Lot 40
  • 40

A French Napoleon III gilt bronze and marble sculptural mantel clock garniture, F. Barbedienne, third quarter 19th century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • height clock 93cm, candelabra 97cm
9-cm red marble dial with applied Roman numerals signed Barbedienne Paris, foliate scroll bezel, rack bell striking Japy movement with Brocot escapement, moulded red concave sided marble case with lion masks surmounted by a well cast and chiselled Muse holding a Lyre signed F. Barbedienne fondeur, breakfront plinth with acanthus relief moulding, together with two matching 5-light candelabra surmounted by pelicans