A large Neo-Renaissance-style mantelpiece finial in gilded chiseled bronze, consisting of: - A clock consisting of a round case topped by an openwork lantern and flanked by two chimeras, supported by a trumeau topped with a mascaron, featuring a black enameled plaque decorated with white grotesques and framed by two winged women. Set on a square pedestal resting on four legs decorated with chimeras. The black enamel dial is richly adorned with foliage and arabesques painted in white, with Roman numeral hour markers painted in gold. Mechanical movement with key winding. Brocot blade suspension. Balance wheel and keys. 31 x 62 cm. - A pair of four-armed candelabra with six lights, decorated with chimeras, volutes, and leafy garlands. The shaft is decorated with a figure of a winged man and features a black-enameled plaque and white-enameled grotesques, resting on a four-legged architectural base punctuated by ovate friezes, chiseled cartouches, and four chimeras at the corners. 22 x 52 x 58 cm. Second half of the 19th century. Wear to the gilding; damage to the enamel on one candelabrum.
Estimate
€600 - €900
Result
€1,000
Buyer's premium
26.4%
A large Neo-Renaissance-style mantelpiece finial in gilded chiseled bronze, consisting of:
- A clock consisting of a round case topped by an openwork lantern and flanked by two chimeras, supported by a trumeau topped with a mascaron, featuring a black enameled plaque decorated with white grotesques and framed by two winged women. Set on a square pedestal resting on four legs decorated with chimeras.
The black enamel dial is richly adorned with foliage and arabesques painted in white, with Roman numeral hour markers painted in gold.
Mechanical movement with key winding. Brocot blade suspension.
Balance wheel and keys.
31 x 62 cm.
- A pair of four-armed candelabra with six lights, decorated with chimeras, volutes, and leafy garlands. The shaft is decorated with a figure of a winged man and features a black-enameled plaque and white-enameled grotesques, resting on a four-legged architectural base punctuated by ovate friezes, chiseled cartouches, and four chimeras at the corners.
22 x 52 x 58 cm.
Second half of the 19th century.
Wear to the gilding; damage to the enamel on one candelabrum.
Sale
Wednesday 7 October・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris