french-bronze-mantel-clock-and-candlestick-garniture
Lot 461
French Bronze Mantel Clock and Candlestick Garniture
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, Paris, patinated cast bronze and ormolu, the mantel clock in architectural monument form, ormolu scrolling Grecian palmette designs with ornate insect and figural mounts, surmounted by a putti and genie lamp ornament, time and strike movement appears unmarked, round white enamel face marked "a Paris," the whole raised on four compressed ball feet (18 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.); the pair of candlesticks each having baluster form column with conforming figural, insect and palmette ormolu mounts, terminating in a single light torchiere capital, tripodal sphinx terraced base (12 in.).

Clock without key and pendulum; some rubbing to patina and gilt; small chip tp clock face at winding mechanism; small hole to putti from missing mount. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches.