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Important Napoléon III Gilt-Bronze and Porcelain Clock Garniture, circa 1870

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An important Napoléon III gilt bronze and turquoise porcelain clock garniture. French, circa 1870. This very fine clock garniture comprises of a clock and a pair of vase form candelabra. The finely cast and chiselled gilt bronze case has a jewelled turquoise porcelain face with Roman Numerals above a plaque depicting children in a wooded landscape, flanked by expressive male and female cherub figures, cast in the round, beneath a scrolled pediment with torches en flambeau and surmounted by a turquoise vase and cover. The pair of candelabra en-suite are in the form of turquoise porcelain vases with globular bodies and inverted trumpet shaped necks, finely painted with central reserves of children at leisure in a landscape, with female mask handles and issuing a lotus cast stem with acorn finial, suspending four scrolling candlearms, with circular sconces cast with berried swags. Each vase has a spreading foot raised on a square sectioned re-entrant plinth base, with lotus cast feet. Measures: Height of clock 52 cm Height of candelabra 57 cm.

Dimensions:
Height: 22.45 in (57 cm)Width: 15.36 in (39 cm)Depth: 6.7 in (17 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 3
Style:
Napoleon III (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Porcelain,Gilt,Painted
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
Brighton, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: B737821stDibs: LU1028013642512

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