Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 30th March 2022
Lot 255
A NAPOLEON III GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A NAPOLEON III GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE
BY CHARPENTIER & CIE. PARIS, C.1870
the brass eight day drum movement striking on a bell, the backplate stamped 'Charpentier de Bronzes, 200 A Paris', the enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, with pierced gilt hands, signed 'Charpentier & Cie. Bronzier A Paris, Rue Charlot 8', the white marble Louis XVI style case surmounted with two classical figures, one of a man holding a dagger and a lady with a mask, with scrolling leaves and on toupie feet, together with a pair of figural six-light candelabra, each with a cherub seated on a rocky outcrop on a fluted plinth (3)
the clock: 45cm high, 69cm wide
the candelabra: 65.4cm high