Lot 1318* - A174 Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration - Thursday, 17. September 2015, 10.00 AM
MANTEL SET,
in the style of Louis XVI, the dial and movement signed DENIERE FT DE BRONZES A PARIS (Jean–François Denière, 1774–1866), Paris, ca. 1865.
Matte and gilt bronze and "Gris St. Anne" marble. Opulently decorated mantel clock on a shaped base with stylised spherical feet. Exquisitely painted, slightly restored enamel dial with hours and minutes in Arabic numerals. Parisian movement striking the 1/2–hour on bell. Vase–shaped candelabra with central shaft and 6 curved light branches with broad drip pans and vase–shaped nozzles, on a shaped round foot with square plinth and spherical feet. Exceptionally fine gilt bronze mounts designed as rosettes, animals, flowers, leaves, cartouches and decorative frieze. Clock 40x20x56 cm. H candelabras 66 cm.
Provenance:
– from a French collection.
CHF 9 000 / 14 000 | (€ 9 280 / 14 430)
Sold for CHF 13 700 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.