supplied key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"checklist\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMovement inspected and serviced\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMainspring lubricated with Novostar oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ePivots lubricated with synthetic clock oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBalance-wheel escapement and FAST\/SLOW regulator functioning correctly\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRunning correctly at time of listing\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWinding key included\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section provenance\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eInteresting South African Provenance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe removable brass rear cover retains a vintage repairer's label, a small but evocative trace of the clock's working life:\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"label-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"eyebrow\"\u003eRepairer's Label\u003c\/div\u003e\n      Ernst Janner, Watchmaker\u003cbr\u003e\n      Shop No. 1, Antrim Court\u003cbr\u003e\n      Tyrwhitt Avenue, Rosebank\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top:16px;\"\u003eThis surviving label indicates that the clock spent part of its life in Johannesburg, South Africa, where it was attended to by a local watchmaker, giving it a well-travelled history beyond its French origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe clock is presented in very attractive antique condition. The mahogany case has been carefully cleaned and finished while retaining the character expected from a genuine period piece. There are minor marks, small imperfections and signs of age, particularly around the rear of the case, but nothing that detracts from its excellent overall presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eThe dial, brass bezel, decorative columns and marquetry all present particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"condition-note\"\u003ePlease study the detailed photographs carefully — they form an important part of this description.\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"dimensions\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"dim-card\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"label\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e18cm \u003cspan\u003e\/ 7.1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"dim-card\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"label\"\u003eWidth\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e30cm \u003cspan\u003e\/ 11.8\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"dim-card\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"label\"\u003eDepth\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e10cm \u003cspan\u003e\/ 3.9\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eIncluded\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"checklist\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAntique Japy Frères mantel clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRemovable brass rear cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eCorrect winding key\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top:18px;\"\u003eAn unusually decorative and highly presentable antique timepiece. Its recognised French movement, elegant Sheraton Revival case and unusual South African service provenance make it much more interesting than the average time-only mantel clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"footer\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"brand\"\u003eMahn \u0026amp; Co\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"returns\"\u003e30-Day Returns\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eSecurely packaged for delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eNorwich, England\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Japy Freres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54631361773907,"sku":"EB-147514625096","price":279.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/4160\/8275\/files\/antique-japy-freres-sheraton-revival-marquetry-mantel-clock-serviced-working-5293434.jpg?v=1787202390","url":"https:\/\/mahnandco.co.uk\/products\/antique-japy-freres-sheraton-revival-marquetry-mantel-clock-serviced-working","provider":"Mahn and Co Clock Repairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}