CLOCK SET. BRONZE, ROUGE GRIOTTE MARBLE, GLASS. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY, AFTER CLODION.

Clock fitting and two candelabras. Bronze, rouge griotte marble. France, 19th century, following models of Clodion. Set or garnish consisting of a table clock and two candlesticks with two lights each, made of blued and gilded bronze and rouge griotte marble, as well as other materials. The clock, raised on legs, has a marble base enhanced with gilded bronze elements of a strong classicist taste, like the rest of the decoration; The Paris machinery has been placed inside a rectangular bronze and transparent glass case, topped by a composition of flowers, leaves and a torch at the top, and the dial (white with Arabic numerals for the hours and every 15 for the minutes, on a flower garland) is signed “P. Lombardi / AParis”; Next to this golden structure, there is a child figure in dark blued bronze, with wings behind its back. The two candlesticks, raised on legs and bases of the same marble enhanced with a chain of gilded bronze pearls, present figures in dark blued bronze and two “branches” with grapes ending in containers with garlands for candles. The two candelabras, with the figure of a satyr and Bacchus or Bacchante, are inspired by pieces created by Claude Michel (1738-Paris, 1814), a French sculptor known as Clodion, recognized with awards such as the grand prize for sculpture from the Academie Royale in 1759. , the Prix de Rome of 1762, etc., and highly appreciated for his work. The satyr of this couple closely follows models of the master (compare Satyr Running with an Owl, made between 1770 and 1780, Cleveland Museum of Art) and several examples of candelabras are known with figures like those of this couple (with variations in lights and bases). The Cupid on the table clock is also inspired by reliefs and sculptures by Clodion, but the striking thing about this garrison is that it is not at all common to combine the candelabra with those figures with the clock with his in the same set. Weight: 16 kg (watch); 6 kg (candelabras).

· Size: Reloj 28x24x45 cms. Cand. 18x13x31 cms.