Lot 1156 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - jeudi, 26. mars 2026, 13h30
FIREPLACE SET WITH A PENDULUM CLOCK “CUPID WITH A ROSE” AND A PAIR OF CANDELABRAS
Empire, Paris, ca. 1810/15. The dial is signed Ravrio Bronzier à Paris (Antoine-André Ravrio, 1759–1814) and Mesnil Hr. (1805–1855).
“Rouge Griotte” marble and bronze, chiseled and gilt, and dark patinated. Cupid sits on an upwardly tapering case, holding an arrow in one hand and a rose blossom in the other. His right foot rests on a quiver. On a rectangular marble base, decorated with brass appliqués in the form of flower wreaths and a reclining Venus in a diamond-shaped reserve. Profiled bronze base, decorated with a stylized leaf frieze and flattened feet (one replaced by a plaster foot). White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals. Parisian movement with half-hour strike on bell. 1 key. The candelabra in the form of cherubs blowing into two light branches in the shape of a double horn. On a round marble base, decorated with palmettes, and on a rectangular bronze base with a leaf frieze.
40.5 × 16.5 × 46 cm. Candelabras: H 45 cm.
Movement requires revision, currently not in working order. Tip of the large hand broken off. Minor chipping to the marble. Both candelabra with repairs to the light branches, patina rubbed in places.
Provenance:
- By inheritance to Else Baumgärtner, née von Bülow (1892–1965), Davos.
- By inheritance to her husband Paul Baumgärtner (former vice-principal at the Swiss Alpine Middle School in Davos).
- Swiss private collection, Davos, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
- By inheritance in the current Swiss private collection.
See the same pendulum clock model by Pierre-Victor Ledure (bronze caster) and Hemon (watchmaker) in the Museo de Relojes in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain (illustrated in Ottomeyer/Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen. Vol. I, Munich 1986, p. 350, fig. 5.7.2). This model is mentioned by Ledure in an offer for Würzburg in 1813, under the title “Amor, der gerade eine Rose aufblühen lässt.” The pendulum clock differs in the design of the base decoration and in the arch, which is missing on the pendulum clock on offer. The candelabra may have been added to the clock at a later date.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)
Vendu pour CHF 6 875 (frais inclus)