FIREPLACE CLOCK in Empire style, France, c. 1880. Portal clock supported by pair of columns with vase finial; cylindrical clock case with crowning eagle on laurel tendril; lower finial with openwork oak leaf garland. Brass bezel with pearl frieze, enameled dial with Arabic numerals, outer minute track and polychrome garlands behind domed dust glass. Brass plate movement marked "Japy Frères & Cie". Pendulum with vase motif on steel spring suspension. Marble stand on four ball feet. Pair of four-flame candlesticks with decoration and shape repetitions of the plinth and column shaft; three curved arms, cratered spouts. Clock: h. 39 x w. 24 x d. 15 cm; side plate: h. 33 cm; d. ca. 19 cm. (Movement runs in short time test. Signs of age and wear; dust glass with hairline crack).