A gilt-bronze and white marble three-piece garniture by Graux-Marly Frères Napoleon III, third quarter 19th century

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

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Description

stone, gilt-bronze
The clock: 74 cm. high; 2ft. 5in.; The candelabra: each 61 cm. high; 2ft.

comprising a mantel clock and a pair of four-light candelabra, the clock with two classical maidens supporting a draped orb surmounted by a cloud born putto holding a cameo portrait of Marie Antoinette, on an oval tasselled base signed GRAUX-MARLY F^{r^{e^{s Bronziers}}}

Provenance

Christie's, London, 24th September 2008, lot 87, for £7,500.

Catalogue Note

Jules Graux-Marly operated a small foundry known as Graux-Marly Frères. The firm exhibited at the 1878 Paris Exhibition and was well respected for their figurative sculptures as well as decorative ornaments. Although castings by Graux-Marly are relatively rare on the market, a mantle clock "Pendule a la gloire du Roi" sold Sotheby's, New York A Private Collection Volume II, 19th April 2007, lot 31, for $102,000.